The Learning Experience

8VAC20-780-410-7 · The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: punishment for toileting accidents. On May 21, 2026, Child 1 (age 4) told his parents that Staff 1 smacked him on his face because he had a toileting accident and made a mess on the toilet.

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8VAC20-780-245-J · Staff members caring for any child for whom emergency medications have been prescribed must have the appropriate Medication Administration Training. Child A has an emergency seizure nasal spray medication on site, but there are no staff certified in Medication Administration Training - Seizure Rescue Nasal Spray.

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8VAC20-780-350-B-1 · Systemic Deficiency The required ratio for children ages birth up to 16 months is one staff for every four children. Staff 1 was consistently over ratio in the infant room in the mornings during a period from late November to early January. Staff 1 would regularly have 5 to 6 infants between approximately 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.

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8VAC20-780-240-E · Within 30 days of the first day of employment, staff must complete orientation

training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care. There was no documentation of orientation training in first aid and CPR on file for Staff 4, Staff 6, and Staff 7.

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8VAC20-780-410-8 · In order to promote the child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide needed help, comfort, and support. During water play in July 2025, Staff 1 was observed spraying toddler age children in the face with a hose (hard setting) and dumping buckets of water over children's heads making them cry.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Staff shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care within 90 days of employment. Staff 2 and Staff 10, employed over 90 days, did not have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which contains required information. Child 10, enrolled for over a month, did not have documentation of the child?s proof of identity and age.

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8VAC20-780-70 · The facility failed to have required documentation in each staff file. Two references as to character, reputation, and competence should be checked prior to employment. Staff 2(date of employment 6/17/2024) did not have documentation of two references on file.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on review of five staff records, the center failed to ensure that out of state background checks were conducted as required.

Evidence: Staff 4 (date of employment 11/28/2022) indicated on the sworn disclosure statement dated 11/28/2022 that they had lived outside the state of Virginia within the past five years. There was no documentation to support that the required out of state child abuse and neglect registry ( CPS

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