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32 | On 2/14/25, facility sent out another message stating some children with fever were observed. On 3/5/25, another message was sent out stating there were some cases of vomiting within the school. On 3/14/25, RP witnessed a little boy was vomiting while being picked up. RP noticed all doors and windows were open in school and the temperature outside was around 50 degrees, so it was cold inside. It was shared that everything was open because the classrooms were disinfected, and the school wanted air circulating inside. It was also shared that more children became ill at school after the incident.
During the investigation, LPA interviewed 4 staff members, 5 parents, 5 children, and reviewed records which include Child Care Roster.
Regarding allegation: Facility staff accept ill children into care:
During the staff interviews, 4 out of 4 staff interviewed stated they do not accept sick children into facility. LPA received a copy of facility parent handbook. Per facility parent handbook, as part of arrival procedures staff conducts visual wellness check of all children upon arrival and throughout the day. Staff will also take children’s temperature each morning upon arrival and document /log children’s temperature. LPA received a copy of children's temperature for date 2/28/25. LPA asked staff what happens if a child is sick at facility? Staff #2 stated, “In the morning we check temperatures. If children are OK they come into facility. If children are not OK, then we inform the parents. If the child has green buggers, we tell parents, the child has to go home.” Staff #4 stated “When children come in, we check them and make sure they are OK, I know my kids. They are active so if I see they are not themselves, we will call their parents. We asked parents to keep children at home if their children seem sick”. Facility has a policy in place for sick children and will not accept sick children.
Regarding allegation: Staff did not prevent an outbreak in the facility:
During the staff interviews, 4 out of 4 staff interviewed stated facility has a policy in place to prevent sick children from attending facility. Parent handbook states that staff will also monitor children throughout the day for signs of illness. If children have a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, cough or other covid 19 symptoms, facility will isolate child from the general population and notify child’s parents or caregivers to immediately pick up child from facility.
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