La Petite Academy #7137

22VAC40-185-40-E · Based on interviews and a review of the center's policies, the center failed to ensure that the operational responsibilities of the licensee shall ensure that the center's services are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.

Evidence: The center failed to follow their written policy for supervising outdoor play as demonstrated by the following incident: 1. The center's policy for playground safety and appropriate dress while on the playground states "Staff will ensure that children are wearing jackets, coats, mittens, gloves and/or hats, if needed." 2. On 12/21/20, the parent of child 1 (age 2 at the time of the incident) observed a picture on the center's web based application of his child outside on the playground with no coat on. The outside temperature that day was approximately 45 degrees. 3. Staff 1 admitted that she did not follow the center's playground safety policy on 12/21/20 by not helping child 1 put his coat back on after he had taken it off. 4. Staff 2 confirmed that staff 1 did not follow the center's policy on playground safety while outside with the children on 12/21/20.

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8VAC20-780-550-I · A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place at each telephone. There were no postings of phone numbers by the phone in the 3-year-old room classroom.

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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 the center's own policies and procedures.

1. Per the center?s supervision policy and procedures, children shall be supervised at all times and a 5 year old child was left alone and unsupervised in the school?s transportation vehicle. 2. Per the center?s transportation procedures, staff were to walk to the rear of the bus, looking for the children in under and around each seat. Staff did not check the rear of the bus which resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the school?s transportation vehicle for approximately 16 minutes.

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8VAC20-780-130-E · The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1 and Child #2, both under the age of 2 years old, did not have documentation of additional immunizations every six months.

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8VAC20-780-500-A · Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks and shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting. Infant staff was observed diapering an infant child and taken directly to eat lunch without washing hands.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child #1, did not have a physical in their file and has been enrolled at the center for 4 months.

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8VAC20-780-410-1 · The following action or threat thereof are forbidden: striking a child. Staff was observed striking Child #1, age 22 months.

Evidence: 1. On June 10, 2024, Staff #1 struck Child #1, age 22 months, with her hand on the child?s hand. 2. Staff #1 admitted to ?swatting? Child #1 on the hand and that she was ?from the old school? to both the Director and Lead Teacher in the classroom.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained a clean, safe and operable condition.

Evidence: 1. In each of the classrooms, there were electric cords (phone charger cords and radio cords) that were hanging from the shelf that are in reach of children. This poses as an injury hazard to the children in care. 2. Staff members confirmed that the cords were hanging and in reach of children.

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8VAC20-780-330-B · Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99 and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles.

Evidence: 1. The large playground does not have the required minimum safety standards for resilient surfacing as the mulch has dissipated and the soil is exposed. 2. Under the outdoor play equipment with moving parts and climbing apparatuses, the fall zone has no mulch in which the children are landing on soil. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that the mulch has dissipated and there is minimal to no resilient surface throughout the playground.

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8VAC20-780-340-A · Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that when staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

Evidence: 1. On July 28, 2023, Child #1 was instructed by Staff #2 to clean up feces off the daycare floor. 2. District Manager, Staff #3, confirmed watching the video footage from the morning of July 28, 2023, in which Child #1 was observed to clean up feces off the daycare floor. 3. Staff #2 has been terminated as Assistant Director as it is noted that they were observed being unprofessional and inappropriate by allowing a child to clean up another child?s feces. 4. Staff #4 confirmed seeing the feces on the floor and that Staff #2 confirmed to them that they had Child #1 clean up feces off the floor.

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8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each staff member submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening.

Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (date of hire 5/3/2021) did not have a tuberculosis screening in their record. 2. Staff #2, director, confirmed that Staff #3 did not have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening in their record.

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8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center.

Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (date of hire 6/07/2021) has a tuberculosis screening date of 8/16/21 which is outside of the required timeframe. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Staff #3 did not have their tuberculosis screening 30 days prior to the date of their employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center.

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

Evidence: 1. The record for child 1 (date of enrollment: 4/6/21) does not contain documentation of immunizations. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for child 1 is lacking documentation of immunizations.

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