Armed Services YMCA Child Development Center Norfolk

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 7/14/26, Child #1 (ten months old) was left in a crib sleeping for approximately nine minutes, unsupervised. The child was not within sight and sound of the staff supervising the group.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-F.

8VAC20-780-40-E

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s services are maintained in compliance with standards and the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by standards. Upon leaving the classroom on 7/14/26, Staff #1 and Staff #2 did not complete name to face procedures, which is a part of the center’s supervision policy. As a result, a sleeping infant was left unsupervised in a crib.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-40-E.

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Additional immunization documentation was not received every six months for Child #1, as required.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-130-E.

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Staff confirmed that Child #1 (three years of age) was left on the preschool playground for approximately one to two minutes. The child was left on the playground on an undetermined date in February.”

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

8VAC20-780-430-I

“If combs, toothbrushes, or other personal articles are used, they shall be individually assigned. The center’s way to individually assign pacifiers is to label them; however, pacifiers in five infant classrooms were not labeled or individually assigned.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-430-I. From a complaint.

8VAC20-780-450-A

“Cribs, cots, mats and beds used by children other than infants during the designated rest period shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover or a one-piece covering which is open on three edges. In an infant classroom on 2/13/26, five infants, over the age of 12 months, were observed sleeping on cots without a top or bottom cover.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-450-A. From a complaint.

8VAC20-780-450-C

“Crib sheets shall be clean and washed daily. In four infant classrooms, crib sheets are washed on a weekly basis when the requirement is daily.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-450-C. From a complaint.

8VAC20-780-560-F-4

“Children three years of age or younger may not be offered foods that are considered to be potential choking hazards. On 2/13/26, a one year old child in an infant room was served a full size meatball during lunch.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-560-F-4. From a complaint.

8VAC20-780-340-A

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care. On 11/18/25, Staff #1 gave a bottle to Child #1 that was not the infant’s bottle. The infant consumed approximately three ounces of the bottle of milk, which caused a reaction. The staff member did not confirm that the bottle was the correct bottle beforehand.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-A.

8VAC20-780-420-E-1

“The daily record for infants shall contain the following information: the amount of food consumed. On 11/18/25, the daily record for an infant in care did not contain an accurate amount of milk consumed by the infant during an afternoon feeding.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-420-E-1.

8VAC20-780-570-A

“High chairs, infant carrier seats, or feeding tables shall be used for children under 12 months who are not held while being fed. One infant, under the age of 12 months, was not put into a high chair, carrier seat, or feeding table and was observed drinking a bottle on a pillow, located on the floor of an infant classroom.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-570-A.

8VAC20-780-570-E

“Prepared infant formula shall be dated and labeled with the child’s name. On 11/24/25, there was one bottle in an infant room’s refrigerator that did not contain a date or was not labeled with the child’s name, which is required.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-570-E.

8VAC20-780-150-B

“Repeat Violation Each report shall include the date of the physical examination and dates immunizations were received and shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The immunization forms for Child #1 and Child #3 were not signed and the physical examination form for Child #2 was not signed, which is required.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Repeat Violation 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. In a pre-toddler classroom, there were mop cleaning pads stored in an high, unlocked cabinet. In another pre-toddler classroom, there were disinfectant wipes, disinfectant sprays, and a bleach/water solution stored in a low, unlocked cabinet. In a toddler classroom, disinfectant spray and a bleach/water solution were stored in a high, unlocked cabinet.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

8VAC20-780-500-B

“The diapering area shall have the following: a sink with running warm water not to exceed 120?F. In two infant classrooms, the water temperature exceeded 120?F.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-500-B.

8VAC20-780-530-A-1

“At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate to the age of the children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration. In an infant classroom and in a preschool classroom, there was not at least one staff member with CPR certification that met the in-person competency requirement.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-530-A-1.

8VAC20-780-350-L

“Once at least half of the children in the resting room or area are awake and off their mats or cots, the staff-to-children ratio shall meet the ratio (1:5). On 10/15/25, in a pre-toddler classroom, at least half of the children were awake and off their cots. One staff member was left caring for more than the required ratio for approximately ten minutes.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-350-L. From a complaint.

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Repeat Violation Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The records for Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, Staff #4, Staff #5, Staff #6, Staff #7, and Staff #9 show that a criminal background check was not completed prior to employment, which is required.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

22.1-289.035-B-4

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician: before the child’s attendance; or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. The records for Child #3 (enrolled for two months) and Child #6 (enrolled for over one month) did not contain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-140-A.

8VAC20-780-150-B

“Each immunization report shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The immunization reports for Child #1 (enrolled for one month), Child #2 (enrolled for one month), Child #4 (enrolled for two months), and Child #6 (enrolled for one month) did not contain a signature by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department, which is required.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

8VAC20-780-280-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. There was bleach and water solution in a high, unlocked cabinet in a preschool classroom. A bleach and water solution was sitting on a toy shelf and left unlocked in a toddler classroom. In a pre-toddler classroom, disinfectant spray was stored in a high cabinet that was left unlocked.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. On the day of the inspection, 12 preschool age children were observed transitioning to table and eating lunch; however, none of the children washed their hands or used a disposable wipe.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-500-A.

8VAC20-780-560-G

“When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: the container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Water bottles and infant bottles were not labeled in multiple classrooms on the day of the inspection.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-560-G.

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain all the required information. The records for Child #5 (enrolled for one month) and Child #6 (enrolled for one month) did not contain all information required to be in a child’s record.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

8VAC20-780-70

“Staff records shall contain all the required information. The records for Staff #2, Staff #4, and Staff #8 did not contain documentation to demonstrate that the individuals possess the education required by the job position. In addition, one of the required references for Staff #8 (employed for two months) were not checked before employment, which is required.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The criminal history check for Staff #1 (employed for over two months) show that the staff member’s criminal history check was not completed prior to employment, which is required.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

8VAC20-780-40-E

“A licensee shall ensure that the center’s activities are maintained in compliance with the center’s own policies that are required by standards. The center’s guidance techniques and procedures (discipline policy) states that “there will never be any redirection of behavior that involves the following: rough handling (grabbing).” Staff #1 did not follow the center’s procedures for guidance techniques. In response to children’s behavior, Staff #1 dragged two preschool age children down a hallway in the center, in two separate incidents that occurred on 6/5/25.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-40-E.

8VAC20-780-410-1

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-1.

22.1-289.035-B-3

“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The records for Staff #1(employed for six months), Staff #2 (employed for one month), Staff #3 (employed for one month), Staff #4 (employed for one month), Staff #5 (employed for one month), and Staff #6 (employed for one month) did not contain documentation to show that central registry checks were requested prior to employment.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Areas and equipment of the center, inside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. The cords to interactive tables in four preschool classrooms and a tv in one of those preschool classrooms posed as a tripping hazard. There were two small screws on a low countertop in a toddler classroom. The screws were reachable to children and posed a choking hazard.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

8VAC20-780-320-B

“Each restroom area provided for children shall have sinks located near the toilets and that are supplied with running warm water that does not exceed 120?F. Sinks in three infant rooms had a water temperature that exceeded 120?F.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-320-B.