KIDANGO-DECOTO

a staff member grabbed a child from the left arm and took him to the play dough table forcing child to walk and sit which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(a) The licensee shall ensure that each child is accorded the following personal rights: (3) To be free from corporal or unusual punishment, infliction of pain, humiliation, intimidation, ridicule, coercion, threat, mental abuse or other actions of a punitive nature including but not limited to: interference with functions of daily living including eating, sleeping or toileting; or withholding of shelter, clothing, medication or aids to physical functioning.

(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children.

(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible to children.

Type A citation - immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights

Type A citation - immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights

Type A citation - immediate risk to health, safety, or personal rights

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

Type B citation - potential risk if not corrected

a staff member was observed frustrated with children in care and a child nearby went to run by the teacher, the teacher grabbed him with both hands by the back of his sweatshirt to get him to stop running which posed a potential risk to the health, safety, or personal rights to persons in care.

Based on the interview and record review, the facility did not comly with the section cited above. Preschooler (C1) was left unattended in the playground which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.

Based on the self-reported incident and interview, a child in care was walking around without one shoe, wet clothes, and wet socks. The staff were unable to find the child’s other shoe and the child had fallen and due to the rain and water outdoor, his clothing were wet. When the child’s parents arrived at the center, the child in care was missing one shoe, and left by staff in wet clothes, and wet socks for at least 5 minutes which poses an immediate health and safety risk to children in care.