The Learning Experience - Ashburn

8VAC20-780-400-B · Based on interviewing with classroom teachers, the director, and a parent, it was determined that behavioral guidance was not constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and was not intended to redirect children to appropriate behaviors

Evidence: A teacher swung their clipboard towards a child, to get them back in line, while the class was walking in the hallway towards the playground. It was not clear if the clipboard made contact with the child's head.

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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 #1, who had been enrolled for six months.

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #2, enrolled for three weeks, was missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of

employment or 90 days Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration. Staff #2 did not have current certification if CPR and had been in employment for more than 90 days.

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8VAC20-780-240-B · Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Staff #3 had not completed orientation training and had assumed job responsibilities for over six months.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Complaint Related

The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There were six brick veneers missing from the outside wall next to the playground.

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8VAC20-790-600-F · Based on review of staff files, it was determined that staff who work directly with children did not complete the department's health and safety update course annually.

Evidence: Staff #1 and Staff #2 had not completed the department's health and safety update course for 2023.

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22.1-289-036-B-4 · Based on review of staff files, it was determined that the center did not obtain an out of state criminal history name check required prior to the 1st day of employment.

Evidence: There was not out of state criminal history name check for Staff #2.

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22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on interview with staff, the staff member did not disclose they were the subject of pending changes for an offence within the Commonwealth when they provided a sworn statement.

Evidence: Staff member was the subject of pending charges when they provided a sworn statement.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on review of staff information, and confirmed by the director, the center did not obtain an out of state criminal history check for all staff members.

Evidence: There was no out of state criminal history check for Staff #6.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on self-reported information, and interview with center staff, the center did not follow their own policies and procedures for accounting for all children when leaving the room.

Evidence: The center did not follow their policy on accounting for all children when both staff in the classroom left a child alone in the classroom for 5 minutes when taking the class to play outside.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · Based on review of child #1's file, the center did not obtain a physical record for child #1 within 30 days of the first day of attendance.

Evidence: 1. Child #1 started attending the center over two months ago. 2. The physical form was blank but attached to child #1's immunization records.

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