thehesbomb
June 19th, 2009, 11:37 AM
There are no words for what I would do to these bitches if I ever found out they had done these things to my kid.
STRATHAM — State investigators ruled a local child care center violated state regulations after it was found a staff member shook two children, called another child stupid and left one child unattended.
The state Bureau of Childcare Licensing released its written findings Thursday after completing an investigation into the Day Star Child Care Center at 7 Stoney Brook Lane. The center voluntarily closed after the investigation began May 28, and the center's owner Lynn Morell would have to apply to the state for a license if she chose to reopen at any time, state officials said.
Morell, who does not have a listed phone number, could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The investigative report and findings, which were sent to Morell this week, found the center violated three specific state regulations relating to child care centers. The center was found to have violated the rules related to corporal punishment of children, as well as a rule that prohibits child-care workers from trying to control children by actions that are humiliating, threatening, shaming or frightening.
State investigators found then-center director Jackie Firmin was advised a staff member, only identified as "staff member B," had shaken two children. The former director told investigators she was told the staff member shook a 3-year-old boy because he was throwing sand in the sandbox. The witness said she allegedly saw the other staff member grab the child, shake him and say, "You need to look at me, you need to stop throwing sand."
In another instance, the state agency found that the staff member put a 4-year-old on stairs near the infant room when she was having a hard time controlling her class, the report said. The staffer was allegedly seen shaking the boy by the shoulders and yelling at him, "You're too old to be doing this."
A parent told investigators she saw this staff member send a child to time-out and when he laid down, she physically pulled his arms to make him sit up. The child was "flailing and crying" during this incident, the parent said.
One person who spoke with state investigators said the staff member allegedly yelled at a child lying down while in time-out, "I said you will sit in time-out." In another instance, the staff member allegedly called a 4-year-old "stupid."
The center was also found to have violated regulations about properly supervising children. In one example, a parent arrived at the center and found a preschool class unsupervised.
"There was a naked girl in the bathroom who had an accident and needed changing, another girl filling the sink up with water and two boys putting a play kitchen on a little girl because she wouldn't play with them," the report stated.
In the report, the majority of complaints relate to "staff member B." Firmin told state investigators she thought this staff member was fired in May, but then rehired at a later date. Parents previously said the fired staff member was brought back to replace the center director after she was fired.
State investigators also found the center violated rules regarding proper supervision of children. One person told investigators that when she went to pick up her 5-year-old daughter May 26, she found her child and another 4-year-old in the classroom with all the doors closed and no adult with them.
Several other parents reported no adults were present when they arrived to pick up their children. In one alleged case, a silver hoop earring fell out of an infant's mouth. None of the staff members knew the earring was there, the report stated.
The report cited one non-critical violation because a 5-month-old infant was not fed for five hours and should have been fed every three hours.
STRATHAM — State investigators ruled a local child care center violated state regulations after it was found a staff member shook two children, called another child stupid and left one child unattended.
The state Bureau of Childcare Licensing released its written findings Thursday after completing an investigation into the Day Star Child Care Center at 7 Stoney Brook Lane. The center voluntarily closed after the investigation began May 28, and the center's owner Lynn Morell would have to apply to the state for a license if she chose to reopen at any time, state officials said.
Morell, who does not have a listed phone number, could not be reached for comment Thursday.
The investigative report and findings, which were sent to Morell this week, found the center violated three specific state regulations relating to child care centers. The center was found to have violated the rules related to corporal punishment of children, as well as a rule that prohibits child-care workers from trying to control children by actions that are humiliating, threatening, shaming or frightening.
State investigators found then-center director Jackie Firmin was advised a staff member, only identified as "staff member B," had shaken two children. The former director told investigators she was told the staff member shook a 3-year-old boy because he was throwing sand in the sandbox. The witness said she allegedly saw the other staff member grab the child, shake him and say, "You need to look at me, you need to stop throwing sand."
In another instance, the state agency found that the staff member put a 4-year-old on stairs near the infant room when she was having a hard time controlling her class, the report said. The staffer was allegedly seen shaking the boy by the shoulders and yelling at him, "You're too old to be doing this."
A parent told investigators she saw this staff member send a child to time-out and when he laid down, she physically pulled his arms to make him sit up. The child was "flailing and crying" during this incident, the parent said.
One person who spoke with state investigators said the staff member allegedly yelled at a child lying down while in time-out, "I said you will sit in time-out." In another instance, the staff member allegedly called a 4-year-old "stupid."
The center was also found to have violated regulations about properly supervising children. In one example, a parent arrived at the center and found a preschool class unsupervised.
"There was a naked girl in the bathroom who had an accident and needed changing, another girl filling the sink up with water and two boys putting a play kitchen on a little girl because she wouldn't play with them," the report stated.
In the report, the majority of complaints relate to "staff member B." Firmin told state investigators she thought this staff member was fired in May, but then rehired at a later date. Parents previously said the fired staff member was brought back to replace the center director after she was fired.
State investigators also found the center violated rules regarding proper supervision of children. One person told investigators that when she went to pick up her 5-year-old daughter May 26, she found her child and another 4-year-old in the classroom with all the doors closed and no adult with them.
Several other parents reported no adults were present when they arrived to pick up their children. In one alleged case, a silver hoop earring fell out of an infant's mouth. None of the staff members knew the earring was there, the report stated.
The report cited one non-critical violation because a 5-month-old infant was not fed for five hours and should have been fed every three hours.