Plan to Correct

Teaching staff was terminated on 4/22/24. DHS will train requirements at pre-service for all staff. We have access to pull up and monitor any classroom on the camera. The Family Service Worker will be trained at preservice to monitor the children at drop off and recognize a problem leading to the staff asking probing questions of parents about child's behavior in class.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-288(c)(1)(A) - actions that could cause pain, such as shaking, hitting, striking with an object, spanking, swatting, thumping, pinching, popping, shoving, spatting, hair pulling, yanking, and slamming;

Plan to Correct

Teaching staff was terminated on 4/22/24. The rule will be re-enforced that there is no time out in our Head Start system. DHS will train requirements at preservice for all staff. We have increased monitoring. All coordinators have access to pull up and monitor any classroom on the camera. The Family Service Worker will be trained at pre-service to monitor the children at drop off and recognize a problem leading to the staff asking probing questions of parents about child's behavior in class.

Regulation Description

340:110-3-288(b)(11)(C) - Time-out is limited to one minute or less for each year of age. However, when self-control is regained in less time, the child may rejoin an ongoing activity.