KinderCare Education-Churchland

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 criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent 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 1/4/22. Staff 1 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the state of Nevada within the past five years. The results of a criminal history record information check and a sex offender registry check were not available for staff 1 from the state of Nevada. 2. Staff 2 has a hire date of 1/24/22. Staff 2 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the states of California, Illinois and Maryland within the past five years. The results of a criminal history record check and a sex offender registry check were not available for staff 2 from the states of California or Illinois. The results of a sex offender registry check was not available for staff 2 for the state of Maryland. 3. Staff 3 has a hire date of 12/15/21. Staff 3 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the states of California, Colorado and North Carolina within the past five years. The results of a criminal history record check and a sex offender registry check were not available for staff 3 from the state of California. The results of a sex offender registry check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not available for staff 3 from the states of Colorado and North Carolina. 4. The center director confirmed that the above required out-of-state background checks were not completed for staff 1, staff 2 or staff 3.

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8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The records for child 1 and child 2 do not contain the work phone number for one parent. The records for child 3 and child 4 do not contain the work phone number or place of employment for one parent. The record for child 5 does not contain the work phone number for one parent or the complete addresses for the two emergency contacts.

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8VAC20-780-70 · Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff 1, who has been working at the center for over two years, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.

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8VAC20-780-130-A · The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Immunization records for child 1 were not obtained until over a year after the child began attending the center.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · The center shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There was no documentation of a physical examination in the record for child 1, who has been enrolled for five months.

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22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that the results of a national fingerprint search are received for each staff member before employment.

Evidence: 1. Staff 1 has a documented date of hire of 8/10/23. The results of the national fingerprint search were not received by the center until 8/14/23. 2. The center director confirmed that staff 1 began employment prior to receiving the national fingerprint background check results.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on interviews and a review of the center?s policies, the center failed to demonstrate operational responsibilities ensuring that the center?s activities, services and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center?s own policies and procedures.

Evidence: The center failed to follow their written policies regarding supervision of children as demonstrated by the following incident: 1. The center?s policy for supervision of children states ?All individual and/or groups of children must be supervised at all times while in our care?children must not be left alone or unsupervised in classrooms, hallways, offices, lobbies, bathrooms, playgrounds or vehicles?. The center?s policy for playground supervision further states ?Children must be counted name-to-face using the CSR (child supervision record) every half hour and during transition to and from the classroom and the playground?. a. It was reported that on 9/12/23, child 1, age 18 months, was left alone on the playground without staff supervision for approximately 5 minutes. b. The staff members responsible for the direct care of child 1, confirmed that they did not follow the center?s policies for supervision of children, nor did they follow the center?s policy for playground supervision and the use of the Child Supervision Record (CSR).

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8VAC20-780-550-P · Based on staff interviews and record review, the center failed to maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries.

Evidence: 1. On the morning of 10/7/22, child 1 (age 20 months) was observed crying in the toddler classroom by numerous center staff. a. Staff working in the toddler classroom stated that they did not know why child 1 was crying. b. Staff working in the toddler classroom stated they did not witness any accident that would cause an injury to the child. 2. Five staff who were working at the center on 10/7/22 stated in interviews that they observed child 1 to cry whenever they moved or touched her right arm. 3. Staff 1 and staff 2 stated they took child 1 to staff 3 (center director) because they thought something was wrong with her arm and that she had somehow been hurt. 4. Staff 3 stated she did not observe any injury to child 1 but that child 1 was crying the entire time she examined her. Staff 3 stated that she examined child 1 and moved both of her arms up and down and checked her back. 5. Because child 1 continued to cry, staff 3 stated she called child 1's parent and asked him to pick her up and take her to the doctor. 6. Staff 3 stated that no one wrote an injury report even though numerous staff had observed child 1 to cry whenever her right arm was moved. 7. Child 1?s parent reported to center management that the child had nursemaid?s elbow.

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8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 4/11/22) contains documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated 4/18/22, which is after the first date of employment and after coming into contact with children. 2. The center director confirmed that the tuberculosis screening for staff 1 was not completed within the required timeframe.

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