The licensing inspector conducted an inspection 11/09/2023 regarding a complaint of a child being left on the playground on 09/15/2023 unsupervised. Observations were made, interviews were conducted, and documentation was reviewed. The preponderance of the evidence gathered during the inspection supported a violation of the Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers. Please sign, complete the ?plan of correction? and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. 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 preventive measure(s). If you have any questions related to this inspection, please contact Susan Ellington-Sconiers, Licensing Inspector at 804-588-2368 or susan.ellington-sconiers@doe.virginia.gov
Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that all applicants for employment shall submit to fingerprinting and undergo a national criminal background check prior to employment. Evidence: The record for classroom teacher, S1, did not have results of a national criminal background check prior to the first day of employment. The record did not document the first day of employment and did not contain any results of a criminal record check.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:
8VAC20-770-60-B
Complaint related:
No
Description:
Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure an employee not be employed until the center has the person?s completed sworn statement. Evidence: The record for classroom teacher, S1, did not document the first day of employment and did not document a sworn statement.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:
8VAC20-770-60-C-2
Complaint related:
No
Description:
Based on staff record review, the provider failed to obtain a central registry findings within 30 days of employment. Evidence: The record for classroom teacher, S1, did not document the first day of employment and did not contain findings of a central registry search.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:
8VAC20-780-160-A
Complaint related:
No
Description:
Based on staff record review, the provider failed to ensure that staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment or documentation completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
Evidence: The record for classroom teacher, S1, did not document the first day of employment and did not document a tuberculosis (TB) screening.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:
8VAC20-780-70
Complaint related:
No
Description:
Based on record review, the provider did not keep the required documentation for a staff member. Evidence: The record for classroom teacher, S1, did not document: date of employment; references; background checks; documentation of education and experience required by the job position; orientation and training required by 8VAC20-780-240-C and 8VAC20-780-240-D.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:
8VAC20-780-340-F
Complaint related:
Yes
Description:
Based on a complaint received, documentation review, and interviews the facility failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Evidence: According to interviews and center documentation, child, C1, age 3, was reported to have been left alone on the playground on 09/14/2023 for less than 5 minutes. The classroom teacher, S1 did not know the child was alone on the playground until she did a head count in the classroom and realized she was missing one child. Another staff then radioed that the child was outside on the playground. The child was retrieved from outside and returned to the classroom.
Plan of Correction:
Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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