Inspection · 2025-02-14

Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
The record for Staff #1 (employed for two months) show that the staff member started working before the results were obtained.

Staff must work supervised when a requested central registry search has not been received by the center.
Staff #1 (employed for two months) was observed working unsupervised and alone with children. The record for Staff #1 does not have the requested central registry search results.

The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.

Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.
The center did not ensure that there was at least one carbon monoxide detector equipped.

The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
The record for Child #4 (enrolled for less than a month) did not contain the required up to date immunizations.

Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care.
The record for Staff #2 (employed for one year) did not contain documentation to show that the staff member has completed 16 annual hours of training in 2024.

Repeat Violation
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.
In a bathroom that two-year-olds use, the toilet seat was broken. On the outdoor play area, a nail was protruding approximately two inches by the outdoor gate. Both pose as injury hazards.

Repeat Violation
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
In a bathroom that two-year-olds use, there was disinfectant spray, disinfectant wipes, and air fresher left unlocked.

The sponsor shall maintain public liability insurance for bodily injury for each center site with a minimum limit of at least $500,000 each occurrence and with a minimum limit of
$500,000 aggregate.
There was no documentation to show that the center has up-to-date liability insurance.

Repeat Violation
Cribs, cots, rest mats, and beds shall be identified for use by a specific child.
In three classrooms, cots were not labelled to identify which child uses each cot.

Repeat Violation
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain all the required information.
The records for Child #1 (enrolled for three months) and Child #2 (enrolled for three months) did not contain the work phone number of one parent, the address of one of the required designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached, or the name, address, and phone number of the second designated person to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
The record for Child #3 (enrolled for three months) did not contain the name, address, and phone number of one of the required designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.

Repeat Violation
Staff records shall contain all the required information.
The records for Staff #1 (employed for two months) and Staff #2 (employed for one year) did not contain documentation to demonstrate that the individuals possess the education required by the job position.