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June 20, 2017 – The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems (BCHS), issued an order of summary suspension and notice of intent to revoke the license of a Kalamazoo County group child care home provider, Tracey Perry, #DG390081859, 1109 Reed Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001. This action resulted from a recent complaint investigation of the group child care home.
The June 19, 2017, complaint investigation found violations of the Child Care Organizations Act and administrative rules regarding caregiver suitability, appropriate care and supervision, ratio, children’s records, and home maintenance and safety. BCHS took emergency action to protect the health, welfare, and safety of children.
Effective 6:00 p.m., June 19, 2017, the summary suspension order prohibits Tracey Perry from operating a group child care home at 1109 Reed Avenue, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001, or at any other address or location. Accordingly, she may not accept children for care after that date and time. The order also requires Ms. Perry to inform all of the parents of children in her care that her license has been suspended and that she can no longer provide child care.
Ms. Perry has held a license to operate a group child care home since August 24, 1998. The license was for 12 children.
Michigan law defines a group child care home as “a private home in which more than six but not more than 12 minor children are given care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult member of the family by blood, marriage, or adoption. Group child care home includes a home that gives care to an unrelated minor child for more than four weeks during a calendar year.”
A licensee has the right to appeal the suspension and revocation. The case will be forwarded to the Michigan Administrative Hearing System (MAHS) for a hearing date.
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