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25 | On 8/13/2026 at 10:31AM, Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Seena Parsapour conducted an unannounced Case Management – Incident inspection at the abovementioned Child Care Center (CCC). LPA met with Director Jennifer Brewer and explained the nature & purpose of the inspection, which is to follow up regarding a self-reported incident that occurred at the CCC on 12/18/2025. LPA notes Assistant Director Melanie Mejia was present during today’s inspection as well. As aforementioned, the purpose of this inspection is to follow up regarding a self-reported incident where Child #01 (C1), who is the child of Staff #01 (S1), developed a non-anaphylactic reaction after accidentally consuming an M&M candy containing peanut butter. At the time of the inspection, LPA notes fifty-eight (58) children were under the care & supervision of seven (7) staff members.
LPA, in the company of Director and Assistant Director, toured the interior & exterior of the CCC. During today’s inspection, LPA interviewed Director, S1, and S2, and obtained a copy of the facility roster.
Per interviews with Director, S1, and S2, the incident, and preceding circumstances, are summarized as follows. M&M candies were purchased by S2 for a movie-night event with children. The candies, which normally feature different colored wrappers to distinguish candies containing peanuts from peanut-free candies, featured visually similar holiday-themed decorative wrappers, with the only distinguishing feature between the two being that the peanut-containing candies stated “peanut” on the wrapper.
Interviews with Director, S1, and S2 corroborated that C1 developed a visible skin reaction, and S1 – who is the parent of C1 – was contacted immediately by Director via phone call. S2 stated during the interview that they immediately administered a skin-care product which is prescribed for C1’s skin condition, as S2 mistook the hives for a symptom of C1’s separate skin condition. (Cont. 809-C, Page 2)
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