Inspection · 2025-07-24
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Areas Reviewed
8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any
serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.
Inspector Notes
An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated on 07/24/2025 and completed on 07/28/2025, in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 07/24/2025 relating to programs. The inspector reviewed one child's record and one staff record on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Though not a part of the original self report, violations that were not reported were found related to administration and staff qualifications and are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.
Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five business days from today, which will be the close of business on [ADD DATE]. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Violations
5The central registry search for Staff #1 was requested one day late.
The TB screening for Staff #1 was dated one day after their first day of employment.
On 07/23/25, Staff #1 did not follow the center?s discipline policies when Staff #1 physically moved Child #1 (3-year-old) from one area of the playground to another when the child did not want to wear his shoes. Documentation and video footage reviewed showed that after attempting to put shoes on Child #1, the staff picked up the child by one arm and proceeded to drag him approximately four feet before picking him up under his arms. Staff #1 took the child to the edge of the playground, dropped his shoes on the ground, and walked away.
The center's discipline policies state "Discipline will be constructive in nature and include the following techniques: Using limits that are fair, consistently applied, and appropriate and understandable for the child?s developmental level and age; providing children with reasons for limits; giving positively worded directions; modeling and redirecting children to acceptable behavior??
Documentation and video footage reviewed showed that while on the playground on 07/23/25, after several attempts to put shoes on Child #1 (3-year-old), Staff #1 picked up the child by one arm and proceeded to drag him approximately four feet before picking him up under his arms. Staff #1 took the child to the edge of the playground, dropped his shoes on the ground, and walked away. The child was observed sitting in the same spot, with his shoes off for approximately five minutes.
Staff #1's interactions with Child #1 were not constructive in nature and were not intended to
redirect the child to appropriate behavior.
On 07/23/25, Staff #1 roughly moved Child #1(3-year-old) from one area of the playground to another. Documentation and video footage reviewed showed that after attempting to put shoes on Child #1, the staff picked up the child by one arm and proceeded to drag him approximately four feet before picking him up under his arms. Staff #1 took the child to the edge of the playground, dropped his shoes on the ground, and walked away.