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Educational Child Care Center
1715 W Malcolm X Street, Lansing MI 48915 · License #DC330019647 · Center
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- 1715 W Malcolm X Street, Lansing MI 48915 · Directions
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- Licensed for 154 children
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Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Michigan MiLEAP, Child Care Licensing Bureau- Violation
The center's roof was not maintained in sound condition and good repair. The center's roof near the entrance is corroded, allowing water into the roof. This caused damage to the ceiling and walls in that area and has been an issue since late summer/early fall of 2025.
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The center's ceiling was not in sound condition, good repair, or maintained in a clean condition. On 03/25/2026, I observed black mold and numerous water stains on the ceiling of the center in the entrance foyer.
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The child care center took the necessary precautions to maintain the indoor temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature could not be maintained parents were notified to pick children up within a timely manner.
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R 400.8530(8) · R 400.8530(8) Hazard Areas (8) Auxiliary heating units, such as portable c ombustion or electrical types, are prohibited.
The child care center only used the electrical heating units when children were not present.
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Three classrooms had medication that was not labeled with the child's name.
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There were expired medications in four classrooms.
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R 400.8213(1)(a) · R 400.8213(1)(a) Staff; volunteer (a) Provide appropriate care and supervision to children at all times.
Children were unattended in the hallway upstairs.
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Most rooms had flaking paint on the walls
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There were no doctor notes for medication for children under the age of 2.
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R 400.8335(8)(a) · R 400.8335(8)(a) Food services and nutrition; provided by center (8)All of the following apply to milk ( a) Containers must be labeled with the date opened.
Milk was not labeled in three classrooms.
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R 400.8213(1)(a) · R 400.8213(1)(a) Staff; volunteer (1) All staff and volunteers present at the center shall: (a) Provide appropriate care and supervision o f children at all times.
Teacher 2 provided appropriate care and supervision of Child A on the playground on 7/9/2025. Teacher 2 did not have inappropriate contact with Child A.
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R 400.8140(1) · R 400.8140(1) Discipline. Positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self-esteem, and cooperation must be used.
Lead Caregiver 1 did not use positive methods of discipline with Child A when she put Child A's arm in his mouth and when she pulled Child A forcefully against her.
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Lead Caregiver 1 inappropriately restrained Child A prior to naptime.
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R 400.8140(2)(d) · R 400.8140(2)(d) Discipline. Inflicting mental or emotional punishment, such as humiliating, shaming, or threatening a child.
Lead Caregiver threatened Child A by saying, "If you bite me, I will bite you".
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On 7/6/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I spoke to Child Care Staff Member 1 (CCSM 1) who identified herself as the business manager. She informed me that program director and licensee designee Wanda Bancroft is on vacation this week. I informed CCSM 1 of the allegations. CCSM 1 said she has only worked at the child care center a short time and has not heard of this incident. I interviewed Child Care Staff Member 2 (CCSM 2). CCSM 2 said there are a few children in the summer program who use unkind words. When CCSM 2 or any other Child Care Staff Members (CCSMs) hear this, they address the behavior and redirect the children to use kind words immediately. There are some children who do not listed and continue to use unkind words. In this situation, the CCSMs talk to the parents of the children to develop a plan to work together to get a handle on the behavior. CCSM 2 has never observed any of the children who struggle to use kind words to specifically target Child A. CCSM 2 has never heard anyone make fun of Child A for wearing the wrong socks. I interviewed Child Care Staff Member 3 (CCSM 3). CCSM 3 said she has observed a couple of instances where children have called Child A names. The children who call other children names do not target only Child A; they go after all the children. CCSM 3 said she and the other CCSMs do not ignore the behavior when they hear children calling other children names. They all address the negative behavior immediately. CCSMs encouraged the children to use more kind words consistently. CCSM 2 said Child A likes to wear his shoes on the wrong feet and his clothes backwards. When CCSM 3 points these things out to Child A, he responds "I know, like it that way." CCSM 3 has never heard any of the CCSMs make fun of Child A for having his own style. CCSMs just let Child A know their observations of items being backwards or on the wrong way. I interviewed Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother said she has never directly heard other children call Child A names. Child A has mentioned at home that some children call other children names. She and Child A have discussed things Child A can do or how to react if he gets called names. Child A's Mother said she believes she has very good communication with all the CCSMs in Child A's classroom. She believes if Child A was being targeted and called names repeatedly, the CCSMs would have told her. Child A's Mother said she believes all the CCSMs address name calling behavior immediately and consistently. Child A's Mother said Child A likes to do things like wear two different socks or turn his clothing around backwards. When Child A's Mother points out these things to Child A he says, "I like it that way, or I want to wear it that way." Child A's Mother said she jokes with Child A about his style but does not do so in a mean way. 3
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On 7/6/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I spoke to CCSM 1, she has only worked at the child care center a short time and has not heard of this incident. I interviewed CCSM 2. CCSM 2 said there are occasions where Child A urinates on himself. CCSM 2 said Child A gets very involved in play which causes him to ignore his full bladder until it is too late. Other times, Child A will urinate on himself if he is laughing too hard. CCSM 2 and other CCSMs are aware of the situations where Child A tends to urinate on himself, so they all try to remind him to use the bathroom often. When Child A has an accident, he tells a CCSM right away. CCSM 2 has never seen or heard of any times where Child A wet on himself and remained in wet clothes until the clothes dried. CCSM 2 believes that would only happen if Child A chose not to tell anybody and none of the CCSMs noticed his clothes were wet. CCSM 2 does not believe any of the CCSMs would intentionally leave Child A or any other child in wet clothing. Child A's Mother is present in the office at the center every day. Child A arrives as the center with a change of clothes in his bag, and Child A's Mother usually has even more back-up dry clothing available in the office. CCSM 2 has never observed any of the CCSMs, or Child A's Mother scold Child A for having accidents which might lead to him feeling like he must hide it from anybody. I interviewed CCSM 4. CCSM 4 said Child a does not always communicate when he needs to use the bathroom. Child A will hold in his urine if he is having fun and does not want to stop to go to the bathroom or Child A will have an accident if he laughs too hard. All the CCSMs give Child A multiple reminders throughout the day to use the bathroom. If Child A has an accident, he tells a CCSM right away. CCSM 4 4 has never seen Child A hide an accident from the CCSMs. Child A always has a clean change of clothing available at the center. I interviewed Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother said Child A has a history of wetting himself when he is overly excited, giggling or distracted by something fun. She always packs two sets of clean clothing for Child A to keep in the classroom. Child A's Mother is at the office at the center every day. She also keeps an extra set of clothing in the office. Child A's mother believes the CCSMs offer plenty of bathroom breaks in the classroom. They also provide Child a with frequent reminders to use the bathroom throughout the day. Neither Child A's Mother nor the CCSMs scold Child A or say anything to embarrass Child A when he has an accident. Child A lets the CCSMs know right away when he needs to change his clothing. Child A's Mother cannot think of any reason why Child A would remain in wet pants until the pants dried again.
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On 7/6/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I informed CCSM 1 of the allegations. CCSM 1 said she has only worked at the child care center a short time and has not heard of this incident. I interviewed CCSM 2. CCSM 2 said she recalls about two weeks ago she observed a bruise on Child A's thigh. CCSM 2 did not observe or hear that Child A obtained the bruise at the center. Child A never complained about the bruise. CCSM 2 does not remember seeing Child A fall into or on anything that made her believe he would develop a bruise. She would have written an injury report if she believed Child A or any other child sustained a bruise from a fall. CCSM 2 described Child A as a "sensitive little soul" who seeks out comfort from CCSMs if he is hurt in any way. She believes if Child A fell or ran into something hard enough that it would leave a bruise, Child A would have brought it to the attention of a CCSM. I interviewed CCSM 3. CCSM 3 said she recalls Child A having a bruise on his thigh about two weeks ago. CCSM 3 does not believe Child A received the bruise at the center. Child A is very good about letting CCSMs know if he hurts himself while at the center. CCSM 3 does not recall seeing Child A fall or run into anything hard enough to leave a bruise. CCSM 3 did not find the bruise to be concerning because Child A is always full of energy, so he runs around and plays with other children a lot. Child A never complained about the bruise and did not limp around as if he was severely injured. CCSM 3 would have completed a written injury report if she observed Child A to receive the bruise while he was at the center. I interviewed Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother said a couple of weeks ago one of the CCSMs told her Child A fell and might develop a bruise. Child A's Mother could not recall which CCSM told her Child A fell. Child A's Mother told the CCSM "Yep. he's 6, he's going to get bruised." Child A's Mother believes if Child A gets dirty and obtains bruises at the center, he must be having fun. Child A's Mother said she does not have any concerns about the care and supervision Child A receives at the center. She said, "he's going to get bruises." A
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On 7/6/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I spoke to CCSM 1, I informed CCSM 1 of the allegations. CCSM 1 said she has only worked at the child care center a short time but she is familiar with Child A being involved in an incident with an empty bottle. From what CCSM 1 was told another child threw an empty plastic beverage bottle up in the air. The child was not aiming to hit anybody or anything, but the bottle bounced off something and hit Child A in the face. Child A's Father expressed concern that Child A received a bruise on his face from the empty bottle, but all the CCSMs where present during the incident said they did not see any type of redness or bruising on Child A's face. I interviewed CCSM 2. CCSM 2 said there was an incident when they were outside where a child had a mostly empty plastic bottle of apple juice that he threw up in the air. She believes the child threw the bottle in the air and planned to catch it when it came back down. However, the bottle hit a play structure as it came down, causing the bottle to bounce and hit Child A in the face. The child who threw the bottle did not intend to hurt anybody; it was an accident. Child A cried a little bit. CCSM 2 observed slight redness under Child A's eye, but she could not tell if the redness was from the bottle or from Child A crying. CCSM 2 provided Child A with an ice pack. CCSM 2 continued to monitor Child A's eye but did not observe any redness or puffiness in the area and Child A did not complain about being in any pain. When Child A's Father picked Child A up for the day, she informed him of the incident with 7 the bottle. Child A's Father was "dismissive" about the information and just said, "okay." Child A only attends the center every other week. She has not seen Child A since he was hit with the bottle, so she does not know if a bruise developed under Child A's eye after he left. CCSM 2 does not recall seeing any concerning marks on Child A's shin. I interviewed CCSM 3. CCSM 3 said last week she was putting sunscreen on a child when out of the corner of her eye she observed a child throw a bottle up in the air. The child did not appear to be aiming at anything, but the bottle bounced off a play structure as it came back down, the struck Child A in the face. One of the CCSMs gave Child A an ice pack. Child A was crying a little, but he calmed down quickly after he applied the ice to his face. CCSM 3 said she did not observe any redness or swelling under Child A's eye after he removed the ice pack. Child A's Father arrived to pick up Child A about 30 minutes later. CCSM 3 heard another CCSM tell Child A's Father about the incident. Since there were no marks, scrapes, or swelling, they only provided a verbal report to Child A's Father. If the injury was more severe, one of the CCSMs would have completed a written injury report. CCSM 3 was not aware of any rashes or dry skin on Child A's shin. I interviewed Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother said she was not at the center when Child A was hit with a plastic bottle. Child A's Mother returned to the center briefly that day, after the bottle incident occurred. She returned to the center to grab something she forgot and to say goodbye to Child A as she would not see him for a week. While she was in the classroom saying goodbye, CCSM2 told her about the incident with the bottle. Child A's Mother did not see any marks or swelling on Child A's face when she said goodbye to him. Child A's Mother asked Child A if he was okay. Child A said, "I'm fine." Later that same night Child A's Mother had a video call with Child A. She did not observe any marks, bruises or swelling under Child A's eye during the video call. Child A's Mother said she did not believe a written injury report was necessary for the incident with the bottle. Child A's Mother said the CCSMs are very good about writing injury reports for major injuries such as head trauma, excessive bleeding or major injur
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On 5/19/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I informed program director Wanda Bancroft of the allegations. Ms. Bancroft confirmed she reported the incident to her assigned child care licensing consultant, Karen Woodman. Ms. Bancroft said on 5/16/2023, Child B was outside swinging on the monkey bars when his hand slipped, and he fell to the ground. CCSM 3 was standing by a slide that is right next to the monkey bars. Child B is a very good climber and often swings from the bars easily. CCSM 4 was coming out of the building and walking towards the outdoor play area with a group of children when she saw Child B fall to the ground. One of the CCSMs brought Child B to the office where he was provided an ice pack for his injury. Child B's arm was red and swollen and he would not move his arm, hand or wrist. Ms. Bancroft contacted Child B's Father right away. Child B's Father was close by the center so he was able to pick up Child B quickly. I interviewed CCSM 4. CCSM 4 said she was walking out of the building towards the outdoor play area when she observed Child B swinging on the monkey bars. Child B was going swinging across the monkey bars by alternating hands across the rungs. Child B had one hand on a rung. As he reached for the next rung with the opposite hand, he missed, causing him to drop to the ground. Child B appeared as if he put his hand down as he fell as if he was attempting to catch himself from the fall. CCSM 3 was standing by a slide right next to the monkey bars. CCSM 3 immediately rushed over to Child B and CCSM 4 went over to assist when she reached the outdoor play area. CCSM 3 wiped wood chips away from Child B's injured arm. Child B's arm was red and starting to swell. She asked Child B if he could move his wrist. Child B was crying and unable to move his wrist. She took Child B to the office where someone called his father. Child B's Father came quickly to pick up Child B and took him home for the day. I viewed the play structure from which Child B fell. I observed the equipment to be in good repair and to have adequate ground cover. A playground inspection dated 5 10/18/2021 indicates the equipment is approved for children ages 2 to 5 years. Child B falls into this age range.
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Child B had an accidental fall when he was swinging from the monkey bars and his hand slipped causing him to fall to the ground. The CCSM 3 was supervising children near where Child B was playing. CCSM 3 and CCSM 4 provided appropriate care to Child B's injury in a timely manner.
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On 1/10/2023, I spoke to Child B's Mother by telephone. Child B's Mother said she believes Child B has a "great time" at the center. Child B is always happy to be dropped off. Child B's Mother likes that the center offers a wide variety of activities for Child B to participate. Child B's Mother said the child care staff members provide an abundance of communication regarding Child B's activities every day. Child B's Mother said she knows the administrative staff regularly make rounds to the classrooms, so they are always aware of what is going on in the center. Child B's Mother does not have any concerns regarding the supervision or care Child B receives at the center. On 1/10/2023, I spoke to Child C's Mother by telephone. Child C's Mother said she has only had one incident at the center involving Child C accidentally being served a 2 snack that contained an ingredient to which child C is allergic. Child C's Mother said she believes Child C's allergic reaction was due to human error and the child care staff members handled the situation "quickly and efficiently." Child C's Mother said the child care staff members were very proactive in meeting with them to discuss the best way to deal with Child C's special food needs. She said the child care staff members asked very good questions to assure they had the best plan in place for Child C's safety. She said the child care staff members are very proactive with all communication. Child C's Mother even gets reports if Child A has redness around his diaper area. Child C's Mother described Child C as "complicated" and said she is very appreciative of the care he receives at the center. Child C's Mother has never had any concerns about the supervision Child C receives at the child care center. On 1/13/2023, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I informed Betsy Clinton licensee designee and co-program director at that time of the allegations. Ms. Clinton said she is aware of the allegation, and she confirmed she completed a verbal and written incident report to her assigned child care licensing consultant, Karen Woodman. Ms. Clinton said she has never had any problems with Child Care Staff Member (CCSM)1 or CCSM 2 failing to accurately count children before leaving the classroom in the past. Ms. Clinton said she contacted Child A's parents to make them aware of the incident immediately after the incident was brought to her attention. Ms. Clinton said she believes CCSM 1 and CCSM 2 have developed an appropriate plan to avoid leaving a child in the classroom in the future. Ms. Clinton said CCSM 1 and CCSM 2 were the only two CCSMs working in the classroom when Child A was left in the classroom unattended. I interviewed CCSM 1. CCSM 1 said on 1/6/2023 she lined the children up to go to the gym. CCSM 1 said the classroom went to the gym twice on 1/6/2023. In the morning, there were 11 children present during gym time. After the morning gym time, during lunch, a child went home early due to illness, leaving the classroom with 10 children total. During rest time another child arrived at the classroom. CCSM 1 said it was very unusual for a child to arrive at the classroom during the middle of the day. CCSM 1 lined the children up at the door to go to the gym in the afternoon, she counted 10 children. CCSM 1 remembered one child left at lunch time. When she counted the children in line, she believed 10 children total for the classroom was accurate. CCSM 1 said when she counted the children in line, she forgot one child arrived during rest time bringing the actual number of children present to 11 total. CCSM 1 said she did not verify the number of children present in the classroom on an attendance sheet prior to counting the children before they left the classroom. CCSM 1 said CCSM 2 was also working in the classroom at the time. CCSM 1 said she counted the children in line at the door after CCSM 2 returned from taking a few children to the bathroom. CCSM 1 sai
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On 12/6/2022, I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I informed program director Betsy Clinton of the allegations. Ms. Clinton said when Child A was enrolled at the center in September 2022, his parents informed Ms. Clinton that Child A had a history of biting other children at his previous child care center. Child A's parents told Ms. Clinton the previous center allowed Child A to go to the office to sit on the director's lap to read books after he bit a child. Child A's parents told Ms. Clinton Child A was biting other children up to ten times a day at the previous child care center. Ms. Clinton said it sounded to her like the previous child care center was rewarding Child A for his biting behaviors by providing him one-on-one time with an adult after he bit another child. Child A's parents said they did not see any biting behaviors from Child A at home as Child A is an only child. When Child A began at the child care center in September 2022, Ms. Clinton informed the child care staff members of Child A's history of biting. The child care staff members remained close to Child A in order to intervene quickly if Child A appeared as if he was going to bite another child and to attempt to identify triggers to Child A's biting behaviors. The child care staff members found Child A did not seem 2 to have a pattern of biting or specific triggers. The child care staff members observed Child A would be happily playing with other children, then lean over and bite the child next to him with no provocation or warning. The only possible connection the child care staff members found is that Child A might bite more during times when he is overstimulated. Child care staff members remained closer to Child A during times when there was a lot of activity or less structure in the classroom. Ms. Clinton said Child A has limited verbal skills for his age so child care staff members believed he was biting because he has difficulty using words to express himself. Child care staff members said Child A appeared to have stopped biting for a couple of weeks so child care staff members began to let their guard down as they believed Child A had grown out of his biting stage. Then Child A would bite another child without any warning so the child care staff members resumed closer supervision of Child A. Ms. Clinton said child care staff members did not see a pattern of Child A targeting certain children to bite. Ms. Clinton said Child A and Child B often played together and seemed to get along well. Ms. Clinton said she believes Child A bit Child B twice. Ms. Clinton said she believes the two incidents were a few weeks apart and Child A did not break the skin on Child B on either occasion. Child care staff members have attempted to keep Child A separated from Child B after Child B's Mother expressed concerns Child A was targeting Child B. However, Child B seems to frequently seek out Child A as a playmate. Ms. Clinton said the child care staff members provided both Child A and Child B's parents with written reports when Child A bit Child B. Ms. Clinton said she called Child B's Mother directly to report the second incident because she heard Child B's Mother was upset about the first incident. Ms. Clinton said Child B's Mother seemed calm throughout the conversation. Then after Ms. Clinton spoke to Child B's Mother, Child B's Grandfather called and yelled very aggressively at Ms. Clinton. I interviewed child care staff member Juliann Douglas. Ms. Douglas said she was aware Child A had a history of biting when he started at the center. Ms. Douglas said all the child care staff members kept a close eye on Child A at all times and remained aware of Child A's proximity to other children in the classroom. Child care staff members remained right next to Child A at all times when he first started at the child care center. Ms. Douglas said child care staff members began to loosen their proximity to Child A when he went a few weeks wi
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On 10/19/2022 I completed an unannounced on-site inspection at the child care center. I informed program director and co-licensee designee Betsy Clinton of the allegations. Ms. Clinton said she is aware of the incident. Ms. Clinton said Child A is a new student. Ms. Clinton said Child A has a special child chair he sits in that has a tray that attaches to the chair. Ms. Clinton said Child A has a special seat with a tray due to his food allergies. The child care staff members believe the tray will allow Child A to focus on his own snacks and prohibit him from reaching over to touch other children's snacks to which he might be allergic. Child care staff member, Ada Scott, placed a snack on Child A's tray, then turned around to grab another child's snack. Ms. Scott immediately realized she placed the wrong snack on Child A's tray so she turned around to retrieve the snack from Child A. By 2 the time Ms. Scott turned around to grab the snack, Child A already took a few bites. Ms. Scott contacted Ms. Clinton to make her aware of the situation. Child care staff member Jen Patrick, who was in the office, contacted Child A's parents. Ms. Clinton went down to the classroom and administered Benadryl to Child A. Ms. Clinton observed hives start to form on Child A's skin, so she administered Child A's Epi- Pen. After Ms. Clinton administered the Epi-Pen, the hives on Child A started to disappear immediately. Child A's Father came to the center to pick up Child A and took Child A to Sparrow Hospital. Ms. Clinton said she believed Child A's Father was happy with the way the child care staff members handled the situation despite Child A inadvertently being given the wrong snack. Ms. Clinton said she and Ms. Scott had a meeting with Child A's parents to discuss Child A's food allergies and treatment plan prior to Child A starting at the child care center. Ms. Clinton said they learned how to use the Epi-Pen on a "talking trainer" with no needle. Ms. Clinton provided me with an example of the Epi-Pen trainer that has a robot type voice that provides verbal directions on how to administer the medication. Ms. Clinton said there is a list of children and their allergies posted in both the classrooms and the kitchen. Child A's parents provide the center with appropriate foods for Child A to eat in case the kitchen does not have anything they can substitute in the event the snack being served contains something to which Child A is allergic. Children with allergies have their extra food placed in bins labeled with the child's name. Ms. Clinton said she believes Ms. Scott accidentally grabbed Child A's snack from the wrong child's bin. I interviewed child care staff member Ada Scott. Ms. Scott said she placed Child A in his special seat with a tray. She believed she grabbed a snack from a bin labeled with Child A's name. Child A's bin contains snacks that Child A can eat in the event the snack being served by the center contains ingredients to which Child A is allergic and the kitchen does not have a safe substitute. Ms. Scott opened the snack, which she described as a Nutri-Grain bar, then handed it to Child A. When she turned back around, she realized she grabbed a snack from a different child's snack bin. By the time Ms. Scott turned back towards Child A, he had already eaten 2/3 of the bar. Ms. Scott took away what remained of the bar from Child A. She called Ms. Clinton in the office to notify her of what happened. Ms. Patrick called Child A's parents. Ms. Clinton came down to the classroom immediately and gave Child A Benadryl. Ms. Scott described Child A's symptoms as red eyes and dark spots on his skin. After Ms. Clinton administered Benadryl, Child A started to develop hives on his skin. Once the hives started showing up, Ms. Clinton administered the Epi- Pen. Immediately after Ms. Clinton administered the Epi-Pen, Child A's hives started to disappear. Child A's Father arrived a few minutes later to pick up Child A. Ms. Scott said by the ti
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- 1The May 7, 2026 inspection noted: “The center's roof was not maintained in sound condition and good repair. The center's roof near the entrance is corroded, allowing water into the roof. This cau…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Jan 21, 2026 inspection noted: “The child care center took the necessary precautions to maintain the indoor temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature could not be maintained p…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Oct 23, 2025 inspection noted: “Three classrooms had medication that was not labeled with the child's name.” — what has changed since then?
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