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Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening and shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

“Staff #3, employed for three months, had a tuberculosis screening dated seven months prior to employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.

“Staff #4 did not have documentation of completed orientation training at the time of the inspection.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-B.

Cribs, cots, mats and beds used by children other than infants during the designated rest period or during evening and overnight care shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover or a one-piece covering which is open on three edges.

“In classroom #2, there were three children sleeping on a cot without a bottom cover.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-450-A.

Staff records shall be kept for each staff person with all required information.

“Staff #3, employed for three months, had only one reference completed. Staff #4, employed for one month, did not have documentation of completed references. The records for staff #3 and staff #4, who were identified as program leads, did not contain documentation that demonstrates that the individuals possess the education required by the job position at the time of the inspection.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

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 # 5, employed for seven years, did not complete the department’s health and safety update course and was overdue by five months.”

Rule 8VAC20-790-600-F.

A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.

“An updated TB screening for staff #2 was not completed and was overdue by 3 months. An updated TB screening for staff #3 was not completed and was overdue by 1 month.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

22.1-289.035-A

“Based on staff record review, the provider failed to ensure that staff underwent criminal background checks every 5 years. Evidence: The file for S2, contained national criminal background checks dated 04/11/2018 and 05/30/2023. The file for S4, contained national criminal background check results dated 04/12/2018 and 05/03/2023.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Based on staff record review, the provider failed to ensure that one of five staff members completed the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: The staff record for S4 documented completion of the pre-service training on 05/29/2022. The staff record for S4 documents the date of employment as 12/15/2021.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-A.

8VAC20-780-550-G

“Based on review of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills documentation, the provider failed to ensure the documentation contained all of the required information. Evidence: The emergency drill documentation dated January 2022 ? June 2022 did not document the method used for notification of the drill; any special conditions simulated; problems encountered, if any; and weather conditions for emergency evacuation drills.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-G.

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on child record review, the provider failed to ensure that one of 6 records contained all the required information. Evidence: The record for C6 failed to contain documentation of annual parent confirmation of up-to-date information in the record as required by 8VAC20-780-420.E.3 Child, C6, has a date of first attendance documented as 8/5/2019, and there was no documentation in the record of parent confirmation that the information is up-to-date since the child was first enrolled.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.