• Violation

  R 400.1911 · R 400.1911 Care; supervision; children. (1) A licensee shall ensure appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.

  On 12/1512022, 1 spoke with the complainant. On 12/15/2022, 1 spoke with Child A and B's Mother. She said Child A no longer attends the child care as this would have happened between the years of 2014- 2015. She believes Child A disclosed to her that she was put in a closet approximately nine months after leaving the child care which likely would have been sometime in 2016. She believes Child A was in the car and in passing she said, "Oh yea*the used to lock me in the closet". but she did not report this at that time. Child A is as Child A has which is ~~vh these inci c care are resurfacing, shePsopenFyywith her 'a about being locked in the closet. Child A isn't a child that would make up fantasies, she is gifted. Child A has been - for approximately three to four years off and on and At the child care, there were two child care staff members, Jodi and Linda Remington. She is unsure if it was one of them that specifically handled the discipline of Child A or if it was both of them. Child A typically cried during drop offs in the morning and Child A disclosed she was put into a closet "for hours on end, not allowed to leave." The child care staff members checked on Child A and asked her if she was done crying or asked her why she was crying, if she provided a reason then they told her that that isn't a reason to cry. Child A and B's Mother recalls Child A "welling up" when she dropped her off and Child A would lie and tell either Jodi or Linda Remington that she had something in her eye or would make up another excuse as to why she was crying. Child A has a younger sister, Child B who also attended the child care at the same time. Child B has never made any comments or remarks about being placed in a closet herself or about Child A being placed in a closet. Child A has never mentioned that Child was placed in a closet. Child A and nI B's Mother never asked these questions of Child A, but from what Child A said, it sounded like Child A was singled out. Child A is highly intelligent and questions adult directives, which is what she did when she was younger and in care. For example, children had to ask to get up from the table in child care and it wouldn't be out of the normal for Child A to ask why and push back. It appeared they did not like Child A. It seemed frequent that Child A was put into the closet as she cried frequently at drop off and was punished for it. The child care primarily operates in the basement, she believes in the basement there is a room and if turned to the right, there is a closet on the right, but she doesn't specifically recall. She said Child A was not missing meals and she never said anything about having food withheld. Child A and B's Mother said Child A has and didn't know how to respond to the information at the time it was given to her. She said "I blocked it out to be honest, it just kind of resurfaced and I feel like I never left it the right way. Even if there is nothing to be done, at least I did something". On 12/15/2022, I received a text message from Child A and B's Mother stating she located tax records and confirmed Child A attended the child care from 2013-2014. On 12/19/2022, emails were exchanged between and me. A visit has been scheduled to interview Child ay at 1:00PM. On 12/19/2022, and I made an announced visit to Child A's home. conducted a forensic interview with Child A. Child A disclosed she remem ers Linda and Jodi but does not have a "super good memory" and does not recall the name of the child are. She said in the morning, she went to the child care crying because she missed her parents. She was scared of Linda and Jodi. They got mad at her for crying and "they would yank me into a closet with a table and chair in it." They would leave her in the closet and lock the door. Child A ate in solitary as well. Jodi and Linda checked on her every half hour to see if she was still crying. She said she wasn't crying but would start crying again when they checked on her, so they kept

  Open Not marked corrected in the state record

  Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.

• Violation

  R 400.1913 · R 400.1913 Discipline; child handling. (3) Personnel shall not do any of the following: (f) Confine a child in an enclosed area such as a closet, locked room, box, or similar enclosure.

  On 12/15/2023, l spoke with Child A and B's Mother. She said she does not remember a date this happened, but thinks it was during the fall or winter of 2014- 2015. She was giving Child A a bath when she noticed a thumb sized bruise underneath her bicep area. She asked Child A what happened but does not remember her reply. She was bothered by the mark and called Linda and Jodi Remington that evening. She remembers having two phone calls with them. At the first phone call, Linda Remington said Child A was playing at the sensory table with sand, Jodi Remington had grabbed Child A to stop her from slipping on the floor. Then, approximately 10 minutes later, they called back to tell her how much the children mean to them. She sensed it was there way of apologizing and they are trying to prove that they care about the children. She said she does not have any written documentation regarding this and there were no other times Child A received a suspicious mark or bruise. She does recall a sensory table in the basement. She does not believe this incident is on Child A's mind anymore. On 1211912022, and I made an announced visit to Child A and B's rhomiel. lly interviewed Child A. She said Linda and Jodi P~ inMo "raggesdlcher inside the closet. She said she 'vent home with bruises a couple of times but does not remember how she got the bruises. She does not remember any other times she received a bruise while in care. She remembers being dragged to the closet, Linda and Jodi Remington dragged her by her upper, mid arm and she believes bruises were left from this. Child A and B's Mother and Father were interviewed. Child A and B's Mother said there was never a mark or bruise on Child B and the incident with Jodi Remington grabbing Child A at the sensory table, was the only time she noticed a bruise on Child A. On 0110512023, and I spoke with Child A's _ She said yesterday 0110412023, Child A told her about the concerns with being put into a closet and Child A and B's Mother told Child A "I guess this falls in line because you would come home banged up and bruised and people would say he got it in the sandbox". Child A has never mentioned a time she was hit, punched or physically harmed. Child A said she was not allowed to go outside often unless there was a substitute child care staff member present and there was a sandbox outside. On 0110512023, and I made an unannounced visit to the child care. Jodi Remington was"ine"rviewe . She said there was a sand box located outside in the play area, but she does not recall any incidents with Child A [c3 being bruised. She said she does not recall any marks or bruises on Child A's body, she only used redirection with the children and never physically grabbed or punished children. She said she has no concerns for the way Linda Remington interacts with the children. Linda Remington was interviewed. She said she believes Child A played in the sand box outside with her friends, but she does not recall her getting hurt. She does not remember a time Child A had a mark or bruise on her body and she never grabbed Child A. She has no concerns for the way Jodi Remington interacts with the children either. She does not remember much about Child A. On 01/06/2023, and I spoke with Child E's Mother. She said Child E has never had any unexplained marks or bruises and she has no concerns regarding Linda or Jodi Remington. On 01,0512023, , and I spoke with Child C and D's Mother. She said neither ti , or Child D have ever had unexplained marks or bruises. They may have had an incident or two where they received a scrape while in care, but Linda or Jodi Remington would call her to inform her of what happened, so it was not a surprise at pick up. On 0110912023, and I spoke with Child H and 1's Mother. She said she has never noticed any suspicious marks or bruises on any of her children and has never seen Linda or Jodi Remington do anything unusual or concerning to the children. On 0110912023, and I spoke with previo

• Violation

  R 400.1913 · R 400.1913 Discipline; child handling. (3) Personnel shall not do any of the following: (a) Hit, spank, shake, bite, pinch, or inflict other forms of corporal punishment.

  There is insufficient evidence to support that Linda or Jodi Remington used corporal punishment on the childcare children.

  Open Not marked corrected in the state record

  Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.

Open Not marked corrected in the state record

Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.