George Mason University Child Development Center

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Certificates of completion were unavailable for review for Staff #4, and Staff #7. Both staff were currently on leave, but had been working with children prior to their departure. Both were also past this 90-day window.”

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. Ceiling tiles in both the Panda & Elephant rooms show signs of moderate dust (dirt). Signs of wear on the resilient surfacing (poured-in-place) for the playground, to include areas where holes have developed over time.”

8VAC20-780-550-B

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee include ensuring that the center's activities, are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures. The center's emergency plan states that the plan will be reviewed annually. The most recent emergency plan documented was dated August 2023.”

8VAC20-780-510-L

“Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the Monkeys class, medication was being stored in ziploc bags inside a backpack. No locking method was used to prevent access by children.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for fourteen months, was missing work phone number of each parent who has custody.”

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Based on observation, the cdc did not keep areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, maintained in a safe condition. Evidence: 1. In the monkeys classroom there was a broken upper cabinet door hanging by the top hinge on one door. 2. In the pandas classroom there were 2 allegator toys that had a pull string attached approximately 2 ft in length accessible to children posing a strangulation hazard. 3. On the two year old playground there were 2 spoons with strings approximately 4 ft in length and 1 spoon with a string approximately 2 ft in length attaching them to the fence within reach of children posing a strangulation hazard. 4. On the preschool playground there were 5 colorful belts hanging from the fence that were approximately 3 1/2 ft in length within reach of children. There were 4 buckets with ropes attached approximately 1 1/2 to 2 ft in length within reach of children. There was a ribbon approximately 2 1/2 ft in length tied to a metal ball basket within reach of children. All posing a strangulation hazard.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Based on observation, the cdc did not ensure hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. In the teddy bear classroom there was 1 cleaning spray on top of the mirror above the sink in the bathroom. 2. In the pandas classroom there was 1 cleaning spray and 1 cleaning wipes package in an unlocked upper cabinet. There was 1 cleaning spray in the bathroom on top of the shelf above the changing station. There were 2 cleaning sprays and 9 cleaning wipes in an unlocked upper cabinet above the toilet. 3. In the monkeys classroom there was 1 cleaning spray and 2 cleaning wipes in an upper unlocked classroom cabinet. There was 1 cleaning spray hanging from the upper bathroom cabinet and inside the unlocked cabinet there were 2 Lysol wipe packages and 1 cleaning spray.”

8VAC20-780-510-P

“Based on medication and documentation review, medication authorization form for one medication in the center was expired. Evidence: 1) The medication authorization form for one emergency medication for Child #4 had an expiration date of September 2023.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, children's records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1) The records for Child #1, Child #2 and Child #3 did not contain the work phone number of each parent who has custody.”

8VAC20-780-40-M

“Based on observation and document review, the center did not ensure to maintain a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions and that it is accessible to all staff who work with children. Evidence: 1) The allergy lists available for review in four of the six rooms were dated 03/13/2023. Information in these lists were not current since children had transitioned to other rooms or had left the program. One of the six rooms did not have an allergy list available for review.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the center did not ensure that employees that had lived out of the state of VA within the last 5 years have in their files the results of an out-of-state Sex Offender Registry search request and out-of-state Criminal History Name Check that were to be obtained prior to the first day of employment; and the results of an out-of-state Central Registry search request within 30 days of employment. Evidence : 1) On the date of inspection the record for Staff #2 (start date 08/28/2023) did not have available for review the following out-of-state background checks: Child Abuse and Neglect, Sex Offender Registry search, Criminal History name check. Staff #2 had declared in their sworn statement dated 08/29/2023 having lived out of the state of VA within the last 5 years.”

8VAC20-780-510-I

“Based on medication review, one prescription medication kept in the center was not maintained in the original, labeled container dispensed from a pharmacy. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, a prescription medication (epinephrine injection) for Child #4 was observed without the original container. The label from the pharmacy with the child's name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given was not available for review.”

8VAC20-780-510-L

“Based on medication review, not all medication was kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, prescription medication for Child #5 (epinephrine injector) was observed kept in the classroom inside the emergency backpack, however, the backpack did not have a lock.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Based on record review, one staff person did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the record for Staff #1 (start date 04/26/2022) did not contain documentation of having completed the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course.”

8VAC20-780-40-M

“Based on observation, a written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions was not kept confidential Evidence: 1) The inspector observed a copy of the center's list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions on top of a counter in the Froggy's room. The list was not covered.”