East Childcare Center

R 400.8125(1) · PR19-R 400.8125(1) Staff; volunteer; requirements. All staff and volunteers shall provide appropriate c are and supervision of children at all times.

On 06/02/2025, Teacher 1, Teacher 2, licensee Nicole Lucas, and licensee designee Cassi VanderWater provided appropriate care and supervision of Child A when he fell off the bottom of a slide and fractured his arm.

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R 400.8170(13) · PR19-R 400.8170(13) Outdoor play area. All pieces of playground equipment that have an elevated playing or climbing surface, regardless of the height of the playing or climbing surface, must be surrounded by a shock absorbing surface and meet the guidelines defined by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Handbook for Public Playground Safety, which is available at no cost at www.cpsc.gov. This handbook is also available for inspection, and distribution at no cost, at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems, Child Care Division, 611 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48933. The shock absorbing surface material may be either unitary or the loose-fill type. An exception to this subrule is provided for natural p laygrounds.

Based on observations and interviews, the playground structure had appropriate shock absorbing surfacing when Child A fell from the slide and fractured his arm on 06/02/2025.

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R 400.8170(16) · PR19-R 400.8170(16) Outdoor play area. The depth of the loose-fill surface material must be restored to its required depth when it has moved or b ecomes otherwise compromised.

Based on observations and interviews, on 06/02/2025, the playground structure Child A fell from had a shock absorbing surface comprised of at least six inches of wood chips.

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