Blue Bird of Alexandria

8VAC20-780-340-D · Based on interview, and observation, within 4 of 8 classrooms there was not at least one staff member who met the qualifications of a program leader or program director who was regularly present.

Evidence - The Center Director stated (during an interview that was conducted on the date of inspection - 04/16/2024) that the following classrooms have been without the direct supervision of either a qualified program leader or qualified program director: 1. The Infant Room and Young Toddler Room since October 2023. 2. The 2's Room since August 2023. 3. The Pre-school III Room since September 2023.

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review, 2 of 7 children files indicated that not all of the required information was contained within each record.

Evidence - 1. On the date of inspection (11/02/2023), documentation of the proof of identification for Child #1 and Child #4 were not available for review. 2. The start date for Child #1 was listed as 07/17/23. The start date for Child #4 was listed as 10/18/2023.

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8VAC20-780-350-B-3 · Based on staff interview and documentation reviewed, staff to children ratios for 2 years old (1 staff: 8 children) was not followed while children were in care.

Evidence: 1. On 7/22/22, Staff # 1 and Staff # 2 were supervising 14 children (ages 2 ? 3 years) in the Older Toddler?s classroom. 2. Staff # 1 stated that at approximately 11:20 am, Staff # 2 took Child # 1 out of the room without telling her. 3. Staff # 1 stated that when Staff # 2 left, Staff # 1 was left alone with 13 children for a few minutes. Staff # 1 could not recall the exact amount of time. 4. A review of children?s birth dates confirmed that of the 13 children, seven were 2 years old and six were 3 years old.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on observation, staff interview and record review, the center did not follow their own policy as required by the standards.

Evidence: 1. The center's playground safety procedures listed in the policies and procedures used to train staff on center policies states that, "First aid kit and attendance board must accompany you outside". 2. It was observed that the Young Toddler's attendance board was left in the classroom while the staff and children had gone out to the playground. 3. Staff # 2 stated that they had not taken the clipboard out with them to the playground. 4. Additionally it was observed that the following classrooms had also left the attendance boards in their respective rooms while they were outside: 1. Preschool 2, 2. Older 2's and 3. Pre-K classroom.

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22VAC40-185-280-B · Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Evidence: A bottle of sanitizing solution was observed on the diaper changing table in the Older Toddler?s classroom. No diapers were being changed at the time.

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