Kid Central

22.1-289.023-A · The center is required to ensure they post a copy of the Notice of Intent in a prominent place at each public entrance to the licensed premises to advise consumers of serious or persistent violations. The Notice of Intent issued 04/01/2026 was not posted at the center.

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8VAC20-780-160-A · Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.

1. There was no documentation of a negative TB screening for staff #1, who has been working for over two months. 2. There was no documentation of a negative TB screening for staff #2, who has been working for over three months.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry and the sex offender registry from one state for Staff #2, who had been employed for three weeks and was working with children at the time of the incident that occurred on 02/03/2026.

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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 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.

1. The center?s playground safety procedures state ?staff should be positioned in a way that there are no blind spots and that staff should circulate around to prevent blind spots from occurring.? The playground map for staff indicates there should be staff at each corner of the playground. The center did not follow its own procedures when video footage showed three staff in the middle of the playground with their backs to children playing at the top corner of the playground. Infant #2 (age 16 months) walked around that corner and was out of sight and sound of staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 for less than a minute. 2. The center?s procedures for identifying where attending children are at all times states, ?Children will always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.? It also states that staff are to scan the room and count children, especially during transitions, when children are moving from one location to another. The center did not follow its own procedure when 1.) Infant #2 (age 16 months) was out of sight and sound supervision of staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 for less than one minute and 2.) Staff #1 and staff #2 left Infant #1 (age 14 months) alone and unsupervised in the classroom for five minutes when the staff took the rest of the class outside. Staff #1 and staff #2 did not do a scan of the room or correct count of the children in their care.

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8VAC20-780-280-H · Cosmetics, medications, or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses, or pockets that are accessible to children.

In an infant room, staff #1 was sitting on the floor with a vape pen stored in the staff person's pocket. When the staff got up from the floor, the vape pen containing THC fell out of the staff's pocket onto the floor. The pen was accessible to infant #1 (age 12 months) who was within inches from the pen.

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8VAC20-780-260-B · After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for: Water supply; Sewage disposal system; and Food service, if applicable. The center did not have documentation of a Report of Environmental Sanitation from the Health Department as required.

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8VAC20-780-245-M · Training documentation is required to be kept in a manner that allows for identification by an individual staff member and must include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received. Training documents for staff #5 did not include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, the training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received.

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8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on a review of staff records, the center did not ensure each staff member completed tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days prior to beginning employment.

Evidence: The record of staff #3, hired 7/22/24, contained documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated 4/25. The year of the screening was not legible and the screening was not within the last 30 calendar days.

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8VAC20-790-600-F · Based on review of staff records and training certificates, the center failed to ensure that the department's health and safety updated course shall be completed annually.

Evidence: 1. Staff #5's last updated annual health and safety training was completed on 11/11/2022. There was not documentation that the annual and health and safety training had been completed in 2023. 2. Administration verified that there was no documentation in the record that the annual health and safety training had been completed for 2023.

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8VAC20-780-240-A · REPEAT VIOLATION

Based on review of staff records, the center failed to ensure that all staff complete the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #1's date of hire was 05/27/2022. The orientation certificate in the record was dated 10/07/2022. The training was required to be completed by 08/27/2022. 2. Staff #3's date of hire was 09/25/2023. The orientation certificate in the record was dated 01/08/2024. The training was required to be completed by 12/25/2023. 3. Staff #5's date of hire was 02/07/2022. The orientation certificate in the record was dated 06/06/2022. The training was required to be completed by 05/07/2022. 4. Administration verified the dates of hire and the dates on the orientation certificates.

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8VAC20-780-70 · Based on interview and review of staff records, the center failed to obtain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possess the education or certification required by the job position.

Evidence: 1. In Classroom #1, Staff #7,#8 and Staff #1 stated that Staff #1 was the Lead in the classroom. 2. There was no documentation in the staff record that Staff #1 possessed the education or certification required by the job position. 3. In Classroom #9, Staff #9 and Staff #5 stated that Staff #5 was the Lead in the classroom. 4. There was no documentation in the staff record that Staff #5 possess the education or certification required by the job position. 5. Administration verified the job positions for Staff #1 and Staff #5 and that there was not documentation of education or certification in the staff records.

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8VAC20-780-500-B · Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that the diapering surface was cleaned with soap and water, and sanitized after each use.

Evidence: 1. In Classroom #3, Staff #1 was observed completing a diaper change. Staff #1 completed the diaper change and handwashing procedures. The Licensing Inspector had to ask if she were going to clean the diapering surface. Staff #1 sprayed bleach water on the surface and immediately wiped the surface dry. Staff #1 did not clean with soap and water first, and did not let the sanitizing agent air dry. 2. In Classroom #10, Staff #2 was observed completing a diaper change. Staff #2 sprayed the diapering surface with soap and water, and bleach spray at the same time. Staff #2 did not first clean the surface with soap and water and wipe dry.

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8VAC20-780-290-A-3 · Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that all electrical outlets shall have protective covers.

Evidence: 1. In Room #4 there was an electrical outlet below the phone in the classroom that was missing a protective cover. 2. In Room #6 there was an electrical outlet to the left of the sink with the long counter that was missing a protective cover. 3. In Room #10 there was an electrical outlet to the left of the sink with the long counter that was missing a protective cover. 4. In Room #3 there was an electrical outlet on the wall next to the dramatic play area that was missing a protective cover.

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