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Based on the investigative findings, there is no evidence that Child A and Child B were improperly supervised.
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Disposition: Substantiated
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Disposition: Substantiated
On 7/20/23, the preschool class was coming in from outside and Child A (male,4 years) went into the gymnasium unnoticed. Child A peeked his head outside the door and another child care staff member, Stacia Davis, noticed him unsupervised and returned him to his class.
Disposition: Substantiated
Sarah Hutchinson, child care staff member, left Child I (male, 4 years) alone in the preschool room. Melissa Robinson, toddler lead caregiver, grabs the children hard and verbally abuses them. Michelle Kisell, preschool lead caregiver, has grabbed a child's arm and pushed them into a chair. Child care staff do not wash their hands when they are required. Child care staff members must work when they are sick and have a fever. There is no illness policy for staff. There are broken toys in the classroom and the equipment in the younger outdoor play area has mold on it.
Disposition: Substantiated
Child A (4-year-old male) left alone in a classroom for several minutes.
Disposition: Substantiated
Child A (18-month-old male) was left in the hallway outside of the classroom door alone.
Disposition: Substantiated
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Lead Teacher 1 inadvertently gave Child A food and a drink that he was allergic to. Child A's food allergy plan was not followed appropriately.
On 4/9/2025, I conducted an unannounced onsite inspection at MPPS Children's Learning Center and conducted a complete walk through of the play area and there was no mold found on the playground equipment or visible on the playground. There is a maple tree that sap drips onto the grass however there is no mold. The licensee designee/program director, Heather Vanconant uses a power washer to clean the playground when needed.
Child care staff members are using positive methods of discipline that encourage self-control, self-direction, self- esteem and cooperation. CCSM 3 and CCSM 5 report in 2023 they were found to have violated this rule and have worked hard to change this. The licensee designee/program director, Heather Vanconant reports all the child care staff members were trained on positive discipline techniques and she constantly reminds staff to watch the tone of the voice they use. The center has stopped using time-outs and they now use "safe spaces" in which the child is engaged in making a choice if they need a "safe space" and then they re-visit the behavior by talking about it. I interviewed six random parents and none of them had any concerns with any of the child care staff members yelling or calling any children names.
On 7/21/23, I made an on-site inspection to the center. I interviewed Stacia Davis, child care staff member and program director, Heather VanConant. Michelle Kisell, lead caregiver, Kennedy Rogowski, and Nia Lewis were caring for 17 preschool age children. The children were outside having a water day. When they came in from outside, they were changing from their bathing suits into their clothes to transition to the classroom. It was a little chaotic because they were not in the regular routine after having this special time outside. Ms. Kisell was having a difficult time with the children and after a few minutes she and the other two child care staff took the children upstairs to the classroom. Ms. Davis was walking down the hall and saw Child A peek his head out of the gymnasium door. He was alone. Ms. Davis took Child A upstairs to Ms. Kisell who told her that she just discovered he was not with the group. I watched the video of what occurred during the transition and saw that Child A made his way into the gymnasium unnoticed. Ms. Kisell appeared to be frantically attending to the children trying to get them in line to proceed to the classroom. I did 2 not observe any other child care staff. Ms. Davis stated that Ms. Rogowski and Ms. Lewis were out of view of the camera. Child A was observed to go behind Ms. Kisell's back into the gymnasium. This occurred at 11:21 a.m. Ms. Kisell and the children leave the view of the camera shortly after he goes into the gymnasium to go to the classroom. At 11:24 a.m. Child A opens the door looks around and goes back into the gymnasium. Ms. Davis enters the view of camera and goes into the gymnasium to retrieve Child A and returns him to his classroom. They notified Child A's parents of Child A being unsupervised that day. On 8/09/23, I interviewed Child A and Child B's Mother. She was informed the day that Child A was in the gymnasium unsupervised for a short period of time. Child A recently moved into that room, and she has no concerns or complaints regarding Child A's or Child B's (male, 11 months) care at the center.
On 7/13/23, I observed the outdoor play area. I observed two bigger plastic playhouse/sandbox type pieces of equipment. This equipment was observed to be dirty and somewhat moldy due to being outside under a tree in the elements. Ms. VanConant that it is difficult to clean the bigger equipment and they are not cleaned as often as they should be cleaned. Ms. VanConant and Ms. Davis both stated that they are not aware of any broken toys in the classrooms. She feels that the staff are pretty good at getting rid of items that don't have all the pieces or that are broken. She has purchased quite a bit of new toys with the grant money that they have received. Ms. Greiner, Ms. Lewis, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Hauk, Ms. Haney, Ms. Robinson, and Ms. Kisell all stated that they were not aware of any broken toys in the classrooms. They will throw out any broken toys or toys that are missing pieces.
Ms. VanConant and Ms. Davis stated that they don't have a specific policy for staff illness that they are aware. Child care staff are not expected to come to work if they have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. The staff would go by the same policy as the children's sickness policy. Ms. Greiner, Ms. Lewis, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Hauk, Ms. Haney, Ms. Robinson, and Ms. Kisell all stated that they are not aware of anyone being made to come to work ill. 7 They shouldn't come to work if they have a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.
On 5/17/2023 I conducted an unannounced visit to the Children's Learning Center. Program Director Heather VanConant was spoken with about the allegations. Ms. VanConant confirmed that on 5/16/2023 at 10:25AM, Child A was mistakenly left in the preschool classroom for over four minutes. It happened during the transition from inside to outside time. She showed a video of the incident. The two child care staff members lined up the 11 children and even counted them. Child A was observed to wander behind the child care staff member as she was dealing with two other children. Child A stood very quiet and watched the staff members and children leave the classroom. He then ran over to a shelf and started playing with toys until a child care staff member Michelle Kisell came back in after she realized Child A was not with the group. Ms. Kisell reported the incident to Ms. VanConant and called Child A's father and reported it to him as well. Child A has tried to hide from staff members in the past. Child care staff member Michelle Kisell was spoken with about the incident. She counted 11 children in the classroom but when they got to the playground she counted again and counted 10 children. She was in the front of the line and Theresa Weare was in the back of the line. She had her clipboard with the attendance in the backpack and not in her hand where it should have been. She said she counted a couple of times but had the wrong number in her head because a child had just arrived a few minutes before they went outside. She has spoken to Ms. VanConant and knows that she needs to be better about knowing the correct number of children and also to have her clipboard accessible. Ms. Weare was spoken with about the incident. She was in the back of the line and Ms. Kisell was in the front. She did not count the children because she assumed Ms. 2 Kisell did. She thinks the count was wrong because another child had just arrived prior to the class lining up to go outside. When they got to the door to the playground, Ms. Kisell realized Child A was missing and ran upstairs to find him. This had not happened in their classroom before. On 5/19/2023 I spoke to Child A's father on the telephone. He is aware of the incident and has no concerns about Child A's safety while at the center. Child A has hid at home before and tends to be sneaky at times. If Child A does not want to do something, he can manipulate the situation to get his way. He has great confidence in the child care staff and knows that Child A likes attending the center. On 5/19/2023 I called Ms. VanConant and conducted an exit conference.
On 9/12/2022 I conducted an onsite inspection at Mount Pleasant Public Schools (MPPS) Children's Learning Center. I spoke with Program Director Heather VanConant regarding the incident report she submitted. The Weebles Room (young toddlers) had seven children and two child care staff members on 9/6/2022. As they were coming in from outside, Child A somehow got behind Lead Teacher Melissa Hockridge as she was letting children into the classroom. After she shut the door, Ms. Hockridge noticed she no longer had seven children and as she walked towards the door, child care staff member Dione Haney knocked on the door and said that Child A was in the hallway standing outside the door. Ms. Hockridge is a reliable staff member and there have been no past issues like this. Ms. Hockridge actually counted the children three separate times between the playground and the classroom. The camera system is currently undergoing maintenance and was not active during the incident. 2 I observed several classrooms go outside and come inside. Staff members were observed counting children and working together to ensure children got where they were going safely. On 9/15/2022 I spoke with child care staff member Jade Colbath on the telephone. She has been employed at the center for eight years. The class was coming in from outside and she and Ms. Hockridge both counted children as they came inside the building. She went into the classroom first while Ms. Hockridge held the door open for the children to follow. She took a child straight to the bathroom and did not see how Child A was left out in the hallway. Ms. Hockridge was holding the door open and had another child in her arms. Ms. Hockridge noticed immediately that Child A was not in the classroom after the door closed. Child A was in the hallway alone for less than a minute. She understands that she and Ms. Hockridge should have been the first and last ones in the room so that they could see all the children enter the classroom. On 9/15/2022 I spoke with child care staff member Dione Haney on the telephone. Ms. Haney was just going outside with the older toddlers as the Weebles were coming inside from the playground. Once her class made it outside, a child had to use the restroom, so she turned around and went right back inside. She rounded the corner once inside and saw Child A standing in front of the Weeble Room door alone. He did not appear to be upset. She knocked on the door and Ms. Hockridge opened it immediately and said she was just coming back into the hallway to look for Child A. Child A could not have been in the hallway alone for more than a minute. On 9/15/22 I spoke with lead child care staff member Melissa Hockridge on the telephone. They counted children three times as they came inside, once at the gate to the playground, once at the outside entrance of the building, and once at the classroom door. She held the door open as she had a child in her arms. After the children were all in the classroom she went inside and shut the door. She put down the child in her arms and counted the children in the classroom. Ms. Colbath was in the restroom with a child and another five children were playing. She started to go to the door to see if a child had gone into the hallway and Ms. Haney opened the door with Child A. She has no idea how Child A got behind her but thinks he probably went between her and the door and she thought he had entered the classroom. On 9/21/2022 I spoke with Child A's mother. She is aware of the incident and subsequent investigation. Ms. Hockridge informed her about what happened when she picked up Child A on the day of the incident. She was alarmed but understands that things happen. She is not concerned about the incident repeating itself and feels Child A gets high quality care at the center. She feels the staff is amazing and Child A loves his experience there. On 10/3/2022 I conducted an exit conference with Ms. VanConant on the telephone. She acknowledged that
There is no evidence that Ms. Bentley squeezed or grabbed Child A's hands roughly as a form of discipline. Nothing observed by the lead caregiver in person or program director on video supports the alleged disclosure by Child A.
On 1/22/2021 I completed an unannounced onsite inspection at Mount Pleasant Children's Learning Center. I spoke with Program Director Karen Cotter regarding the incident. She was in the infant room for a while that morning and when Infant Lead teacher Annamarie Slavik arrived to work at 10:00AM Ms. Cotter asked Ms. Slavik to give Child A some Tylenol per the mother's request. He had vaccinations that morning and was also teething. Ms. Cotter left the room and later Ms. Slavik came down to her office and indicated she gave Child A 5mL instead of 2.5 mL of Infant Tylenol. Child A's mother was contacted and a close eye was kept on Child A the rest of the day with no indications that he was in danger or distress. There was a doctor's note indicating that Child A had received vaccinations and Tylenol would be needed to keep him comfortable. Child A's weight was listed on the doctor's note as 15.15 pounds. Along with the doctor's note was a dosage sheet listing the different weight ranges and corresponding dosages for Infant Tylenol. Ms. Cotter said she did not know how Ms. Slavik made the mistake of giving Child A too much but could only speculate that it was due to the transition of her just arriving to work, the large number of infants in the room that morning, and just not taking her time. Ms. Slavik is a good lead teacher and nothing like this has happened before with her. A corrective action plan was discussed and it was determined that all future medications would be administered by her or the Assistant Director Heather VanConant. The infant room was observed and it was noted there were five infants and three staff members present. Ms. Slavik was observed changing diapers and there were no concerns noted in the room during the observation period. Ms. Slavik was spoken with privately in the hallway about the incident. She has been the lead teacher in the infant room for two months and enjoys her job very much. On the day of the incident, she had arrived and there were nine infants in the room with three child care staff members including Ms. Cotter. It was very busy and chaotic that morning. Ms. Cotter told her to give Child A some Infant Tylenol at 10:00AM and it was already 10:05AM. She indicated, "I was trying to help with as much as I could, and I was just going too quickly." She thought she heard Ms. Cotter say give him 5 mL when in fact Ms. Cotter said 2.5. She did not hear the first part because of the commotion in the room. She admits she should have slowed down and read the doctor's note and the label on the medication to confirm the correct dosage. She and the other child care staff are reviewing medication administration training this week. The medication administration form for Child A was observed and was initialed by both Ms. Slavik and child care staff member Jasmine Coffell. This follows the medication administration policy for the center which was observed while onsite. Ms. Coffell and Ms. Slavik were trained on medication administration during their orientation and through the Health and Safety courses through MiRegistry. Documentation of this training was observed. Despite the clear medication policy and documented training, the child care staff members did not adhere to the policy or apply what they learned in training and as a result, the medication was not administered correctly. On 1/28/2021 I spoke with Jasmine Coffell on the telephone. She has been working in the infant room for two years and likes her job very much. She was aware that the 3 incident involving Child A's medication had occurred. She did not see Ms. Slavik give Child A the medication. When asked why she signed the form if she did not see the medication administered, she said she was asked to sign the medication form by Ms. Slavik, so she did. She signed the form later that morning and it was not at the time of the medication being administered. She was advised to not do that again because by doing that she made herself partially responsi
Child A reported that a child care staff member squeezed his hands and slapped them On 9/24/2021 I received a telephone call from Program Director Heather VanConant Child A's mother had called her and reported that Child A disclosed that child care staff member Danielle Bentley had squeezed and slapped his hands while they were in the bathroom together. Child A (3 year old male) has not been in attendance e at the center since September 2, 2021. Looking back at previous weeks' attendance records, there were only eight days that Ms. Bentley and Child A were present in the center at the same time. Ms. Bentley only works part time and will not be working again until 9/29/2021. She will work supervised during the investigation. An incident report was received a short time later. On 9/29/2021 I spoke with Child A's mother on the telephone. Child A attended the center on and off for around six months. He has not been there since 9/2/2021. A couple of days ago while riding in the car, he spontaneously reported that child care staff member Danielle Bentley squeezed and slapped his hands while in the bathroom. There have been no other issues with the child care reported. She contacted the program director to let her know of the disclosure. Child A has been acting out and having accidents since August. She thought it had to do with her divorce, but now thinks it may be due to this incident. On 9/29/2021 I conducted an onsite investigation at the Children's Learning Center. Program Director Heather VanConant spoke to Child A's mother on 9/23/2021 about the allegations and was supposed to speak with her again but has not been able to connect with her. Ms. Bentley has been employed at the center since 6/24/2021 in the Tykes room a couple of days a week. There have been no concerns about her performance. Ms. Bentley works with Lead Caregiver Megan Strauss. Child A has only been there at the same time as Ms. Bentley eight times and a couple of these were just during nap time. The classroom has a self-contained bathroom. When children go in, staff members stand at the door but don't go inside the bathroom. Classroom camera footage was viewed for all eight days that Child A and Ms. Bentley have in common. The cameras can not see into the bathroom. Child A was seen going into the restroom several times while Ms. Bentley assisted, and he never seemed to be in distress or fearful of Ms. Bentley either before or after the bathroom trips. Around the time that Child A's dad left the home, he started hitting and kicking staff members and showing other poor behaviors that were not normal for him earlier in the year. While onsite I spoke with Megan Staruss. She was aware of the allegation and has not seen anything concerning in the way Ms. Bentley cares for children. She has not seen Ms. Bentley grab or hit any child and no one else has complained or made any other allegation. She did not notice any issues between Child A and Ms. Bentley. 3 Ms. Bentley is a good caregiver and her experience is an asset to the classroom. Child A was very well behaved in the beginning of his attendance but his behavior changed in August. He began not listening, talking back, and physically acting out towards staff members. He would make comments about adults fighting in his home on more than one occasion. Child A did not need assistance going to the bathroom but would need help with his pants and would also tend to play in the water while washing his hands. The Tykes classroom was observed. Staff stood in the doorway to the bathroom while children used the restroom. The handwashing sink is also in the bathroom. No concerns were noted with the classroom or staff at the time of inspection. On 9/30/2021 I spoke with Danielle Bentley on the telephone. She had spoken to Ms. VanConant about the complaint and does not know what to say. She has never hit or squeezed any child's hands in a disciplinary manner. The only thing she could think of that would come close to what he was
Disposition: Substantiated
On 1/20/2021 Child A (5 months old) was given 5 mL of Infant Tylenol when he was supposed to be given 2.5mL of Infant Tylenol.
Disposition: Substantiated
Ms. VanConant failed to ensure an appropriate program plan for the preschool room that includes daily learning experiences appropriate to the development level of children was implemented. Ms. Kisell stated that she does not plan activities regularly for the children.
On 8/08/23, I observed an infant sleeping in a swing for several minutes until Ms. Davis went into the room to tell the staff to move the infant to a crib.
The infant and toddler rooms do not have a primary care system in place.
The center did not have a written policy detailing when the child care staff or volunteers will be excluded from the center due to illness.
I tried to call, email, and text the reporting source to get some details regarding the allegations. The reporting source did not get back with me. On 7/13/23, I interviewed Stacia Davis and licensee designee/program director Heather VanConant who explained that they recently merged two preschool classrooms into one room. Ms. Hutchinson took Child I child to the bathroom in the classroom that the children were not currently using because another child was in the bathroom in the classroom they were using. The rooms are connected by a door. Ms. Davis saved the video and pulled it up for me to observe. I observed Ms. 3 Hutchinson bring Child I into the connected room and he went into the bathroom. Ms. Hutchinson stood by the door for a few seconds and then went back into the other room. About five seconds later the Child I came out of the bathroom and went back into the other preschool room where everyone else was. Ms. VanConant and Ms. Davis stated that Ms. Hutchinson was told that she should have stayed in the classroom or by the door when Child I was using the bathroom. They have had staff express concern with Ms. Robinson's tone and volume of her voice. Ms. VanConant has discussed this issue with her. When asked about the allegations of Ms. Robinson grabbing the children hard and verbally abusing them Ms. VanConant and Ms. Davis reported there have been no staff or parent complaints regarding the way Ms. Robinson treats the children. I interviewed Child A's Mother. Child A's Mother had to address an issue with Ms. Robinson regarding the way that she handled Child A (male, 2 years) while toilet training. Ms. Robinson took Child A to the bathroom, and he did not want to try to use the toilet. Ms. Robinson took him off the toilet and let him drop to the ground. Child A did not have his feet down and it was obvious that Child A was not going to stand up if she let go of him. She discussed the issue with her and told her that if Child A does not want to try to use the toilet that it is fine, and she should not try to force him. I interviewed Nikomi Lewis, child care staff member, who currently works in the infant room. She used to work in the toddler room. Ms. Robinson never hit the children but was "grabby". She would make the toddlers pick up toys by grabbing their hands and making them pick up the toys to put them away. Dione Haney, child care staff member, works in the toddler room. There have been issues with Ms. Robinson in the past. She has been working on it. Her voice can be loud, and her tone could be construed as concerning if overheard from outside the room. I interviewed Child A and Child B's Mother and Child G's Mother and neither of them had concerns about their children's care in the toddler room. Child H's Mother stated that Child H responds better to Ms. Haney. Ms. Robinson is "short", abrupt, and seems agitated when talking to the children. She doesn't have a lot of patience with them. Child H (male, 3 years) was potty training and doing well with it. He now does not want anything to do with it. She is not sure if it was because of how toilet training was handled at the center or not. Child H mostly has received excellent care at the center. Child D and Child E's Mother said the Child D (female, 3 years) just transitioned into the toddler room. She has had concerns regarding Ms. Robinson's interactions with Child D. Ms. Robinson stated that she calls Child D "loud mouth" or "mouth" 4 because she is active and loud. She addressed the issue with Ms. Robinson and told her that it was not appropriate to call children names like that. Also, she had a conversation with her about taking away stickers from Child D after she had received them for a reward. She has heard yelling into the hallway when she is picking up her children. Ms. Robinson's tone and volume concerns her. She thinks Ms. VanConant is wonderful and responsive to her concerns as a parent. I interviewed Ms. Robinson. Ms. Robinson stated that time outs are
Ms. VanConant and Ms. Davis both stated that they have observed Ms. Robinson does not wash her hands after diapering children. They have reminded her that it is required that she wash her hands after every diaper change. Ms. Greiner, Ms. Lewis, Ms. Reyes, Ms. Hauk, Ms. Haney, and Ms. Kisell all stated that they are aware when they are supposed to wash their hands. They have not observed child care staff not washing their hands when they are supposed to wash. Ms. Robinson admitted that she has not always washed her hands after every diapering. She is making sure that she is now washing her hands.