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32 | CD acknowledged an increase in C1’s overall undesired behavior (UB) but denied claims about staff not addressing children’s UB and staff not providing a comfortable environment for children, and CD stated inadequate staffing and/or lack of supervision were not an issue. According to CD, a few months ago, staff noticed an increase in C1’s aggression, hitting other children, pulling staff’s hair, and indiscriminately throwing items across the classroom without targeting children or staff; and CD confirmed no child(ren)’s behavior(s) resulted in injury to other children. To address UB, the facility provided supervision, met with parent(s), used redirection; consulted with Behavioral Health Consultant; and allowed child(ren) to relax in a rest area.
S1-S3 & S7 reported they had not witnessed any unsafe interactions between children in their classrooms but noticed some children with UB; and did not feel there was a lack of staffing or supervision, there was an abundance of staff; and staff felt the children were in a safe environment. Staff said they were aware of the children’s relationships and felt they had a handle on the children’s behavior(s). When there was an escalation in UB, or a behavior became disruptive to others, staff promptly intervened and addressed UB by ensuring adequate supervision, verbally coached a child(ren) through conflict, encouraged the use of words, met with parent(s), and/or allowed child to rest in a safe space such as the library which had sensory items available for the child to utilize. Multiple staff (S4-S6) described C1’s behavior as aggressive and said it was directed towards staff. S4-S6 never saw C1 get into a physical fight with other children, children did not appear to be afraid or in discomfort, staff felt the behavior created a stressful environment; but the behavior was slowly reducing in frequencies. When C1 threw items, staff removed the other children from the unsafe environment to prevent children from being hit with toys.
C1-C6 did not disclose any prior or recent incident(s) of lack of staffing or supervision, hazards at the facility and/or incidents of being hit, bit or having their hair or earrings pulled. The children confirmed staff talked with and/or placed a child in sit down time when a child exhibits UB; and children reported they felt safe at the facility. P1-P7 did not have any information that was relevant to the allegations and said they had not seen staff address a child(ren) with UB, and parents were uncertain of what the facility’s discipline policy was. Furthermore, P1-P7’s statements noted when they dropped off or picked up their child(ren), they never saw a lack of supervision or staffing, never saw accessible hazards at the facility; and parents felt the facility provided a safe environment for the children to thrive. Although, parents had a consensus and did not report any concerns, P8 felt the facility was inadequately staff and the staff were ill equipped to address children’s UB. (Continue to LIC 9099-C) |