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32 | in unusual punishment by isolating children in a dark room and (2) Staff does not follow food services regulations. Reporting Party (RP) stated Staff 1 (S1) punishes children by isolating children and putting them in a dark room (next to the office) alone and stated children are given a non-nutritious snack, one cookie.
During the course of the investigation, LPA interviewed 9 staff members and contacted 10 parents/authorized representatives but only 2 responded. Children interviews were attempted but did not qualify with the Ten Step Investigative Interview.
Regarding allegation: (1) Staff engages in unusual punishment by isolating children in a dark room.
During the staff interviews, 8 out of 9 staff stated they did not witness a child alone in a room. 1 out of 9 staff did not answer the question. S1 stated staff sends kids to the office for timeout.
Staff 10 (S10) stated, a child was in the room next to the office alone, crying and was found asleep. Some staff take a child to the restroom (in their classroom) for disciplinary action since the restroom has no cameras to record their actions. S1 keeps children in the office, and they sit on the floor. S1 confirmed children are brought to the office to be asked about their behavior and if needed, to wait until the parent/authorized representative arrive to pick up the child. S1 stated the children sit on the chair and is always with either the director or office staff until parent/authorized representative arrives.
Regarding allegation: (2) Staff does not follow food services regulations.
During the staff interviews, 9 out of 9 staff stated snacks are provided, with 6 out of 9 staff listing 1 or more of the following: Cookies, cake, milk, crackers, sandwich, muffin, chips, donuts, hot dog, pancake, quesadilla, jelly sandwich, and cupcakes.
S10 stated children are often given water and the snack quality is awful compared to other child care centers. S10 also stated parents/authorized representatives will provide a snack to celebrate their child’s birthday and the snack will be distributed among all classrooms.
LPA contacted 10 parents/authorized representatives but only 2 responded. 1 out of 2 interviewed parents did not make any disclosure regarding the above allegations. Parent 7 (P7) stated the facility should have |