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R 400.8110 · R 400.8110 (7) Applicant; licensee; licensee designee; requirements. R 400.8112 (2)(e) Comprehensive background check; fingerprinting. R 400.8125 (1) Staff; volunteer; requirements R 400.8158 (2)(a) Incident; accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. I recommend issuance of a 1`' pro:ov=s=r.ntai license. If you accept the provisional license, you must sign and return the enclosed waiver form. If you do not accept the provisional license, you must notify this office in writing and an administrative hearing will be 611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30664 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909 www.michigan.gov/lara • 517-335-1980 scheduled. Even if you don't accept the provisional license, you must still send us an acceptable corrective action plan. Due to the violations, you must send us a corrective action plan by 7/02/21. You can use our corrective . form or create your own. action pier If you need help writing the corrective action plan, please contact me. If you do not send a corrective action plan, you may face disciplinary action. The corrective action plan must include the following: • How compliance with each rule will be achieved. • Who is directly responsible for implementing the corrective action for each violation. • Specific time frames for each violation as to when the correction will be completed or implemented. • How continuing compliance will be maintained once compliance is achieved. • The signature of the responsible party and a date. During this special investigation: Yes No A rule or law violation was found and a serious injury or q death occurred. A rule or law violation was found and abuse and/or neglect q of a child occurred. This report and any related corrective action plans must be filed in your licensing notebook. This report and any related corrective action plans will be online for parents to review under the Statewide Search for Licensed Child Care Centers and Homes. Sincerely, Stacy M. Tomczak, Licensing Consultant Bureau of Community and Health Systems 1509 Washington, Ste Midland, MI 48640 989-798-4738 enclosure 611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30664 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909 www.michigan.gov/lara • 517-335-1980 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS BUREAU OF COMMUNITY AND HEALTH SYSTEMS SPECIAL INVESTIGATION REPORT I. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION License #: DC730017548 Investigation #: 2021D O656008 Complaint Receipt Date: 05/12/2021 Investigation Initiation Date: 05/13/2021 Report Due Date: 07/11/2021 Licensee Name: Michigan Child Care Centers Inc Licensee Address: PO Box 671 Freeland, MI 48623 Licensee Telephone #: (989) 695-2151 Administrator: Deborah Weadock, Designee Licensee Designee: Deborah Weadock, Designee Name of Facility: Michigan Child Care Centers Inc Facility Address: St John's Lutheran 915 Federal Saginaw, MI 48601 Facility Telephone #: (989) 753-0192 Original Issuance Date: 01/01/1976 License Status: REGULAR Effective Date: 11/19/2019 Expiration Date: 11/18/2021 Capacity: 48 Program Type: CHILD CARE CENTER ALLEGATION(S) Violation Established? On 5/11/21, Aviyon Beverly and Tunisa Smith, child care staff Yes members, almost let an unknown person pick up Child A. Additional Findings Yes Ill. METHODOLOGY 05/12/2021 Special Investigation Intake 2021DO656008 05/13/2021 Special Investigation Initiated - Telephone @10:18 a.m. I interviewed Child A's (female, 22 months) Mother 05/13/2021 Inspection Completed On-site @1:11 p.m. interviewed Jenny Ogg, program Director, Shekinah Smith, Lead infant/toddler child care staff member, and Tunisia Smith, child care staff member 06/14/2021 Contact - Telephone call made Telephone call to Ms. Ogg, program director 06/14/2021 Contact - Telephone call made phone call to Debbie Weadock, Licensee/designee 06/14/2021 Contact - Document Received email correspondence from Ms. Weadock to myself, Ms. Ogg, and Robin Paul 06/14/2021 Contact - Telephone call received phone contact with Robin Paul 06/14/2021 Exit Conference 06/17/2021 Contact-Telephone contact Alicia T

On 5/13/21, I interviewed Child A's (female, 22 months) Mother. Child A's Mother explained that they thought someone tried to pick-up Child A that was not supposed to but it was a misunderstanding. Tunisa Smith had called her to tell her that some woman was there to pick-up Child A and they got Child A ready for the woman. When they went to take Child A to the woman she was gone. Child A's Mother knew that her mom was going to pick up Child A and she would not leave without Child A so it was not her mother that was at the center. At this time, she believed that a random person was trying to take Child A and contacted the police. They discovered after reviewing the security tapes that the woman came to pick up another child from a different room, but none of the staff realized that the woman took a child from the building. There were two staff in the room at the time Tunisa Smith and Aviyon Beverly. Ms. Beverly is not working there any longer. Child A's Mother said that her mother has never been asked for identification when she has picked up Child A. Child A's Aunt has picked her up from child care before and she is not on the child information card as an authorized person for Child A to be released to. On 5/13/21 I went to the center. I interviewed Jenny Ogg, program director. Ms. Ogg has recently become the program director. She is aware of the situation that occurred with Child A. Tunisa Smith and Aviyon Beverly were the staff in the infant/toddler room. The woman that came to pick-up Child B asked for Child B but had a mask on and it sounded like the nickname that Child A is called and that is why Ms. Beverly was getting Child A. Ms. Ogg took me to the infant/toddler room. Shenikah Smith, lead teacher, explained that she was not working when the incident happened with Child A. She explained the pick-up process. Due to covid they are taking the children to the door when parents arrive to pick-up children. They have the child information cards that they can reference for the individuals that they are not familiar with. Ms. Smith provided me with the Child A's child information card. She was telling me that she is familiar with Child A's family and who picks her up from child care. She confirmed that Child 3 A's Aunt does pick Child A up at times. I reviewed the child information card. Child A's Aunt was not listed as an authorized person to release Child A to. I interviewed Tunisa Smith. Ms. Smith explained that she and Ms. Beverly were working. The doorbell rang and Ms. Beverly was holding a baby. She gave the baby to Ms. Smith and went to open the door. Ms. Beverly thought she asked for Child A. Ms. Beverly got Child A ready to go and when she went back to the door with Child A the woman was gone. Ms. Smith got Child A's emergency card and called Child A's mother to tell her what happened. She described the woman to Child A's Mother and she did not know her. The woman was gone because she had picked up Child B from the other classroom whose name sounds like Child A's name. Ms. Ogg stated that the police were contacted by Child A's Mother because she thought that someone had tried to take Child A. Ms. Ogg and the police were attempting to figure out what happened. Ms. Beverly would not cooperate. She no longer is working at the center because of this. When Ms. Ogg was reviewing security footage with the police officer, they pieced together what happened. The footage showed the car with the woman pulling around to the back of the building. Alicia Truss, child care staff member was outside at the time. Ms. Ogg asked Ms. Truss who was in the car and she told her it was Child B's Aunt and that is how they figured out who the woman was that supposedly asked for Child A. There were children being sent upstairs to the infant/toddler room. One of the children sent from the other room was Child B and she left with her aunt. On 6/17/21, I interviewed Ms. Truss who was on vacation. I asked her if she could tell me what happened the da

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R 400.8110 · R 400.8110 Applicant; licensee; licensee designee; requirements. ...................................... ...... (7) A child shall only be released to persons authorized by the child's parent or guardian.

Ms. Shekinah Smith and Child A's Mother admitted that Child A's Aunt was allowed to pick up Child A even though she is not on the child information card as an authorized person to release Child A.

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R 400.8125 · ............... R 400.8125 Staff; volunteer; requirements. (1) All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate care and supervision of children at all times.

Ms. Beverly, Ms. Truss, and Ms. T. Smith did not provide appropriate supervision when they did not know Child B had left the center with her aunt on 5/11/21.

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R 400.8158 · R 400.8158 Incident; accident, injury, illness, death, fire reporting. ....................................... (2) A licensee, licensee designee, or program director 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) A child is lost of left unsupervised. 5

Ms. Weadock and Ms. Ogg failed to notify Child B's Mother and the department that Child B left the building with no one's knowledge of her leaving until the following day.

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R 400.8112 · R 400.8112 Comprehensive background check; fingerprinting. (2) An applicant or licensee shall do all of the following: (e) Within the department's child care background check system, accurately complete and maintain the connection, disconnection, or withdrawn status of each individual associated with the license.

Ms. Weadock did not ensure that the child care background check system was accurately maintained.

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