Little Beginnings Child Development Center

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, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The center was not in compliance with their own policies and procedures stating that they do not use "time-out", when a staff member put a child in time-out as a form of discipline.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on file review, and confirmed by acting director, there was no documentation that a search of central registry had been completed for all staff members who supervise one or more children.

Evidence: There was no record of a central registry search for staff #1 or staff #5.

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8VAC20-780-340-A · When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance. On 4/27/2026 a three-year-old child had fallen asleep in the classroom cozy area and was left alone in the classroom for approximately six minutes after the class transitioned to the playground. No one was in the classroom to offer immediate assistance if needed.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Rust and chipped paint was found on the outdoor playground equipment.

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63.2-1509-A · Repeat Violation

Staff employed by a child day program who have reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected shall report the matter immediately to the local department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline or may instead immediately notify the person in charge of the child day program. On 3/2/2026, Staff #2 observed Staff #1 move two-year old Child #1's hand that was soiled with feces towards the child's face, getting feces on the child's face and then asking the child, "do you like that." However, Staff #1 did not report the matter immediately to the department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline or to the person in charge of the child day program.

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22.1-289.036-B-1 · New individuals to the business entity must have three letters of reference within thirty days. The center did not have three reference letters for the seven new Board Officers listed on the Business Entity. Board Officer #1 had joined the Business Entity over eighteen months ago. Board Officers #2, #4, #5, #6 and #7 had joined the Business Entity over six months ago. Board Officer #3 had joined the Business Entity over fifteen months ago.

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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 #1, employed for more than 21 months, did not have documentation of verifying that the staff member was not on the out of state sex offender registry that is required prior to hire.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #4, #5, and #6, who were all in attendance on the day of inspection.

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8VAC20-780-340-A · Repeat Violation

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance. On 6/3/2025, Staff #1 and Staff #2 staff were performing a face-to-name check while transitioning a group of children from a classroom on the third floor to another classroom on the second floor, when Child #1 ran ahead of the group and went down the stairs to the classroom on the second floor. The staff did not go after Child #1 until the group had finished the face-to-name check at the top of the stairs. Neither staff would have been able to offer assistance to Child #1 during this time away from the group.

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8VAC20-780-510-I · The center administers drugs only to the child identified on the prescription label in accordance with the prescriber's instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration. The center was not able to follow the prescriber's instructions for child #2 because they did not have one of the medicines listed in the prescriber's instructions.

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22.1-289.035-A · The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent central registry check for staff #1 was overdue by six weeks.

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