Great Beginnings Early Learning Center

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

Child #1 (age: 16 months) was observed eating cheerios off of the floor near the feeding table while Staff #1, Staff #2 & Staff #3 were in the classroom with nine children ages 11 month to 17 months.

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8VAC20-780-350-B-2 · The required ratio for children ages 16 to 24 month is one staff per five children.

Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 confirmed that on April 17, 2025, Staff #1 was left alone supervising six children (youngest Child #5, age 19 months) in classroom #2 for an undetermined amount of time.

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8VAC20-780-280-B · Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Containers, wipes and spray bottles of disinfectant and detergent with warning labels, ?Keep out of reach of children,? were in an unlocked closet in a three-year-old classroom, within reach of children.

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8VAC20-780-290-A-3 · In areas used by preschool age or younger children, electrical outlets shall have protective covers.

Children in classroom #1 were observed near one uncovered electrical outlet that was within their reach.

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22.1-289.023-A · The Licensee shall post the Notice of Intent dated March 24, 2025, any Violation Notice(s) attached to the Notice of lntent, and the Special Order in a prominent place at each public entrance.

The violation notice dated January 13, 2025, was not posted in a prominent place at each public entrance. The violation notice dated January 13, 2025, was posted behind the inspection dated May 12, 2025, and was not attached to the Notice of Intent or the Special Order.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Repeat Violation and Systemic Deficiency

Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Four cots used for nap time in classroom #1 were torn and fraying.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #5, employed for 3 days, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check from one state.

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

On 01/08/2025, video footage of circle time showed child #1 (age 2) fall on a friend, staff #3 roughly picked up child #1 under the arms and put the child down in another spot. On 01/09/2025, video footage of circle time showed staff #1 roughly grab child #1 under the arms and move child #1 to the other side of the carpet. Child #2 (age 2) crawled up to staff #1s lap, staff #1 pushed child #2 off of their lap. Staff #1 grabbed child #3 (age 2) by their shirt and pulled child #3 back to a sitting position. On 01/09/2025, video footage showed staff #2 grab child #4 (age 2) by the wrist and roughly pull the child up off of the ground to a standing position and pulled the child across the room to the bathroom. On 01/13/2025, video footage of nap time showed staff #4 pick child #4 up off of the ground by their left arm and left leg and put the child back on their cot. Child #2 picked their head up off of their cot and staff #4 put child #2s blanket back on them and pushed their head down to the cot.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Repeat Violation

The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was a Cozy Coupe on the playground with a missing door that exposed sharp plastic.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review, the child day center failed to obtain a copy of a criminal history record information check from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence: 1) Applicant #7 did not have a record of an out of state criminal history record information check from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years on file. 2) Applicant #8 did not have a record of an out of state criminal history record information check from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years on file.

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