Documentation of at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #2, who has been actively working at the center for at least a year, only had one completed reference verification on file.

8VAC20-770-70-A · Correction status not published

REPEAT VIOLATION

Staff who work directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff within 90 days of employment. Staff #4 who has been employed for a year did not have documentation of a completed 3-hour Virginia Preservice training.

8VAC20-790-600-B · Correction status not published

Licensees shall at all times afford the Superintendent reasonable opportunity to inspect all of their records. The record for staff #2 and staff #3 were not made available for inspection.

22.1-289.018-A · Correction status not published

Staff who work directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff within 90 days of employment. Staff #3 who has been employed for over a year did not have documentation of a completed 3-hour Virginia Preservice training.

8VAC20-790-600-B · Correction status not published

The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for 1 year, did not have a central registry requested.

22.1-289.035-B-3 · Correction status not published

REPEAT VIOLATION

Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the criminal history records check is received prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. Two staff members were working with children prior to their criminal history records check being received by the center. a. Staff #2 (date of hire 04/16/2024) has a criminal history records check dated 4/26/2024, which is 10 days after their start date working with children. b. Staff #3 (date of hire 04/22/2024) has a criminal history records check dated 4/29/2024, which is 7 days after their start date working with children. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that both Staff #2 and Staff #3 started working with children prior to their criminal history record checks were received.

22.1-289.035-B-2 · Correction status not published

Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the criminal history records check is received prior to the first day of employment.

Evidence: 1. Staff #5 that started working with children in February 2024 did not have in their record the results of their Criminal history record check prior to the first day of employment. a. Staff #5 was present in the classroom during the inspection. 2. Staff #1, Director, was unable to produce the required Criminal history background checks for Staff #5.

22.1-289.035-B-2 · Correction status not published

Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the work phone number each parent who has custody and the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.

Evidence: 1. Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4, Child #5, and Child #6 did not have the work phone number for the parent who has custody. 2. Child #3, Child #4 and Child #6, did not have the emergency contact address for one of the two emergency contacts listed to their record. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that the work phone numbers, and the emergency contact addresses were missing from the children?s file.

8VAC20-780-60-A · Correction status not published

Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that sworn statements were completed prior to the first day of employment.

Evidence: 1. All 5 staff records that were reviewed did not have a signed sworn statement completed prior to the first day of employment. 2. Staff #1, the director, confirmed that there were no sworn statements completed for the 5 staff members prior to the first day of employment.

8VAC20-770-60-B · Correction status not published