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Home › VA › Bridgewater › Connections Early Learning Center
422 College View Drive, Bridgewater VA 22812 · License #1109267 · Center · Child Day Center
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8VAC20-780-340-F · Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 11/06/2025, while children were being taken from the classroom and loading on the van, Child 1 (age 3) was left in the classroom alone for at least one minute.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
Restraints/Behavior Management
Disposition: Reported/Valid
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Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing on Jul 9, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
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?s food policy in the staff handbook states ?Food may not be removed as punishment. Meals are social times when staff sit with children and children are encouraged to eat as independently as possible.? The center?s discipline policy includes ?Guidelines are stated positively. Guidance techniques are non-punitive and accompanied by an explanation of expectations.? Staff 5 removed and threw away Child 3?s (age 3) food in response to the child continuing to hum/sing at the table during lunchtime.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-40-E · The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall ensure that all the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The standards require procedures for identifying where children are at all times. The center's policy training manual states,"When staff are supervising children, they must ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Children are always within sight and sound of a supervising adult."
On March 13, 202, less than a minute passed when staff and children walked outside to the playground. Staff 1 was walking down the hall to another classroom and passed by Classroom #1 and saw a child by the back door crying and trying to open the door. Staff 1 walked in to help the child and noticed there was not a teacher inside the classroom.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.036-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement by end of 30th day for new board officers/agents.
The sworn statement for Board Officer 2, who had been appointed as an officer in 2023, did not have documentation in their record.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-790-600-F · Based on a review of records, the vendor did not ensure that each staff complete the Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update training for 2023.
Evidence: 1. Staff 3 (DOH: 07/01/2022) contained documentation of the 3-hour annual health and safety update training 05/30/2022 and the next one was completed on 06/04/2024. 2. Staff 3 confirmed that administration did not have any staff complete the 3-hour annual health and safety training updates in the year of 2023.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-550-F · Based on a review of the log for procedures for emergencies and interview, the center failed to ensure lockdown procedures are practiced at least annually.
Evidence: 1. There was no documentation of a lockdown drill being practiced for 2023. Administration confirmed the lockdown drill was not practiced in 2023.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-240-A · Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to ensure that staff complete the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.
Evidence: 1. The record of staff 12 (DOH 03/06/2023) did not contain documentation of the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation. 2. Staff 2 acknowledged it was not completed.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-570-E · Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that each infant bottle was dated.
Evidence: 1. There were two prepared bottles in the refrigerator observed not labeled with a date. 2. There were 5 infants in care.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-70 · Based on record review, the center failed to obtain two reference checks before a staff member's first day of employment.
Evidence: 1. Staff #6's date of employment was 09/09/2022. No reference checks were on file. 2. Staff #9's date of employment was 09/26/2022. No reference checks were on file. 3. Staff verified that there were no reference check's on file for Staff #6 and Staff #9.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.