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8VAC20-780-340-C

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. A staff member sprayed a bleaching agent in the presence of a 2-year-old child”

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-C. From a complaint.

22.1-289.035-B-4

“A copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1 confirmed on their sworn statement dated September 2, 2025, they lived outside of Virginia in the past five years and no background search for that state was conducted.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1 worked with children at the center for two weeks prior to the center receiving a completed national criminal background check.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

8VAC20-780-440-J

“There shall be at least thirty inches of space between service sides of occupied cribs and other furniture where that space is the walkway for staff to gain access to any occupied crib. An occupied crib in the infant room did not have 30 inches of space between the service side and another crib.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-440-J.

Current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care must be obtained within the 90-day period following employment.

“The facility was unable to provide documentation that staff 4, employed 98 days has obtained CPR certification.”

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

Current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care must be obtained within the 90-day period following employment.

“The facility was unable to provide documentation that staff 4, employed 98 days has obtained first aid certification.”

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

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

“Staff 1, employed 15 days, and staff 2 employed 14 days, have not completed orientation training. Staff 3, employed 3 months, has no documentation of completing orientation training. Staff 4 did not complete orientation training until employed 11 days of assuming job responsibilities. Staff 5, employed 9 days, has not completed orientation training”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-B.

8VAC20-780-550-G

“Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills shall include all required documentation.. The center’s documentation of emergency drills did not include documentation of the person conducting the drill, the method used for notification of the drill and for evacuation drills, the weather conditions.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-G.

Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the previous and concurrent programs the child has/is attending.

“The records for child 1, child 2 and child 3 did not contain documentation of any previous programs attended or any programs concurrently attending.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

Staff records shall be kept for each staff person that includes documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment.

“The records for staff 3 and staff 5 contained only one documented reference.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

the record for each enrolled child shall contain a written agreement between the parent and the center by the child’s first day of attendance that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease, as defined by the State Board of health, except for life threatening diseases which must be reported immediately.

“The records for child 1, child 2 and child 3 did not contain the required written parent’s agreement.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-90-A.