• Violation

  MCL 722.115n Application for or renewal of license to operate childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home; household member or childcare staff member; criminal history check; requirements; duties of department. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (13), when a person, partnership, firm, corporation, association, governmental organization, or nongovernmental organization applies for or applies to renew a license to operate a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home under section 5m and before a group child care home or family child care home allows an individual to be a member of the household, or a child care center, group child care home, or family child care home allows an individual to become a child care staff member, the department shall do all of the following: (a) Review its database of individuals with previous disciplinary action within a childcare center, group childcare home, or family childcare home or an adult foster care facility. (b) Conduct a search of the individual through the national sex offender registry. (c) Request a search of the individual through all state criminal registries or repositories for any states of residence in the past 5 years. (d) Request that the department of state police perform a criminal history check on the individual, childcare staff member, or adult member of the household.

  On 417/2023 1 conducted an onsite inspection at the child care family home operated by Mary is Ms. Smith's He stays at the home on certainS nmighittsh, m.Mostwlyee ends or days that children are not in care. He had a trailer in Mount Pleasant until recently when he was evicted. He normally stays at a friend's home or Ms. Smith's home. She confirmed he is not listed as a household member because she thought a household member was a permanent member of the home and was not aware that would be considered a household member because he stays at the home irregularly. MP has some issues since a severs years ago. She indicated h is not normally around the home when child care children are present, and he would never be left unsupervised or be asked to care for child care children. On 4/5/2023 Ms. Smith called ... for a welfare check. had come to the home that evening upset because a friend had passed away. Ms. Smith knocked on the door to the bedroom where was, but he would not answer. The police came to the home andspoke with =, Ms. Smith's but did not enter the home. When saw that the _, police were outside, he asked his mother if they had a warrant. She said no, so he went out the back door and said he was not talking to the police. owns a qR he uses , but they are kept at a different location and not at s mith's home. She said been brought to her home in the past and would always be locked in a safe in her bedroom that did not have the key to. She did not want the in the home because she and her don't like and because she listed that there wer in their home on the child in care statements. She was told by the ToPer during the well check has a pending charge but was not told what the charge was for. Ms. SmthitahW waa sed 3 that due too staying at the home and visiting the home frequently, he is considered a household member and is required be fingerprinted, have documentation that he is free of tuberculosis and have a medical clearance signed by a mental health professional . She was willing to assist him in getting these items scheduled. On 4111120231 called the complainant. The voicemail inbox was full. On 4114120231 called Ms. Smith to get a status update on the requested items from She stated his fingerprints and TB test have been scheduled and she was trying to get a mental health assessment figured out. On 4/18/20231 called the complainant. The voicemail inbox was full. On 4121/20231 received a call from Ms. Smith. She indicated had been near her home after . He will . She will not be allowing him back into tier home if he does get He completed the fingerprinting process and had a TB test scheduled for today, but he would obviously not be going to that appointment. was at the home most weekends and on other days as well. He was there an average of three to four days a week. He was not welcome back in the home now that they are aware wh he and what he had with him. They will not be The bedroom was viewed, and it appeared that he had moved much of his c o es and belongings into the bedroom. He was either living in the room full time or using it as a home base to store his belongings between visits to friends' homes. Ms. Smith was told given the frequency of visits to the home, he was a household member, and he should have gone through the screening process prior to him being in the home frequently. She was told that was not allowed back into her home if he and there was no decision made as to the outcome of this investigation at this time. Child information cards were obtained so parents could be contacted. On 4/25/2023 a telephone call was made to Child A, Child B and Child C's mother, Child E's mother and Child F's mother. Voicemails were left requesting a call back. On 4/25/2023 a telephone call was made to D's mother. She would see once every few months working outside in the yard. Never had any real interaction with him. Child D male) has never said anything about him. On 4/25/2023 a visit was made to Child D's home along

, an adult household member at the home of Mary Smith, himself in his bedroom and

Disposition: Substantiated