Kiddie Academy of Gainesville

8VAC20-780-40-M · (Repeat Violation) The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. The list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

The list of allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions did not contain all of Child #1?s food allergies.

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8VAC20-780-40-M · (Repeat Violation) The Center is required to maintain a current and dated written list of children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that is accessible to all staff in each group or area where children are present.

The allergy list did not contain two of Child #1`s diagnosed food allergies.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · The Center is required to ensure that the centers activities, services and facilities are maintained in compliance with their own policies that are required by the standards.

The center did not follow their written playground safety procedures that included a name to face check when the children line up to come inside from the playground, when sending students inside from the playground, and after all students enter the classroom which also included a final visual sweep of the playground before closing the playground door. On 5/2/25, staff stated they did not follow their playground policy and Child #1 (age 20 months) was left on the playground alone.

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8VAC20-780-40-M · The Center is required to maintain a current and dated written list of children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that is accessible to all staff in each group or area where children are present.

The allergy list did not contain one of Child #1`s food allergies.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on review of 5 staff records, the center did not ensure that all staff who work directly with children shall have CPR training within 90 days of the date of employment or 90 days from subsidy vendor approval.

Evidence: Staff #1 (date of hire 5/20/24) and Staff #2 (date of hire 4/11/24) did not have documentation of CPR certification.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on observation, the center did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.

Evidence: 1)The lower part of the wall in the Cardinals classroom, has large areas of paint peeling from the wall. 2) On the Twos/Threes playground, there is a sharp rock 5? x 1? and a sharp rock 8? x 3? protruding from the mulch area on the hill in the back which could pose a tripping hazard or snag to the skin. 3)On the Twos/Threes playground, there is a root 19? long x 1? thick protruding from the mulch area on the hill in the back which could pose a tripping hazard.

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8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on review of 5 child records, the center did not obtain documentation of immunizations for a child prior to the first day of attendance.

Evidence: The records for Child #2 (Start date 3/24/22) and Child #5 (Start date 2/5/24) did not contain documentation of immunizations prior to the first day of attendance.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on observation, the center did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.

Evidence: On the Kindergarten playground, at the top of the slide where it attaches to the playground equipment, there is a gap of approximately .25 inches that could be a risk of entanglement of a child?s clothing.

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22.1-289.035-A · Based on review of 8 staff records, the Center did not obtain a sworn disclosure statement every five years from the date of the last sworn disclosure statement.

Evidence: The record for Staff #6 did not contain a signed sworn disclosure statement every five years from the last sworn disclosure statement date. The previous statement was dated 7/31/17 and the new statement on file was dated 8/8/23.

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8VAC20-780-350-Q · Based on observation and staff interview, the center did not ensure they have a parent?s written permission and a written assessment by the program director and program leader to assign a child to a different age group.

Evidence: Child #1 (DOB 01/27/2021) was assigned to a classroom containing 13 children and 2 teachers. The appropriate supervision ratio for a child of this age is 1 staff member per 5 children. The child?s file did not contain written parent permission to be re-assigned to a different age group.

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8VAC20-780-40-M · Based on review of documentation and interview with the staff, the center did not maintain a current and dated written list of children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that was accessible to all staff in each group or area.

Evidence: 1)In the infant classroom, there was no dated allergy list posted for the staff.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain the results of a criminal history record check prior to first day of employment from any states staff have lived within the previous 5 years.

Evidence: Staff #4 (Date of Hire: 12/17/21) and Staff #5 (Date of Hire: 12/17/21) have both resided in Kentucky within the last 5 years. The center does not have a copy of the Kentucky criminal history background check results for either staff.

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63.2(17)-1720.1-B-4 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain a sex offender check from all states in which staff have resided in the preceding 5 years prior to employment.

Evidence: Staff #2 (Date of Hire: 6/2/2021) has resided outside the state of Virginia within the last 5 years and has the out of state sex offender check results on file dated 7/13/2021.

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