Early Explorers Childcare & Learning Center

R 400.8263(1)(b) · R 400.8263(1)(b) Child accidents and incidents; child and staff illness (1) A center shall develop and implement a written plan for how and when a parent is notified if program staff or volunteers observe any of the following: (b) A child experiences an accident, injury, or i ncident. 2 LANDMARK BUILDING • 105 W. ALLEGAN STREET • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48933 Michigan.gov/MiLEAP

The center is providing notification as required according to Child B and Child C's Mother, Child D's Mother, Child E's Father, Child F’s Mother, Child G’s Father, Child H’s Mother, and Child I’s Mother all stated that hey get notified when their child gets bitten.

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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.

Jamie Brock, Licensee Designee/Program Administrator, Teacher 2, Teacher 3, Teacher 4, and Teacher 5 did not provide appropriate care and supervision on 1/06/26 when Child A was observed with six red marks/bruises on his right arm from being bit. There were two marks documented and no one knew how Child A received the other bite marks. There are 65 documented reports of biting in the toddler classroom from 1/05/26 through 1/23/2026.

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R 400.8222(4)(a) · R 400.8222(4)(a) Capacity; ratio and group size requirements (4) In each room or well-defined space, the maximum group size and ratio of child care staff members to children, including children related to a staff member or the licensee, must be as shown in Table 1: (a) Infants and toddlers, birth until 30 months of age, child care staff member to child ratio of 1 to 4 , maximum group size of 12.

On 1/28/26, Teacher 2 was out of ratio in the toddler room with five toddlers while another teacher took three toddlers to the gym.

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R 400.8274(2) · R 400.8274(2) Primary care for infants and toddlers (2) The center shall implement a primary care system so that each infant and toddler has a primary t eacher.

The toddler caregivers did not implement a primary care system in the room. All the program staff interviewed considered the only primary care duty is diapering. The primary caregiver did not make sure to shadow children that were having an issue with biting other children.

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R 400.8274(4) · R 400.8274(4) Primary care for infants and toddlers (4) Primary teachers' schedules for each infant or toddler must be documented and provided to p arents.

The toddler caregivers did not implement a primary care system in the room. All the program staff interviewed considered providing primary care for children meant changing their diapers. The primary caregiver did not make sure to shadow children that were having an issue with biting other children.

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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.

Appropriate care and supervision was not provided on 12/22/25 when Child A was left unsupervised outdoor on the play area for about three minutes without anyone noticing.

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R 400.8266(2) · R 400.8266(2) Incident, accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting (2) A licensee, licensee designee, or program administrator shall report to the child's parent on the same day of the incident and to the department within 24 hours, directly or via phone, fax, or email, if a child is lost or left unsupervised.

On 12/22/25, Jamie Brock, Licensee Designee, failed to notify on the same day of the incident of Child A being left unsupervised outside on the playground to Child A’s Mother. Child A’s Mother was not notified until the following morning.

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R 400.8219(13) · R 400.8219(13) Sleeping, resting, and supervision (13) For children under school-age who do not sleep at rest time, quiet activities, such as books or p uzzles, must be provided.

The evidence does not support that the teachers were not providing quiet activities to the children if they did not rest. Jamie Brock, Lead Teacher 1, Teacher 1, Teacher 2, Teacher 3, Teacher 4, and four parents that have children in the preschool room stated that children were being provided activities during rest time if they did not fall asleep.

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R 400.8254(10) · R 400.8254(10) Diapering; toileting (10) Toilet learning or training must be planned cooperatively between the child's regular teachers and the child's parent so the toilet routine established is consistent between the center and the c hild's home.

Jamie Brock, Licensee, and Child A's Teachers worked cooperatively with Child A's Mother on implementing strategies to in an attempt to assist Child A with toileting accidents.

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