Common Ground Child Care Center

8VAC20-780-560-P · Based on interviews, the center did not ensure that a child with a diagnosed food allergy was not served any food identified in the written care plan.

Evidence: Child #1 has a diagnosed allergy and was served a food that contained that allergen during a special event hosted by the center.

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22.1-289.035-A · The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent fingerprint-based background check for Staff #2 was overdue by one week.

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22.1-289.035-B-3 · The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #1, who had been employed for four weeks, did not have a central registry search requested.

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8VAC20-780-270-A · The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

On a high shelf in classroom #1, books and baskets of books were unlevel and stacked on top of each other. The large plastic shed on the playground, was broken on the bottom left side, exposing sharp pieces of plastic.

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8VAC20-780-580-I · Before leaving on a field trip, a schedule of the trip's events and locations shall be posted and visible at the center site.

On, June 23, 2025, classroom #1 left the center on a scheduled field trip, when they arrived at their destination the field trip location was closed. Classroom #1 went to a different location then originally planned. The schedule for the second location was not posted at the center site. On June 24, 2025, classroom #2 and #3 left the center and traveled to a location that was not posted at the center site and there was no schedule available of the trip's events.

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8VAC20-780-510-I · Based on review of medications, the center did not obtain written parent permission for administering medication for all medications on site.

Evidence: 1. Child #1 had Albuterol medication on site and did not have written parent permission on site at the time of inspection granting the center permission to administer the medication. Child #1 had a record of receiving their Albuterol medication from center staff on 07/30/24 and 08/05/2024. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the center did not have written parent permission to administer the Albuterol medication to Child #1.

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8VAC20-780-130-A · Repeat Violation

Based on record review and interview, the center did not obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Evidence: 1. The record for Child #4 (date of enrollment : 03/01/2019) did not contain an immunization record. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the record for Child #4 did not contain an immunization record.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not deny employment to an employee that did not have a central registry within 30 days of employment.

Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #7 (date of hire: 5/14/2021) does not contain the results of a central registry finding. 2. The record for Staff #8 (date of hire: 2/21/2023) does not contain the results of a central registry finding. 3. Staff # 1 and Staff #10 confirmed that the records for Staff #7 and Staff #8 do not have documentation of a central registry finding.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, the child day center failed to obtain an out of state copy of a sex offender registry check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence: 1) Staff # 1 (date of hire: 01/09/2024) did not have a record of an out of state sex offender registry check or a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years on file. 2) Staff # 6 confirmed that the center did not run the two out of state background checks required for Staff # 1.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on record review and interview, the vendor failed to ensure that all staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment current certification in CPR.

Evidence: 1) Staff #1 (date of hire: 01/09/2024) does not have current certification in CPR. 2) Staff #5 (date of hire: 01/23/2024) does not have current certification in CPR. 3) Staff #6 confirmed that Staff #1 and Staff #5 did not have current CPR certification.

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8VAC20-780-550-D · Based on record review, the center did not implement a monthly practice evacuation drill each month.

Evidence; An evacuation drill was not documented to have occurred March 2023.

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8VAC20-780-280-B · Based on observation, the center did not keep hazardous substances such as cleaning materials in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Evidence: In multiple rooms of the center, a bleach/water solution was stored out of reach of children, but not locked. The director was notified, and she informed staff to lock them in the cabinets.

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8VAC20-780-340-F · Based on observation and interview, a child under the age of 10 years was not within sight and sound supervision of staff.

Evidence: During an interview with a staff member, it was determined that Child #1 was located in a classroom after the lead and assistant teacher left the room. The room was within sound of the administration area, but no teacher was within sight of the child.

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