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Chester Child Development and Day Care Center, Inc.

Inspection · 2025-02-28

Date
2025-02-28
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Molly Muscat
(804) 588-2367
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above 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 02/28/2025 and completed on 03/18/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 02/28/2025 relating to behavior guidance. The inspector reviewed 1 children?s record and 1 staff record on-site. This inspection included document review and interviews.

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.

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 04/01/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

Staff #1 grabbed child #1, age 3 years, by the top of the head and turned the child around. The child was observed crying.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.

1. The center's Behavior Management Policy states: "At Chester Child Development Center we believe in positive discipline. Our staff, teachers and Directors are trained to never use physical punishment for any reason."
2. Staff #1 directed child #1, age 3, to their seat by grabbing the top of the child's head and turning the child around. Child #1 cried.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-400-B
Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.

Staff #1 grabbed child #1, age 3 years, by the top of the head and turned them around. The child is then observed being sent to their seat crying.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-410-1
The licensee failed to ensure roughly handling a child is not forbidden.

Staff #1 grabbed child #1, age 3, by the top of the head and turned the child around. The child cried.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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