Winwood Children's Center VIII

8VAC20-790-600-F · Staff who work directly with children shall attend 16 hours of training to include the department's health and safety update course.

Staff B, C, D and E were missing the annual Health and Safety update as required.

View state record

8VAC20-780-420-E-3 · The staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child's record is up to date.

Child D was missing an annual review of the required information.

View state record

8VAC20-780-140-A · Each child shall have a physical examination completed by a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

The record for Child #2, enrolled for 7 months, did not contain a physical examination.

View state record

8VAC20-780-400-B · Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.

On 2/19/2025, a video recording provided by the center observed that staff #1 did not provide age and stage appropriate redirection to a child that had thrown an object and pushed another child.

View state record

8VAC20-780-410-1 · The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: roughly handling a child.

On 02/19/2025, a video recording provided by the center showed staff #1 grabbed the hand of child #1. Staff #1 pulled their arm, and subsequently picked the child up by one arm, holding their upper arm, before then grabbing the other arm to carry them to a nearby chair. Child #1 was then sat into a chair, staff #1 held their head back while talking to them. Child #1 then got up from their chair, while staff #1 spoke with a parent. Once the parent left, staff #1 then grabbed child #1 again by the upper arms to roughly sit them back in the chair.

View state record

8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review of child records, the center did not maintain a complete record for each child enrolled.

Evidence The record for child #1 did not contain an address for the second emergency contact.

View state record

8VAC20-780-160-C · Based on review of staff records, one staff member does not have documentation of at least every two years from the date of the last tuberculosis screening, the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening.

Evidence Staff #1 has documentation in their record of an expired tuberculosis screening. Tuberculosis screening documentation expired 9/11/2021

View state record

8VAC20-770-60-B · Based on review of staff records, the child day program employed a staff member before obtaining a sworn statement or affirmation.

Evidence Staff #1 did not have for review documentation of a signed sworn statement.

View state record

22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on review of staff records, the center did not obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history check and or child abuse and neglect registry search from any state in which an individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence Staff # 3 (Date of hire 8/1/22) has resided in Texas and Maryland in the preceding five years. The center did not obtain a criminal history check for Texas before first day of employment or a child abuse and neglect registry search for Texas and Maryland within 45 days of first day of employment.

View state record

22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on observation, the provider did not obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence Staff #2 has lived out of state within the past five years and no background checks (sec offender, criminal history and central registry) were completed for that state.

View state record