First Discovery Academy at Rosemont

22VAC40-185-550-L · Based on interviews and a review of center documentation, it was determined that the center failed to ensure that parents were notified by the end of the day of any known injuries.

Evidence: 1. The parent of child 1 reported that on the evening of 2/3/21 she was giving her child a bath and observed a "bloody" bite mark on her child's nipple area. a. Child 1's parent stated that she was not told of any injuries to her child at pick-up from the center that day and was not provided with an injury report. b. Child 1's parent stated that she emailed the center to ask about the bite mark and was told that child 1 was bit that day by another child in the class and that the injury report was located in the office. 2. The injury report for child 1 documents that the child was injured on 2/3/21. The parent signed the injury report on 2/4/21. There was no documentation that the parent was notified on the same day the injury occurred. 3. Staff 1 confirmed that child 1's parent was not notified of his injury by the end of the day, as required by licensing standards. Staff 1 stated that the injury report for child 1 was completed at the time of the incident but center staff did not provide the report to the child's parent at pick-up.

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8VAC20-780-500-B · A nonobsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used. The changing pad in the wobbler classroom had several tears around the seams, rendering the surface no longer nonabsorbent.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Repeat violation

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 4/22/2024. Staff 1 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the states of Florida and Connecticut within the past five years. The results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not available for staff 1 from either Florida or Connecticut. 2. The center director confirmed that the results of a child abuse and neglect registry search were not available for staff 1..

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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. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 4/3/23) contains results of a national fingerprint search dated 4/10/23, which is after her first day of employment. 2. The center director confirmed that staff 1 began employment at the center prior to receiving the results of her national fingerprint search.

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8VAC20-780-510-E · Based on a review of medication and interview, the center did not ensure that procedures for administering medication shall include methods to prevent use of outdated medication.

Evidence: 1. There is an EpiPen prescribed to a child in care being stored at the center that has an expiration date of January 2023 and liquid Benadryl that has an expiration date of October 2022. 2. The center director confirmed that the EpiPen and liquid Benadryl are expired.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on interviews and a review of the center?s policies, the center failed to ensure that the licensee?s operational responsibilities shall ensure that the center?s services are maintained in compliance with the center?s own policies and procedures required by these standards.

Evidence: Center staff failed to follow their written policy regarding transitioning children off of the center bus as demonstrated by the following incident: 1. The center?s policy for exiting children off of the center bus states ?Count each child off the bus. Once children are off the bus walk down the aisle to make sure no one is still on the bus. Verbally call out each child?s name to check that they are here by using name cards and count them again?. 2. On 9/16/22, child 1, age 5, was left alone on the bus in the center?s parking lot without staff supervision for approximately 10-15 minutes. 3. Staff 1 and staff 2 (center director) confirmed that staff 1 did not follow the center?s bus policy of walking down the aisle of the bus once all children have exited to ensure there are no children remaining on the bus.

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

Evidence: 1. There is a hole approximately 3 inches in diameter with exposed drywall in the wall of the bathroom in the pre-k classroom and is within reach of the children in care. 2. The center director confirmed that the wall in the pre-k bathroom has a hole in it that is within reach of children.

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