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Staff interviewed corroborated that they have never had concerns about staff’s behavior and if they ever have concerns about the well-being of a child, they will and would have reported them. No staff had ever witnessed a staff person harming a child. Two staff gave examples of a time that they needed to report concerns about the well-being of a child in care. LPA’s review of records confirmed the examples given were consistent with the information reported to Licensing.
More than one staff member spontaneously shared memories of C1, recalling interactions with staff and C1’s parent, during drop-off or pick-up time. One staff recalled a time that C1 said, “I don’t like this school”, pointing at teachers saying, “I don’t like them.” The staff recalled observing C1 after transition, playing, smiling and seeming happy and asking C1, “Do you like school now?” C1 replied by pointing to teacher S1, saying “Yes, I like her.”
Another staff person recalled C1’s parent coming in for pick up, pulling C1 toward the teachers saying, "Tell the teacher what you said." C1 said, "You hit me. Teacher (naming S4) you hit me yesterday." The staff person recalled that it could not have been true because S4 had not been at work for one week prior. Based on interviews with staff, C1 would tell the teachers that her mom hit them. Staff spoke to C1’s mom about it, and C1’s mom responded by saying that C1 lies. No staff reported ever seeing any marks or bruises on C1, so no reports were ever made.
Based on interviews with staff, C1’s mom asked C1 in front of staff, “Do teachers hit you to get you to do things?” C1 replied, “No, they don’t hit me.” C1’s parents wanted to know how staff got C1 to do things, saying that C1 does not listen at home. Staff explained that they just ask C1 to clean up like they do with all the children, and they all clean up together.
During the interview, a staff member recalled a time that staff told C1 that they were there to help C1. C1 replied, saying “No, you hit me and yell at me.” Another child in the room responded, “No, that’s not true, teachers don’t hit us.” During a brief interview with C2 on 09/25/25, C2 stated that she liked her teachers.
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