The Merit School of Old Town Manassas

8VAC20-780-40-L · The center shall inform all staff who work with children of children's

allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. Evidence: In the Pre-K class, four-years-old, the teacher was unable to identify the diagnosed food allergies of a child in their care. A review of the child?s records show that a physician documented the child?s food allergies, that requires emergency medication, nine months ago.

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8VAC20-780-260-B · The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual health department inspection report for meeting requirements for water supply, sewage disposal and food service.

Evidence: The most recent health department inspection on file was two years ago.

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8VAC20-780-350-B-2 · Based on observation; the facility did not ensure that the ratio for children 16 months to 24 months as 1 staff to 5 children.

Evidence: In the toddler class, (16 months to 24 months), Licensing Inspector (LI) observed 7 children with 1 staff member.

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8VAC20-780-350-B-1 · Based on documentation and interviews; the facility did not ensure that ratios of 1 staff to 4 children was maintained in the birth to 16-month classroom.

Evidence: On 3/21/24 between approximately 7:57 a.m. and 8:09 a.m. the infant classroom, birth to 16 months, had a total of five children in care with one teacher supervising.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Repeat Violation

Based on review five staff records; the center did not obtain documentation of the results of a central registry search within 30 days of employment for all staff members. Evidence: The record for Staff #5 with a start date of 01/04/23, the results of the Central registry search background check was dated 02/23/23.

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8VAC20-780-210-A · Repeat Violation

Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not ensure that all program leaders had documentation of high school program completion or equivalent on file. Evidence: The record for Staff #2, with a title of teacher, did not contain documentation of education.

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8VAC20-780-210-A · Based on a review of five staff records, the facility did not ensure that all program leaders had documentation of high school program completion or equivalent on file.

Evidence: The record for Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, and Staff #4, with a title of teacher, did not contain documentation of education.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on review five staff records, the center did not obtain documentation of the results of a central registry search within 30 days of employment for all staff members.

Evidence: The record for Staff #4 with a start date of 1/10/23, the results of the Central registry search background check was dated 2/23/23

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain the results of a Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry search within 30 days of employment for all staff.

Evidence: Staff #1 (Date of Hire: 9/16/2022) did not have Central Registry results on file at the time of inspection.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain for all staff who have lived outside the state of Virginia within the last 5 years a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check prior to the first day of employment or a search request of the child abuse and neglect registry by the 30th day of employment.

Evidence: Staff #4 (Date of Hire: 2/14/2022) indicated on a signed Sworn Disclosure Statement on 2/1/22 and 5/17/22 that they have resided in Pennsylvania and New York within the last 5 years. Staff #4 did not have the results of a Pennsylvania criminal history record information check on file. Staff #4 did not have documentation of a search request of the child abuse and neglect registry for Pennsylvania or New York on file.

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