Creative Gardens Ashburn Village

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 staff handbook includes the center's discipline policies including acceptable and unacceptable discipline measures and states that teachers use positive redirection, role modeling and role play and teaching strategies for behavioral guidance and redirection. It also states that forbidden actions are not allowed including corporal punishment, verbal abuse of any kind, physical actions that cross the line, grabbing and pulling or restraining improperly, forcing compliance physically or any action that could be perceived as aggressive. On April 7, 2026, Staff #1 grabbed Child #1 (age 3) in the classroom and put the child in timeout in a chair for approximately 4 to 5 minutes when the child did not clean up. Child #1 got up from the chair and Staff #1 pushed her back down with two hands when the child did not choose to sit with Staff #2 or sit with Staff #1. Staff #1 grabbed Child #1 by the wrist and dragged the child back to the table to the child's seat when the child kept getting up from the table. Staff #1 grabbed Child #1 (Age 3) by the left arm and dragged the child across the classroom with the child's feet off the ground. The child hits a shelf while being dragged back to the other side of the classroom. Staff #1 then places the child on the floor to clean up their toys. Staff #1 grabs Child #1 by their right arm and drags the child and then forcefully puts the child in a chair. Staff #1 ran after Child #1 (age 3) on the playground and grabbed the child by the neck and arm and then readjusted and grabbed under the child?s arm and lifted the child off the ground and started dragging Child #1 approximately 10 feet up the hill and made the child sit down.

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8VAC20-780-40-J · Injury prevention procedures shall be updated at least annually based on documentation of injuries and a review of the activities and services.

The Center's injury prevention procedures were last updated 1/2025.

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22.1-289.011-F · The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

The most recent license was not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Repeat Violation

The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years prior to employment. The center did not have documentation of requesting a child abuse and neglect registry from four states or a criminal history check for one state for Staff #5, who has been employed for over two weeks and was working with children at the time of the inspection. The Center did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check for one state for Staff #3, who has been employed for over three months and was working with children at the time on the inspection. It was received on 1/28/2025.

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8VAC20-780-40-M · Based on review of the list of children's allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions and interview, the center did not maintain a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that was dated..

Evidence: 1. The center's list was not dated and had not been updated after child #6 disenrolled from the center.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-2 · Based on record review, one staff member did not obtain current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.

Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (Date of hire 3/26/2024) did not have a current certification in first aid training within 90 days of employement.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on review of staff records, the center did not obtain a copy of the results of a sex offender registry check (prior to the 1st day of employment) and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry (requested by the end of 30th Day of Employment) from any state in which the individual had resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (Date of hire 11/20/2023 and last date of employment 2/21/2024) lived in another State in the last 5 years and the center received the Sex offender registry check on 12/13/2023 after the date of hire. 2. Staff #2 (Date of hire 10/09/2023 and last date of employment 2/07/2024) lived in another State in the last 5 years and the center did not have record of the Sex offender registry check or the request for the child abuse and neglect registry or the results.

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8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on record review, the center did not obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

Evidence: 1. Child #1's file (start date 8/07/2023) did not have record of the child's immunizations.

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8VAC20-780-50-A · Based on observation, staff and children's records werenot treated confidentially.

Evidence: 1. In the Pre-K classroom, a list of children's allergies and dietary restrictions/preferences were posted on the wall in the classroom and were not kept confidential. 2. The supplemental page of the inspection dated 9/28/2023 was posted on the parent bulletin board and is considered confidential.

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8VAC20-790-600-F · Based on record review, the ten staff did not take the annual safety update course.

Evidence: 1. Staff A-Last update 11/28/2021, Staff C-Last update 11/27/2021, Staff D-Last update 10/11/2021, Staff E-Last update 3/05/2021, Staff F-last update 11/28/2021, Staff H-last update 11/24/2021, Staff I-last update 4/15/2021, Staff J-last update 10/26/2018, Staff K-last update 11/27/2021 and Staff L-last update 11/25/2021.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on record review, two staff do not currently have certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care and did not receive within 90 days of employment.

Evidence: 1. Staff #6 (date of hire 3/17/2022) and Staff #7 (date of hire 5/26/2022) do not have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on review of staff records, the center did not obtain the central registry findings for a staff member within 30 days of employment.

Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (Date of hire 8/22/2022) had documentation that a request was sent 8/22/2022, but the center did not have the findings in the record and did not follow up within 30 days.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain a copy of the results of a sex offender registry check and the criminal history record from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years prior to the 1st day of employment.

Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (Date of hire 1/24/2022) lived in another state (PA) in the last 5 years and had the results of a criminal history record information check (received on 1/25/2022) and sex offender registry check (received on 1/25/2022) from PA.

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