Cardinal Montessori School

Prior to employment, a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether they have ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth;

“The sworn disclosure statement for staff A was not dated, the date on the document was 9 months overdue.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

Immunizations shall be signed by a physician, their designee, or an official of a local health department.

“The immunization record for child A was not signed by a physician/designee, this signature was overdue by 3 weeks.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

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.

“A spray bottle of bleach water was on a shelf above the sink unlocked in the Hummingbirds classroom.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99 and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. Fall zones are defined as the area underneath and surrounding equipment that requires a resilient surface.

“The mulch measured less than 2 inches surrounding the 2 climbing structures. The mulch had degraded to soil and was no longer a resilient surface underneath and surrounding both play structures.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

No child shall be allowed to drink or eat while walking around.

“Five children were walking ( from the playground, to the bathroom and to the nap room) while drinking from their water bottles.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-560-M.

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 9 children on the playground and in the blue jay classroom, however there was no attendance for either location.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99.

“The mulch surrounding the outside climbing play equipment was compacted and had turned to soil. Soil is not an acceptable resilient surface,”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

The center’s procedures for administering medication shall include duration of the medication authorization.

“The physician authorizations for two medications for child A had a discontinue date, which was 10 days prior.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-510-E.

Prior to employment, a sworn statement of affirmation is required.

“Staff A’s sworn statement of affirmation was completed 5 months after employment..”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

Prior to employment a central registry background check must be requested.

“Staff A was employed approximately 5 months prior and there is no documentation that a central registry background check had been requested.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

Prior to employment, a national fingerprint background check must be completed .

“Staff A did not have a fingerprint background check on file until 5 months after employment.”

Rule 22.1-289.036-B-2.

8VAC20-780-340-F

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-F.

A staff record shall be kept for each staff person to include job title, verification of age, references, documentation of education, health information etc., at the time of employment.

“At the time of employment, this information had not been obtained for staff A and it wasn’t until 5 months later had this information been obtained.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

8VAC20-780-260-A

“The center shall provide an annual fire inspection report to the licensing representative. The fire inspection report was dated 12/27/23.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-260-A.

Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

“Two children were observed in the hallway near the coat rack and a third child was observed in the hallway, all were out of sight and sound supervision of staff for approximately 15 seconds before each child returned to their classroom. The 3 children were between 4 to 6 years of age.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-F.

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and water or disposable wipes after eating. A preschooler in the blue jays classroom failed to wash their hands or clean them with disposable wipes after eating a snack.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-500-A.

8VAC20-780-510-I

“The center may administer prescription medication to a child provided the center administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container. Medication for child A was not maintained in an original labeled container issued by a pharmacy.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-510-I.

The center shall maintain a written record of children’s injuries in which the injures are documented the day of occurrence to include ways to prevent recurrence.

“The injury/accident form being used does not have a place to document ways to prevent recurrence of injuries.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-P.

8VAC20-780-60-A-8

“A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy from a physician to address the food which the child is allergic to and steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. There was no written allergy care plan on file for children #2, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 and #10, all had diagnosed food allergies.”

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

A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child’s record by the first day of the child’s attendance.

“For child #1 through #10, there was no written agreement on file between the parents and the center to address seeking emergency medical are, picking up the child when they become ill and reporting cases of communicable disease in the child’s home to the center. The 10 children enrolled two months ago.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-90-A.

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The floor air vents in the classrooms were easily removed by the hand or foot ,as a result there was a hole in the floor , which presented a head entrapment hazard.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

8VAC20-780-330-B

“Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. 1. Underneath and surrounding the play equipment on the primary playground, the mulch was compacted, had degraded to soil and no longer a resilient surface.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

8VAC20-780-40-B

“The applicant and any agents at the time of application shall be in good character and reputation. The applicant ( Person A) submitted a false liability insurance document as part of their initial application.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-40-B.