Free Union Country School

8VAC20-780-40-E

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The center’s license stated a capacity of 30 and there were 32 children in care.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“Playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall. The fall zones on the small and large playgrounds are measured to be three feet when each piece of equipment requires at least six feet of a fall zone. Two pieces of climbing equipment did not have the required fall zone that included resilient surfacing.”

8VAC20-780-40-I

“The center shall develop written procedures for injury prevention. The injury prevention plan did not contain all components. It contained the playground safety portion.”

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Repeat Violation Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to obtain an annual minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care for each staff. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 did not contain documentation of 16 hours of training from February 8, 2022 to February 7, 2023. Administration confirmed the training was not completed. 2. The record of staff #4 contained documentation of 6 hours of training from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Administration confirmed staff #4 didn't complete 16 hours of training.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. Evidence: 1. Observed on the preschool playground the resilient surfacing under a play structure that measured 5ft. 4in. tall did not meet the minimum requirement of 12 inches of surfacing. The center utilizes pea gravel as resilient surfacing and bare ground was showing in several areas. Staff #5 acknowledged the resilient surfacing was not sufficient.”

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to obtain an annual minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care for each staff. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2, hired 08/31/2022, did not contain documentation of 16 hours of annual training. 2. The record of staff #5, hired 07/15/2021, did not contain documentation of 16 hours of annual training. 3. Staff #5 confirmed the 16 hours of training was not completed for each staff.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Based on the review of five staff files, the program failed to ensure that the VDOE-sponsored orientation course is completed within 90 days of employment for one staff. Evidence: 1. The first day of employment for Staff #5 was 08/22/2022. There was no certificate in file. 2. The administrator confirmed that the course had not been completed.”

8VAC20-780-510-I

“Based on review of medication and paperwork, program failed to ensure that it administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container. Evidence: 1. Prescription medication was administered to 1M on 12/13/2022 and 12/14/2022. 2. The medication was not in it's original, labeled container. 3. Administrator confirmed that they did not have the original container and that the parent would be contacted for it to be provided.”