Cornerstone Academy Day Center

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

“There was a can of disinfectant spray unlocked and accessible to children in the two vans used for transportation.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards.

“The fall zones on the older children’s playground did not have the required depth of resilient surfacing.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

“In the mornings, the school-age children eat breakfast in the preschool room. There were two school-age children present with sensitivities, but their names were not on the allergy list in the preschool room.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-40-M.

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the Pre-K classroom, there were several tubs of disinfectant sprays and a can of disinfectant spray in an unlocked lower cabinet in the bathroom that the children use.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

8VAC20-780-80-A

“For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. There were 6 children present in the two’s classroom, but the attendance was not completed for the day, 5/15/2025.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

“1. The record for Child #1, enrolled for six months, was missing the name, home address, and home phone number of one parent. 2. The record for Child #2, enrolled for 7 months, was missing one name, address, and phone number for 1 person to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. 3. The record for Child #3, enrolled for 5 months, was missing both parents work phone number and place of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

8VAC20-780-260-B

“Annual approval from the health department is required. The health inspection was dated 2/8/23.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-260-B.

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method to prevent access by children. Cleaner, disinfectant, insecticide, lubricant and degreaser were stored in a closet in the hallway. The closet was not locked.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Where playground equipment in provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in American Society for Testing Materials regarding resilient surfacing and use zones.

“On the two year old playground the mulch was compacted and had turned to soil, therefore it was no longer a resilient surface, the dome climber and portable slide had overlapping use zones and the large composite play structure and dome climber had overlapping use zones. On the older playground the mulch was compacted and had turned to soil, therefore it was no longer a resilient surface. The composite play structure and the green turtle climber had overlapping fall zones.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

The center shall maintain in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

“There were two allergy, sensitivity, dietary restriction lists posted in the Pre-K classroom. One list was dated and the other list was not dated. On the dated list (3/14/24) child A had a peanut, tree nut allergy . On the undated list there was a peanut, tree nut and egg allergy listed for the same child. The allergy list maintained in the two year old room was not dated.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-40-M.

8VAC20-780-60-A-8

“A written allergy care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy is required from a physician. Child B has a peanut allergy, child C has a Kiwi allergy, child D has a shellfish, tree nut, and egg allergy. None of the children have allergy care plans on file.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A-8.

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

“In the two year old classroom there were 5 children present however only 4 children were marked present on the attendance log There were 7 Pre-K children present however only 1 child was marked present on the attendance log.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

8VAC20-780-260-A

“Based on review, the facility did not have documentation of an annually completed inspection report. Evidence: reviewed the facility’s records and found that the last fire inspection was dated 10/19/2022.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-260-A.

8VAC20-780-520-C

“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that diaper ointments or cream meets the minimum requirements. Evidence: observed that there was diaper cream and petroleum jelly in the 2s classroom that was not labeled with a child’s name.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-520-C.

8VAC20-780-550-P

“Based on review, the facility did not ensure that injury/accident reports were maintained with the required minimum information. Evidence: reviewed 4 children’s injury reports and found that 2 did not have the time parents were notified of the injury and 1 did not have the time the injury occurred.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-P.

8VAC20-780-270-A

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

8VAC20-780-330-B

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.