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Home › VA › Fairfax Station › La Petite Academy-Clara Barton
10996 Clara Barton Drive, Fairfax Station VA 22039 · License #724292 · Center · Child Day Center
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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on staff interview, the licensee did not ensure that they are in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures.
Evidence: 1. There was no documentation available on 9/8/2022 of either the Staff or Management?s Daily Playground Safety Checklist being completed on the date of the incident, 9/2/2022. 2. The center?s Playground Safety Procedures state: ?1. Every day, prior to children using the playground, a member of management must designate a staff member who must complete the following: -Inspect the Playground using the Daily Playground Safety Checklist for Staff. 2. A member of Management must complete the Daily Playground Safety Checklist for Management and either make the necessary repairs or submit work orders to Facilities.? 3. Staff A stated that ?The playground Safety checklist was not completed that day, 9/2/2022. Staff D usually does the playground safety checklist, but it was not completed that day.? 4. Staff E stated that ?No one did the morning safety checklist to make sure all of the gates are secure. Usually the opener or safety captain is the one who does it.?
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-340-A · When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
On February 5, 2025, Staff #1 walked a group of seven children, Child #1(age: 7 years), Child #2 (age: 5 years), Child #3 (age: 5 years), Child #4 (age: 5 years), Child #5 (age: 8 years), Child #6 (age: 9 years) and Child #7 (age: 9 years) from the Center to the sidewalk leading to the front doors of their Elementary School. The children started to make their way to the front door of the Elementary School as Staff #1 turned around and left the children alone unsupervised at approximately 10:51am. Staff #1 did not relinquish supervision of the seven children to Elementary School staff. The Elementary School was running on a two hour delay and the doors to the Elementary School were locked until 11:00am. At approximately 10:52am, a school bus pulled into the bus loop as the children were walking towards the front door of the school. The bus loop is located on the road next to the sidewalk that the children were walking on. An elementary school staff saw the children outside as the bus pulled up and went outside to stand with the children until the Elementary school opened its doors at 11:00am. The temperature outside at 10:51am was approximately 31 degrees Fahrenheit and there was snow and ice on the ground to the right of the children's walking path.
Supervision
Disposition: Reported/Valid
Physical Abuse/Neglect
Disposition: Reported/Valid
Physical Abuse/Neglect
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
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
The sworn statement for Staff #1, was dated one day after their first day of employment.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-50-B · Records and reports on children required by this chapter shall be maintained and made accessible for two years after termination of services.
There was no record of a feeding schedule for formula for Child #1 (age 9 months) who unenrolled one month ago.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-340-A · COMPLAINT RELATED, REPEAT VIOLATION and SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCY
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. On August 29, 2025, Child #1 (age 3) was sitting on their cot and got up off of their cot, put their blanket away and went to go sit in a chair at a classroom table. While Child #1 was sitting at the table, staff #1 entered the classroom and roughly snatched Child #1 out of their chair from behind. Child #2 (age 3) was laying down on their nap cot when Staff #1 walked over and kicked one side of the cot up three times before the child rolled off on to the floor.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-340-A · REPEAT VIOLATION
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Staff #1 was observed by Witness #1 and #2 spraying multiple children in the face with a spray bottle of water. Witness #1 stated that children would be sprayed in the face with water by Staff #1 if they were talking to each other or not lining up to go outside. Witness #2 stated children would be sprayed in the face with water by Staff #1 to get in line to go outside and stay in line.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-140-B · If the child has had a physical examination prior to attendance, it shall be within 12 months prior to attendance for children two years of age through five years of age.
The physical examination for child #1 (age: 3 years), enrolled for eleven months, was dated two years and 10 months ago.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain name, address, and telephone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
The record for child #1, enrolled for three weeks, did not contain complete addresses for two designated people.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-350-B-2 · The required ratio for children ages 16 to 24 months is one staff per five children.
On July 7, 2025, in classroom #1, staff #2 and staff #3 were observed out of ratio (youngest child 16 months old) from approximately 8:53am until 11:53am with: -11 children from approximately 8:53am until 9:13am. -12 children from approximately 9:13am until 11:53am. Witness #1, witness #2 and witness #3 confirmed that classroom #1 was out of ratio from 8:53am until 11:53am. The center's face to name transition sheet confirmed that classroom #1 was out of ratio from approximately 8:53am until 11:53am.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-340-A · When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
Child #1 (age: 4 years) and child #2 (age: 4 years) were wrestling on the classroom floor Staff #1 picked up child #1 from behind by gripping the outside of both upper arms and moved child #1 across the classroom. Child # 1 was observed having red marks on their upper right arm.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-B-2 · The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #2, who had been employed for four months, national criminal background check was overdue by nine days.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
The sworn statement for staff #1, who is currently working, was dated one day after their first day of employment.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, the center failed to obtain an out of state sex offender registry search and a search of child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry maintained by any other state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
Evidence: 1. Staff #2's(date of hire: 08/19/2024) sworn statement document indicated that Staff # 2 lived out side the state of Virginia within the last five years. The record for Staff #2 did not contain an out of state sex offender registry search or an out of state search of child abuse and neglect registry that was requested by the child day center. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the record for Staff #2 did not contain an out of state sex offender registry search or an out of state search of child abuse and neglect registry that was requested by the child day center.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-160-A · REPEAT VIOLATION
Based on record review and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff member submits documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Evidence: 1. Staff #5 (date of hire: 05/02/2024) negative tuberculosis screening was dated 05/09/2024. 2. Staff #7 confirmed that Staff #5 did not have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment .
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-130-E · Based on record review, the center did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
Evidence: 1. Child #2 (dob: 8/29/22) last immunization record on file was dated 3/17/23. 2. Child #4 (dob:7/13/21) last immunization record on file was dated 7/19/22. 3. Child #6 (dob:7/7/20) last immunization record on file was dated 9/14/20.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-340-A · Based on staff interview, when staff were supervising children, they did not always ensure their care and protection.
Evidence: 1. On January 4, 2024, at approximately 3:45pm, during afternoon pick-up time, Staff #1 (doh: 5/16/2013) in the Infant room give a bottle that contained approximately 6 ounces of a mixture of ? breast milk & ? formula to Infant #1. The bottle did not belong to Infant #1. 2. Staff #1 fed the whole bottle to Infant #1. 3. Staff #1 realized the bottle that was just fed to Infant #1 did not belong to Infant #1 at the time that Infant #1 was being picked up by their parent in the afternoon. 4. Staff #1 did not always ensure the care and protection of Infant #1.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: supervision. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on a review of staff records, all staff did not submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information described in subdivision B 2 of ? 19.2-392.02.
1. Staff #1 (doh: 1/8/2024) did not have fingerprints results on file at the time of the inspection.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-240-A · Based on a review of staff records, 1 out of 3 staff did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.
Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (doh: 10/17/2022) did not have documentation of completing The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment at the time of the inspection.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-350-B-1 · Based on a review of records, the facility did not maintain the required staff to child ratios.
Evidence: 1. On 8/22/2022, the infant classroom was out of ratio from approximately 9:00am-11:00am. There were 10 children and 2 staff members.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: ratio. Open / not marked corrected.
22.1-289.035-A · Based on record review, documentation of subsequent background checks were not conducted every five years.
Evidence: Staff #4 central registry check expired on 1/5/2022.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: background checks. Open / not marked corrected.
8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on a review of children's records the center did not maintain documentation of child updates and confirmation of up-to-date information in the child's record.
Evidence: 1. Child number 1 (enrolled 6/6/2018) had their last annual update on 1/16/2020. 2. Child number 2 (enrolled 3/18/2020) did not have an annual update. 3. Child number 3 (enrolled 9/16/2019) did not have an annual update. 4. Child number 4 (enrolled 11/2/2020) had their last annual update 3/13/2020.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: recordkeeping. Open / not marked corrected.
22VAC40-185-160-A · Based on a review of staff records, 2 out of 4 staff did not submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening no later than 21 days after employment.
Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (doh: 8/9/2021) did not have documentation of tuberculosis screening on file during the time of the inspection. 2. Staff #3 (doh: 2/22/2021) did not have documentation of tuberculosis screening on file during the time of the inspection.
Open Not marked corrected in the state record
Category: health medication. Open / not marked corrected.