Chocolay Children's Center

R 400.8335(5) · 1 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP R 400.8335(5) Food services and nutrition; provided by center (5) Formula must be commercially prepared and ready-to- feed. Bureau

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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. 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

During outdoor play there have been two reported incidents of inappropriate contact between child care children, in a short amount of time. Child A was observed "rubbing" her groin on Child D, while Child B encouraged it. Child E pulled his pants down on the playground because Child H told him to do so. Child E's Aunt was informed Child E pulled his pants down, grabbed a little girl's head and pulled her toward his groin. On 07/28/2025, the PA indicated that teachers have been more diligent in supervising the children during outdoor play time and have implemented a notebook system for better communication.

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R 400.8280(4) · R 400.8280(4) Discipline (4) A non-severe and developmentally appropriate restraint for an enrolled child with special behavioral or mental health issues may be used if reasonably necessary, based on a child's development, to prevent a child from harming themselves or to prevent a child from harming other individuals or property, excluding those forms of punishment prohibited by subrule (2) of this rule. The plan for when the restraint should be initiated; the actual use of the restraint, such as holding the child as gently as possible, and timed use of the restraint must be developed in collaboration with the parent or guardian with the parent or guardian giving final a pproval of the plan. 3 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

On 08/12/25, PA stated that teachers use positive discipline methods to prevent challenging behavior. Teachers and PA are trained in positive discipline and have worked with Social-Emotional Consultants in the past. These positive discipline methods were outlined in the center's discipline policy. PA described the restraint methods used with Child I and they align with child care licensing rules.

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R 400.8266(3)(a) · R 400.8266(3)(a) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting (3) A licensee, licensee designee, or program administrator shall report to the child's parent and the department, directly or via phone, fax, or email, within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of the following: (a) An incident involving an allegation of i nappropriate contact.

On 07/31/25, Child D's Mother indicated that she was not aware that an incident happened between Child A and Child D. Therefore, even though Child A & Child B's Mother was informed of the incident, Child D's Mother was not informed. At the time of this report, the Child Care Licensing Bureau did not receive a verbal notice of the incident between Child A and Child D.

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R 400.8266(5) · R 400.8266(5) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting (5) A licensee, licensee designee, or program administrator shall submit a written report to the department of the occurrences outlined in subrules (1) to (4) of this rule, in a format provided by the department, within 72 hours of the verbal report to t he department.

At the time of this report, the Child Care Licensing Bureau did not receive a written notice of the incident between Child A and Child D.

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