Clinch Valley Community Action, Inc. @ Camp Joy

“Based on information gathered through interviews, a video recording and a review of documents, the facility failed to provide care protection and guidance of a child in care. Evidence: On May 03, 2024, at 12:13pm, child #1 (age 3 yrs. 10 months) was left on the playground for approximately 3 minutes, after two staff took 14 children back to the classroom. Child #1 had left the playground and was found by staff #1 and #2 on the porch of the center. The porch is adjacent to the door to the classroom.”

“Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure that when staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Evidence: On 04/12/23 a child (4yrs 8mos) exited the library while on a field trip and went outside to the parking lot of the library, alone and unsupervised. The child was outside for approximately 1-2 minutes when center staff, who was looking for the child, found the child in the parking lot standing in front of the bus doors and brought the child back inside the library. The parking lot is directly in front of the library in an enclosed parking area designated only for library patrons and the bus was parked directly in front of the front library entrance. The parking lot is approximately 100 feet from the inside of the library area where the children and teachers were gathered.”

“Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age always should be within sight and sound supervision of staff. Evidence: 1. On 04/12/23 child #1 (4yrs 8mos) at approximately 11:05 exited the library through two sets of front main doors and walked down three steps approximately 100 feet to the parking lot where the school bus was parked. Child #1 was found standing in front of the parked bus doors in the parking lot by staff #3. 2. Witness #1 and #2 reported that after cleaning up and getting ready to leave the library to go back to the center, they started to line the children up and started counting and counted 15 children. 3. Witness #3 reported that she helped count the children and once it was determined there were 15 children and not 16 and who was missing, she went to go look for the missing child. Staff #3 reported seeing child #1 through the front door windows standing in front of the bus doors and ran to get him and brought him back inside. The child was left out of sight and sound supervision for approximately 1-2 mins.”