Canterbury Community Nursery School

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #1 TB was dated seven weeks prior to date of employment and has been employed for one month. Staff #2 TB was dated eight weeks prior to date of employment and has been employed for one month.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior. On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicking and screaming to the sink?. S2 confirmed in an interview on 02/20/2026, that S1 physically removed a child from the carpet due to him not following directions to wash his hands.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“22.1-289.035 B 4 Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed for more than 16 months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check from one state.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior. On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicking and screaming to the sink?. S2 confirmed in an interview on 02/20/2026, that S1 physically removed a child from the carpet due to him not following directions to wash his hands.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“22.1-289.035 B 4 Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed for more than 16 months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check from one state.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior. On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicking and screaming to the sink?. S2 confirmed in an interview on 02/20/2026, that S1 physically removed a child from the carpet due to him not following directions to wash his hands.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“22.1-289.035 B 4 Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed for more than 16 months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check from one state.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior. On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicking and screaming to the sink?. S2 confirmed in an interview on 02/20/2026, that S1 physically removed a child from the carpet due to him not following directions to wash his hands.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“22.1-289.035 B 4 Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed for more than 16 months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check from one state.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S2, employed for 3 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center shall maintain written records of children’s injuries that contain all of the required information. Injury reports completed in November 2025 did not document the time of parental notification regarding the injuries. The reports documented the notifications at ?pick up.?”

8VAC20-780-240-B

“Repeat Violation Staff shall complete orientation training prior to working alone with children and no later than seven days to include policies and procedures listed in 8VAC-780-420-A. The record for S2 did not contain the orientation training form showing training required by 8VAC-780-420-A.”

8VAC20-770-60-C-2

“For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. S1 did not have central registry search results within the required time frame.”

8VAC20-780-270-A

“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The wooden ship in the children’s playground is rotting and splintering. Two fence post concrete footings are exposed on the playground.”

8VAC20-780-160-C

“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. S1 updated screening was due 1 month ago. The updated screenings have not yet been completed.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. S1 and S2, who are working with children, have not yet completed this course which is overdue by 2 years.”

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. The records for S1 and S2 did not document the 16 hours of required training for 2024.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center shall maintain written records of children’s injuries that contains all of the required information. Injury reports dated 04/18/2025 and 05/28/2025 did not document how parents were notified of the injury and the time of notification. Injury reports dated 05/06/2025 and 05/16/2025 did not document the time of parental notification. The injury report dated 05/06/2025 did not document a second staff signature or parent signature.”

8VAC20-780-240-B

“Repeat Violation Staff shall complete orientation training required by 8VAC20-780-240-C and 8VAC20-780-420-A prior to working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. The record for S1 did not contain an orientation training form.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“When food is brought from home the container must be clearly labeled with the child’s name and date. Multiple thermos bottles and lunches were observed in hallway child cubbies not labeled with the children’s names and dates.”

8VAC20-780-550-G

“Repeat Violation The center is required to maintain documentation of emergency evacuations that document all of the required information. The 2024 shelter-in-place drills and lockdown drill did not document: the method used for notification for the drill; the number of staff participating; any special conditions simulated; and problems encountered, if any.”

8VAC20-780-240-B

“Staff shall complete orientation training required by 8VAC20-780-240-C and 8VAC20-780-420-A prior to working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. The orientation form S2, S3, and S6 did not document the date of training. The record for S4 did not contain an orientation training form.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. S5, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by 5 months.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Repeat Violation Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. TB documentation for S1 was dated 43 days prior to date of employment. TB documentation for S4 was dated 33 days prior to date of employment.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S1, employed for more than 4 months, did not have documentation of the sexual offender registry check and central registry check. S4, employed for more than 5 months, did not have documentation of the central registry check.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“The center shall provide the annual approval from the health department to the licensing representative. The last inspection was dated 04/10/2023. There was no updated sanitation inspection available for review during the inspection.”

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 the required information. Evidence: The emergency drill documentation reviewed for January ? December 2023 did not document: the method used for notification of the drill; the number of staff participating; the number of children participating; any special conditions simulated; and problems encountered, if any.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on board officer (BO) record review, the provider failed to obtain the results of the out-of-state child abuse and neglect search from any state in which the individual has lived in the preceding five years. Evidence: BO3 and BO4 documented having lived out-of-state in the last five years. The records did not contain the results of the out-of-state child abuse and neglect search.”

8VAC20-770-60-B

“Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure an employee not be employed until the center has the person’s completed sworn statement. Evidence: The record for S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not contain a sworn statement.”

8VAC20-770-60-C-2

“Based on staff record review, the provider failed to obtain a central registry findings within 30 days of employment. Evidence: The record S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not contain findings of a central registry search.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Based on staff record review, the provider failed to ensure that three of ten staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment or documentation completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Evidence: The record for S6, employed 10/12/2023 did not document a tuberculosis (TB) screening within the required time frame. The screening was completed 5/16/2023. The record for S8, employed 02/07/2024 did not document a tuberculosis (TB) screening within the required time frame. The screening was completed 12/27/2023. The record for S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not document a tuberculosis (TB) screening within the required time frame. The screening was completed 9/25/2023.”

8VAC20-780-40-J

“Based on interview, the provider failed to ensure the injury prevention procedures shall be updated at least annually based on documentation of injuries and a review of the activities and services. Evidence: The director reported the review of the injury prevention procedures has not been completed.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Based on record review, the provider did not keep the required documentation for a staff member. Evidence: The record for S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not document: background checks; orientation and training required by 8VAC20-780-240-C and 8VAC20-780-240-D; and information about any health problems that may interfere with fulfilling the job responsibilities.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that all applicants for employment shall submit to fingerprinting and undergo a national criminal background check prior to employment. Evidence: The record for S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not have results of a national criminal background check prior to the first day of employment. The record did not contain results of a criminal record check.”