Building Blocks Preschool and Childcare Center

22VAC40-191-60-C-2 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that all staff have a central registry finding within 30 days of employment.

Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 8/18/21) does not contain the results of a central registry finding. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking documentation of a central registry finding.

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22.1-289.036-A · The center is required to have board members undergo a background check every five years. The sworn statements and central registry checks for board member 1 and board member 2 were more than 2 years overdue.

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22.1-289.035-B-2 · Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff 2 and staff 3, who have been employed for two months, did not have a completed national criminal background checks.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

On the toddler playground, several rungs of the vinyl fence gate were broken and cracked, creating a pinching and snagging hazard. There was also peeling paint on the outside metal baseboard of a building window and deteriorating wood and peeling paint on the outside of the shed located on the playground.

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8VAC20-790-530-C · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that for each group of children, the vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

Evidence: 1. The attendance sheets in each classroom did not document the arrival and departure time of each child. 2. Staff #1 (director) confirmed that the attendance sheets in each room did not document the arrival and departure times.

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8VAC20-780-130-E · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.

Evidence: 1. The most recent immunization record for child #2(date of birth: 7/22/2023) (start date: 9/18/2023) was dated 9/22/2023. 2. The director, staff #1 confirmed that the center did not obtain additional immunizations once every six months for child #2.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that all staff have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the age of children in care within 90 days of the date of employment.

Evidence: 1. The records for staff 1 (date of hire: 8/11/22) and staff 2 (date of hire: 8/28/23) do not contain documentation of current certification in CPR. 2. The vendor confirmed that the records for staff 1 and staff 2 lacks documentation of current certification in CPR.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry is obtained from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence: 1. Staff 1 has a hire date of 1/18/23. Staff 1 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in Maryland within the past five years. The results of a search of the Maryland child abuse and neglect registry were not available for staff 1. 2. The center director confirmed that the out-of-state search of the child abuse and neglect registry was not completed for staff 1.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry is obtained from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence: 1. Staff 1 has a hire date of 3/4/22. Staff 1 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the state of North Carolina within the past five years. The results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not available for staff 1 from the state of North Carolina. 2. The center director confirmed that the child abuse and neglect registry search for the state of North Carolina was not completed for staff 1.

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

Evidence: 1. In the gym, there are multiple areas that have insulation panels hanging down from the ceiling. 2. The plates on the door handles in the gym are hanging off, with exposed rust and sharp, protruding edges. 3. In the pre-k hallway, there is chipped and peeling paint along areas of the wall. 4. The baseboard at the bottom of the sink in the pre-k boys' bathroom is coming off. There is an exposed rusted screw and crumbling wood particles on the sink baseboard. 5. The center director confirmed that the items listed above are not currently in a safe and operable condition.

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