KinderCare Learning Center at College Park

8VAC20-780-240-B · Staff shall complete orientation training prior to working alone with children. Staff D did not have documentation of having an orientation prior to working with children.

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8VAC20-780-410-1 · Roughly handling children is a forbidden action. On 09/02/2025 at approximately 5:15pm Staff A used rough handling to discipline 3 year-old Child #1 by grabbing them by the arm to make them sit on the playground bench. Pictures and 3 witnesses confirmed the child's arm had a large red mark.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the

center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The terms of the center?s license include a stipulation that reads ?Only in classrooms #4 and #5 may children under 2 ? years of age be provided care.? The stipulation is to ensure the center is in compliance with the certificate of occupancy issued by the City, which says children under 2 ? are to be cared for in a room with direct egress. The center had a divider that split room #4 into a separate infant and toddler room, resulting in no direct egress in the toddler room. Technical assistance was provided to the center on 01/21/2025 regarding the direct egress requirement.

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8VAC20-780-240-B · Staff shall complete orientation training in subsection C of this section prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.

Staff C, who has been employed since October, did not have documentation of having received an orientation as outlined in subsection C of Standard 240-Staff Orientation.

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8VAC20-780-410-6 · Threats such as verbal remarks which are demeaning to the child are forbidden.

Three staff witnesses reported another staff called a year-old curse words that are considered derogatory and threatened to beat the child.

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8VAC20-780-150-B · Based on a record review the center did not ensure the current immunization record form was signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.

Evidence: Child #2 did not have an immunization record that was signed by the physician and did not indicate if the child had been adequately immunized.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on a record review the center did not ensure all staff had the required background checks to include a central registry check within 30 days of employment.

Evidence: Staff #1, hired 07/19/2022 did not have documentation of having the results of central registry check.

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8VAC20-780-340-A · (Repeat Violation) Based on interviews, record review and observation, the center did not ensure when staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

Evidence: On 08/17/2023, a 2 year-old child #1 took a 1 fluid ounce bottle of infant of acetaminophen from another child's diaper bag without staff #1 or #2's awareness. Staff #1 had taken child #1 and 3 other children to the hallway to retrieve milk from the kitchen. While in the hallway, Staff #1 reported she saw child #1 with the open bottle of acetaminophen to her mouth. Staff were not able to confirm if the child had ingested the medication.

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8VAC20-780-410-1 · Based on interviews and a record review the center did not ensure actions that are forbidden are not used with children in care.

Evidence: 1. On 07/19/2023, Staff #1 roughly handled a 2 year-old Child #1 during nap because she would not nap. a). It was reported by staff witness at approximately 12:00pm when child #1 got off of her cot, Staff #1 grabbed child #1 by one arm and one leg and "slammed her on her cot," and Child #1 "cried louder." c.) An infant staff heard crying coming from the twos classroom and came over to see if they needed help. When the infant staff entered the classroom, she reported Staff #1 "snatch the child by her arm and threw the child on the cot." It was also reported Staff #1 proceeded to pat Child #1 on the back hard. 2. On 07/12/2023 during nap a staff witness reported Staff #1 grab child #2 by the arm and "forcefully push him down on his cot" and began "aggressively patting him on the back." Staff #1 was also seen and heard yelling in the face of children that did not nap.

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8VAC20-780-260-B · Based on a record review and interview, the center did not ensure annual approval from the health department.

Evidence: The center did not have documentation of an annual health inspection. Management confirmed the center had not had a health inspection in over a year.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on a record review and interviews the center did not ensure the center's activities were maintained in compliance with these standards and the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.

Evidence: 1. The center's supervision policy requires staff to perform and document on a "Child Supervision Record (CSR), that they did a face-to-name check of each child in their care every 30 minutes and/or during any large class transitions. 2. On 05/23/2023 the center did not follow their own policy when staff #1 and #2 did not document having done any face-to-name checks for child #1 who entered the Discovery Preschool classroom at 4:35pm. As a result, Child #1 was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately 10 minutes between 5:00pm-5:10pm.

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