22VAC40-185 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING. 22VAC40-185 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION. 22VAC40-185 PROGRAMS.
Comments:
An announced investigation was conducted on 7/11/19 from 9:00am to 10:15am with law enforcement for a self reported incident regarding a forbidden action. As a result of staff interviews and a staff file review, violations were issued in the areas forbidden action, care, protection and guidance and staff qualifications. If you have any questions about this investigation and violations issued. Please call 540-727-9214 or e-mail lori.hancock@dss.virginia.gov.
Based on review of Staff A's file and interviews with staff the documentation of education and programmatic experience was incomplete that Staff A was a qualified program leader.
Evidence: Staff A with a hire date of 11/2/18 was working as a program leader in the Montessori room with out documentation of education or programmatic experience.
Plan of Correction:
The staff member provided foreign credentials and was asked to have them translated. The staff member had been employed for 8 months and therefore possessed the programmatic experience. All staff files have been reviewed and are current.
Standard #:
22VAC40-185-340-A
Description:
Based on interviews and a review of video footage it was determined that staff failed to ensure the care, protection and guidance of children in care.
Evidence: on 7/5 19 in the Montessori room at approximately 10:27am Staff A can be seen forcibly grabbing Child A (age 4) by the ankles and throwing the child onto the tile floor. This incident was witnessed by the other children and Staff B.
Plan of Correction:
The child was laying her back on the floor and kicking the teacher in the stomach. The teacher grabbed her ankles to stop her from kicking her. The manner in which the teacher moved her from the carpeted area to the tile floor is not in accordance with our policies. The incident was self-reported to local authorities and the teacher was terminated. All staff were retrained on positive quidance on 8/12/19.
Standard #:
22VAC40-185-410-1
Description:
Based on interviews and a review of video footage it was determined that staff roughly handled and threw a child which is a forbidden action.
Evidence: On 7/5/19 in the Montessori room at approximately 10:27am. Staff A can be seen forcibly grabbing Child A (age 4) by the ankles and throwing the child onto the tile floor.
Plan of Correction:
The child was laying her back on the floor and kicking the teacher in the stomach. The teacher grabbed her ankles to stop her from kicking her. The manner in which the teacher moved her from the carpeted area to the tile floor is not in accordance with our policies. The incident was self-reported to local authorities and the teacher was terminated.
Disclaimer:
This information is provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services, which neither endorses any facility nor guarantees that the information is complete. It should not be used as the sole source in evaluating and/or selecting a facility.
Find this content at:
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/cc.cgi