Rooftop of Virginia CAP - Early Childhood Education Center Galax

The center shall notify the parent by the end of the day of any known minor injuries.

“An injury report for Child #5 showed the parent was not notified by the end of the day that the minor injury occurred. .”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-O.

The center failed to ensure that roughly handling of a child does not occur.

“A review of video footage from 10/17/2024 shows Staff #1 picking up Child #1 under their arms, walking them over to their sleeping cot and dropping them onto the cot. Staff #1 leaves the room to retrieve another cot. When the staff member returns, they grab Child #2 by the right arm and shoves Child #2 onto their sleeping cot.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-1.

Based on the facility review the facility failed to ensure that hazardous items were kept in a locked place preventing access from children as required.

“EVIDENCE: In the staff lounge there was a working electric drill sitting on the table in the middle of the room. In the staff lounge there was a bottle of Tylenol and a box of EmergenC supplement in a storage container sitting on the snack table, beside the snacks. The storage container was accessible with no lid.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Based on a self-report, review of video footage, and review of documentation the facility failed to ensure that behavioral guidance is constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and redirects the children to appropriate behaviors.

Rule 8VAC20-780-400-B.

Based on a self report, review of video footage, and staff statements the facility failed to ensure that physical punishment, rough handling or shaking a child does not occur.

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-1.

Based on review of video the center failed to ensure that behavior guidance is constructive in nature, age, and stage appropriate, and intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior.

“Evidence: Video showed that on 10/23/23 at approximately 10:39am, while playing outside on the playground, a staff member grabbed the hood of child #1 and pulls the child down backwards onto the ground from a standing position. Child #1 had just done the exact same thing to child #2 a moment before. The staff member used inappropriate non-constructive behavior guidance in this instance by physically engaging the child.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-400-B.

Based on the review of video the center failed to ensure that a forbidden action was not used in behavior guidance.

“Evidence: Video shows that on 10/23/23 at approximately 10:39am, while outside on the playground, a staff member grabs the hood of child #1 and pulls him backward onto the mulch from a standing position. The child landed on his back. This is a forbidden action for punishment/behavior guidance as child #1 had just done the exact same thing to child #2 moments before.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-1.

Based on review of video the facility failed to ensure the care, protection, and guidance of the children as required.

“Evidence: On 4/14/23 at approximately 11:25am staff #1 failed to ensure the care, protection, and guidance of child #1 when she observed her standing on the lunch table. The staff did not speak to or go to the child to get her down, she watched her continue to stand on the table and then jump off directly towards another adjacent table where she landed feet first on the floor. This action posed a risk to the child, as the child could have hit her face on the adjacent table.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-A.

Based on review of video the facility failed to ensure that rough handling of the children did not occur.

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-1.

Based on measurement, the center did not maintain the required resilient surfacing depth in fall zones.

“Evidence: 1. The inspector measured less than the 6 inches (approximately 3 inches) of mulch required in the fall zone of the two balance beams, three slides and 1 green climber.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.