Last September, the city said that the Department of Youth and Family Services provides its staff with ongoing professional development and training, in the form of weekly sessions and monthly video conferences focusing on first aid, CPR, medication administration and child abuse prevention.

Last September, OCFS told the Herald, “The violations at Magnolia Child Care Center … were cited on July 31, 2013, during an OCFS inspection. Specific individuals were not cited; the program itself was cited for all violations. The program corrected the violations by terminating an employee and by providing training for the entire Magnolia staff. OCFS was satisfied with the actions taken by the facility to correct the violations.”

The center was subsequently issued four more violations in August and December, of regulations including the prohibition of the use of non-public swimming pools, spa pools and all fill-and-drain wading pools, and another requiring the center to prepare a health care plan using approved forms that protects and promotes the health of children. The state, however, said that all of those violations have been corrected.