Inspection · 2023-11-16
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Areas Reviewed
8VAC20-780-340-F
Inspector Notes
The licensing inspector conducted an inspection 11/16/2023 regarding an incident the center reported to licensing regarding a child being left on the playground on 11/14/2023 unsupervised. Staff interviews, observations, and review of documents were conducted.
The preponderance of the evidence gathered during the inspection supported a violation of the Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers.
Please complete the plan of correction and the date to be corrected for each violation listed on the violation notice and return it to the department within 5 business days from receipt. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s); 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. If you have any questions, please contact Susan Ellington-Sconiers, Licensing Inspector at 804-588-2368 or susan.ellington-sconiers@doe.virginia.gov.
Violations
1Evidence:
According to reports and interviews, child, C1, age 3, was left alone on the playground on 11/14/2023 for approximately 4 minutes. The classroom teacher, S1 did not know the child walked behind her after she called his name during the transition from the playground to the to the classroom. C1 was left alone on the playground from approximately 11:30 a.m. to 11:34 a.m. At approximately 11:34 a.m.,the director observed the child on the playground from her office window. The incident report prepared by the center documented that C1 walked inside when his name was called but then turned around and walked behind S1 and walked back outside.