Old Bridge United Methodist Church

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

The most recent fingerprint check for Staff #2 was overdue by one year and seven months.

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22.1-289.031-A-4 · The center must obtain documentation annually that each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician's assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.

Staff #5's annual health statement is overdue by one year and nine months.

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22.1-289.031-B-2 · Procedures for the appropriate supervision of all children in care are required to be established and implemented to ensure the safety of children.

The religious exempt child day center's supervision policy and procedure states: "You must account for all children at every transition...by verifying names and notating such on the Transition Tracking Sheet". This procedure was not followed on 8/19/2024 when the 3's classroom returned inside from the playground at approximately 3:00pm-3:05pm. Child #1 (Age 3) was documented as being signed back in from recess at 3:00pm, however, the child remained outside alone and unsupervised on the playground for approximately one hour and 15 minutes until the child was found by someone other than center staff.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on record review, the center did not request an out of state child abuse and neglect search by the end of the 30th day of employment for all staff who have lived outside Virginia within the last 5 years. In addition, the center also did not obtain the results of an out of state criminal history record check prior to the first day of employment for all staff who have lived outside Virginia within the last 5 years.

Evidence: Staff #4 (Date of Hire: 9/12/2022) has lived in Connecticut within the last 5 years and there was no documentation that a request of the Connecticut child abuse and neglect registry has been requested by the center. Staff #6 (Date of Hire: 8/23/2021) has lived in West Virginia within the last 5 years and there was no documentation that a request of the West Virginia child abuse and neglect registry has been requested by the center or that the West Virginia criminal history record check results were obtained.

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