Tuckaway-Varina Child Development Center

8VAC20-780-260-B · The center must provide annual approval from the health department regarding their water supply and sewage disposal system. The center had not obtained an annual Report of Environmental Sanitation as required.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. On 8/13/2025, the floors and carpets in the gym area and the two school age classrooms were observed to be dirty and did not appear as if they had been swept, vacuumed, or mopped recently. There was dirt, dust, hair, food, bits of trash, and debris on the floors and carpets where children were playing. The tables and desks in the two school age classrooms were smeared with a buildup of fingerprints, smudgy handprints, and bits of food and trash. The trashcan in one of the school age rooms was overflowing with garbage.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on observations, review of a child?s record and interview, the center did not follow its policies and procedures to prevent the use of outdated medication.

Evidence: Child #11 was prescribed and had on site an emergency medication, Albuterol, with 2 puffs for asthma each day at noon and 4:00 p.m. The medication administration log for Child #11 documented that the Albuterol had been administered on 7/29/24, 7/30/24, 7/31/24. The Albuterol expired in February of 2024. In an interview on 7/31/24, the Program Director acknowledged that they did not follow policies and procedures to prevent the use of outdated medication.

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Repeat Violation. Based on record review, the center did not ensure that children?s records were complete.

Evidence: 1. The record for child 1 with an enrollment date of 9/27/2022, did not contain documentation of an annual update. 2. The record for child 3 with an enrollment date of 9/28/2020, did not contain documentation of an annual update. 3. The record for child 4 with an enrollment date of 4/26/2021, did not contain documentation of an annual update.

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8VAC20-780-410-2 · Based on observation, video footage, and interviews with staff, the center did not ensure the forbidden action of enclosure in a small, confined space or any space that the child cannot freely exit himself did not occur.

Evidence: On April 23, 2023, it was revealed that child #1 (DOB 7/31/2020) was placed in stroller as a form of confinement on two separate occasions: 1. On May 8, 2023, interviews with staff revealed the following: a. Staff #1 and Staff #2 stated that child #1 a 2-year-old was placed in a stroller during nap time on April 23, 2023. b. Staff #1 and staff #2 stated that child #1 was placed in the stroller because he was running around waking up other children that were napping. 2. Based on video footage taken on April 23, 2023, the following was revealed: a. At approximately 5:30pm staff #1 and staff #2 moved their class across the hall to another classroom because they were leaving for the day. At the time of the transition, child #1 was asleep in a stroller. Child #1 was placed in a stroller because he fell asleep on a swing while outside on the playground. b. Staff #4 stated that child #1 was beginning to wake up. Staff #4 then went to remove child #1 from the stroller and place the child on their lap. Staff #4 stated that he was unable to attend to the other children while holding child #1 and therefore placed the child back into the stroller. c. Shortly after placing the child back in the stroller, child #1?s mother entered the classroom at approximately 5:45. Staff # 4 tried to explain to the parent why child #1 was in the stroller.

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review of five children's records, the center failed to ensure records were complete.

Evidence: 1. Child # 2?s record (start date 9/9/2022) was missing the physicians name and phone number. 2. Child #4?s record (start date 9/27/2022) was missing the physician?s name and phone number.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on the observation and interview, the applicant did not ensure areas of the equipment of the center, inside and outside, will be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. A portion of the bottom wall border was pulled away from the wall in the Pre-K 1 classroom and the Yellow Birds Pre-K classroom. 2. A liquid substance was wasted on the floor in the Orange Birds classroom. 3. Chipped paint was observed in 4 classrooms on the window frames. 4. A toilet in the boy?s bathroom in the Private Kindergarten room was not flushed.

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