Chesapeake Christian Center

The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every 5 years.

“The sworn statement or affirmation for staff 4 is overdue by 2 years and 2 months. There is no updated national criminal background check result in the record for staff 4. The national criminal background check for staff 5 is overdue by 1 year and 5 months.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

“The sworn statement for Staff 3 is dated four months after their first day of employment.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

“The record for staff 3, who has been employed for 11 months and has been working alone with children, does not contain documentation of a completed national criminal background check.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

“The record for staff 1, who has been employed for four months, does not contain a central registry search result. Staff 1 was working alone with children.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

The center shall not exceed the capacity of children cared for as allowed by law or regulation.

“The Certificate of Occupancy issued by the local zoning authority allows for no more than 5 children under the age of 2 1/2 years to be in care at any one time. There were 9 children under the age of 2 1/2 years in care during the inspection.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-520-C.

The vendor shall maintain a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions.

“The most recent written children’s allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions list was dated 6/13/23.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-520-F.

For each grouping of children, the vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

“There was no written attendance record of the children in care for 1/14/25.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-530-B.

Children’s records should include all the required elements.

Rule 8VAC20-790-540-B.

Staff records shall contain the date of employment.

“The record for staff 1 does not contain the date of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-550-1.

Staff shall be evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and be signed by a physician, physician’s designee, or an official of the local health department.

“There was no TB screening on file for staff 2, who has been employed and working with children for over one week. The TB screening for staff 3 was completed 21 days after their first day of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-560-A.

Subsequent TB screenings are required at least every two years from the date of the initial screening.

“An updated TB screening for staff 4 was not completed and was overdue by two years and three months.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-560-B.

Documentation of additional immunizations shall be obtained once every six months for children less than two years of age.

“An updated immunization record for child 5, under 2 years of age, is overdue by two months.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-580-B.

All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration.

“Staff 3’s CPR certification training does not include an in-person competency demonstration. The records for staff 5 and staff 6 do not contain documentation of current CPR certification.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-1.

All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.

“The records for staff 3, staff 5 and staff 6 do not contain documentation of current certification in first aid.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-2.

Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department’s health and safety update course.

“Staff 3 has completed only 3 of the required 16 hours of annual training for 2024. Staff 5 has completed only 9 of the required 16 hours of annual training for 2024. There is no documentation that staff 6 has completed the annual subsidy health and safety update course for 2024.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-F.

There shall be at least one staff on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing a daily health observation of children.

“The record provided for all current staff did not include documentation that any of the staff have obtained instruction in performing daily health observation of children.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-I.

Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition.

“There is a 3 foot high shelf in the toddler room that is unsecured and unstable. The shelf has numerous items and equipment, including a lamp, DVD player and scissors, sitting on top. The shelf sways from side to side when touched, creating a toppling hazard to children in care.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-630-A.

Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.

“There were numerous uncovered electrical outlets in the large multi-purpose room, accessible to children in care, that lacked protective covers.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-630-C-2.

Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

“There was an unlocked spray bottle of bleach water next to the sink in the infant classroom. A spray bottle of bleach water, a can of Raid, a spray bottle of Windex, a mold and mildew with bleach spray and a pet odor and stain eliminator spray was also found in an unlocked cabinet below the bathroom sink in the preschool classroom.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-640-A.

Facilities operated by, or under the auspices of, a religious institution and exempt from license shall ensure the following ratio requirements are maintained: 1. One staff member to 4 children from ages zero to 16 months; 2. One staff member to 5 children from ages 16 months to 24 months; 3. One staff member to 8 children from ages 24 months to 36 months; 4. One staff member to 10 children from ages 36 months to 5 years. When a group of children receiving care includes children from different age brackets, the age of the youngest child in the group shall be used to determine the staff-to-children ratio that applies to that group.

“Upon the licensing inspectors arrival to the center at 9:25am, staff 3 and staff 5 were observed supervising 14 children, ages 7 months - 4 years, in the multi-purpose room. The number and ages of the children required 4 staff to be present. A third staff person arrived to the center at 10:05am and a fourth staff person arrived at 10:40am.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-670-C-1.

The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: roughly handling a child.

“On 1/14/25, the licensing inspector observed staff 1 lift child 6 off the floor by the upper arm to have the child stand up. Staff 1 walked the child across the room holding their upper arm and sat the child down in a chair. Child 6’s feet lifted up off the floor twice, once as staff 1 lifted the child off of the floor by the arm and a second time as staff 1 walked the child across the room while holding their arm.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-710-1.

A nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall by used.

“The diaper changing pad in the infant classroom had two tears on the surface of the pad.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-760-B-3-c.

The vendor may administer over-the-counter or nonprescription medication to a child with written permission from the parent, provided the medication is labeled with the child’s name.

“There were two over-the-counter medications for child 7 in the infant room that were not labeled with the child’s name.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-770-B-2.

Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

“There were two over-the-counter medications in an open plastic basket sitting on a counter in the infant room.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-770-D.

One working, battery-operated radio is required.

“The center had no batteries for the battery-operated radio.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-780-C-2.

The vendor shall maintain a record of the dates of the practice drills for one year.

“The emergency drill log for the facility lacked documentation of the two required shelter-in-place practice drills and the one required lockdown drill for 2024.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-800-B.

When food is brought from home, the food container shall be clearly labeled in a way that identifies the owner.

“There was a can of powdered baby formula for child 7 that was not labeled with the child’s name.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-810-C-1.

The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead.

“The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH.”

Rule 22.1-289.057-A.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that children’s records contain all the required information.

“Evidence: 1. The record for child 1 (date of enrollment: 10/16/19) does not contain the address of at least one person designated by the parent to contact in case of an emergency and the parent cannot be reached. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that the record for child 1 is lacking the complete contact information for the emergency contact person.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-540-B.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that staff records contain the date of employment.

“Evidence: 1. The records for staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 do not contain the first date of employment. 2. The center director confirmed that the records for staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 are lacking the first date of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-550-1.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that staff shall be evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

“Evidence: 1. The records for staff 1 (no documented date of hire), staff 2 (no documented date of hire), staff 4 (date of hire: 3/7/22), staff 5 (date of hire: 5/26/22) do not contain the results of a TB screening. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that the records for staff 1, staff 2, staff 4 and staff 5 are lacking documentation of a TB screening.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-560-A.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening.

“Evidence: 1. The most recent tuberculosis screening in the record for staff 3 is dated 10/13/17. 2. Staff 4 (center director0 confirmed that an updated tuberculosis screening for staff 3 has not been received.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-560-B.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that all staff who work directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff within the first 90 days of employment.

“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 2 (no documented date of hire) does not contain documentation that the Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff has been completed. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that staff 2 has been employed at the center for more than 90 days and that the staff record is lacking documentation of the completed training.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-B.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that all staff have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.

“Evidence: 1. Staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3, all of whom have been employed for more than 90 days, do not have current CPR certification. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 do not have current CPR certification.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-1.

Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that all staff have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.

“Evidence: 1. Staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3, all of whom have been employed for more than 90 days, do not have current first aid certification. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 do not have current first aid certification.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-2.

Based on observation and interview, the vendor did not ensure that hazardous substances, such as cleaning materials, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

“Evidence: 1. There were cleaning materials on unlocked shelves in the toddler classroom, preschool classroom and school-age classroom and were accessible to the children in care. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that the cleaning materials in the classrooms were not kept in a locked place.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-640-A.

Based on interview, the vendor did not ensure that evacuation procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.

“Evidence: Staff 4 (center director) stated that no monthly evacuation drills have been practiced since she began employment in March 2022.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-800-A-1.

Based on interview, the vendor did not ensure that a record of the dates of the practice drills are maintained for one year.

“Evidence: 1. There was no record of practice drills for the past year that could be located during the inspection. 2. Staff 4 (center director) confirmed that a record of practice drills for the past year could not be located.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-800-B.

Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that they obtain the results of the fingerprint based background check prior to the first day of employment.

“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 5/26/22) does not contain the results of a fingerprint based background check. 2. The record for staff 2 (no documented date of hire) does not contain the results of a fingerprint based background check. 3. Staff 3 (center director) confirmed that the records for staff 1 and staff 2 are lacking documentation of the results of a fingerprint based background check.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that all staff have a sworn statement or affirmation before employment and a completed search of the central registry finding within 30 days of employment.

Rule 8VAC20-770-40-D-2.