Kid Central

22.1-289.023-A

“The center is required to ensure they post a copy of the Notice of Intent in a prominent place at each public entrance to the licensed premises to advise consumers of serious or persistent violations. The Notice of Intent issued 04/01/2026 was not posted at the center.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. 1. The screening for staff #3 was completed one month after hire. 2. The screening for staff #2 was completed four days after hire. 3. The screening for staff #1 was completed two days after hire.”

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. 1. The central registry for staff #2 was requested 20 days after their first day of employment. 2. The central registry for staff #3 was requested 17 days after their first day of employment. 3. The central registry for staff #1 was requested one day after their first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-500-B

“The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use. Staff in classroom 6 and classroom 3 cleaned the diaper changing surface but did not sanitize the surface. Staff sprayed it with a bleach water solution and immediately placed paper towels on top of the solution, that did not allow it to dry for a period of at least two minutes.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There were two bags of ice melt and a industrial size bottle of floor cleaner in the laundry room which was not locked.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. 1. There was no documentation of a negative TB screening for staff #1, who has been working for over two months. 2. There was no documentation of a negative TB screening for staff #2, who has been working for over three months.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION 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. 1. The center’s discipline policy states ?our center will not practice or threaten any discipline, which is physical in nature.? The center didn?t follow its own policies when staff #2, pushed infant #1 (age 13 months) on the shoulder, causing the infant to fall on the infant’s bottom.”

8VAC20-780-400-B

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts. 1. On 02/03/2026, Infant #1 (age 13 months) carried a toy and approached Staff #2. Staff #1 witnessed Staff #2 use two fingers to nudge/push the shoulder of infant #1 while saying ?ewe [sic], go away,? causing the infant to lose balance and fall. Staff #2 then threw the toy across the floor.”

8VAC20-780-410-1

“The following acts are forbidden: physical punishment, striking a child, roughly handling or shaking a child, restricting movement through binding or tying, forcing a child to assume an uncomfortable position, or exercise as punishment. 1. On 02/03/2026, staff #2 pushed infant #1 (age 13 months) on the shoulder and the infant fell onto their bottom.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry and the sex offender registry from one state for Staff #2, who had been employed for three weeks and was working with children at the time of the incident that occurred on 02/03/2026.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On November 7, 2025, two infants were unsupervised on two separate occasions. 1. While on the playground, infant #2 (age 16 months) exited the center's make-shift barrier and left the outdoor play area without staff knowledge and was unsupervised for less than one minute. 2. Staff #1 and staff #2 left Infant #1 (age 14 months) alone, inside the classroom unsupervised for five minutes.”

8VAC20-780-340-A

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. An infant was left unsupervised. 1. On November 7, 2025, staff #1 and staff #2 did not scan the room or correctly count the children in their care during a transition from the classroom to the playground. Infant #1 (age 14 months) was left alone inside the classroom without any staff supervision for five minutes.”

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. 1. The center’s playground safety procedures state ?staff should be positioned in a way that there are no blind spots and that staff should circulate around to prevent blind spots from occurring.? The playground map for staff indicates there should be staff at each corner of the playground. The center did not follow its own procedures when video footage showed three staff in the middle of the playground with their backs to children playing at the top corner of the playground. Infant #2 (age 16 months) walked around that corner and was out of sight and sound of staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 for less than a minute. 2. The center’s procedures for identifying where attending children are at all times states, ?Children will always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.? It also states that staff are to scan the room and count children, especially during transitions, when children are moving from one location to another. The center did not follow its own procedure when 1.) Infant #2 (age 16 months) was out of sight and sound supervision of staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 for less than one minute and 2.) Staff #1 and staff #2 left Infant #1 (age 14 months) alone and unsupervised in the classroom for five minutes when the staff took the rest of the class outside. Staff #1 and staff #2 did not do a scan of the room or correct count of the children in their care.”

8VAC20-780-280-H

“Cosmetics, medications, or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses, or pockets that are accessible to children. In an infant room, staff #1 was sitting on the floor with a vape pen stored in the staff person's pocket. When the staff got up from the floor, the vape pen containing THC fell out of the staff's pocket onto the floor. The pen was accessible to infant #1 (age 12 months) who was within inches from the pen.”

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Repeat Violation Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #4 and #7 did not wash hands after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #6 and #7 did not wash their hands before helping a child use the toilet.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Classrooms 3, 4, and 5 had bleach water in unlocked cabinets, out of reach of children. Two bathrooms in the hallway contained a can of Lysol spray that was within reach of children. The unlocked laundry room contained laundry detergent and a bag of ice melt that was within reach of children.”

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 bathroom connected to classroom 3 and used by children, contained a large area of chipped and peeling paint within reach of children. There were several areas of chipped and peeling paint in classrooms 3 and 7.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for: Water supply; Sewage disposal system; and Food service, if applicable. The center did not have documentation of a Report of Environmental Sanitation from the Health Department as required.”

8VAC20-780-280-H

“Cosmetics, medications, or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses, or pockets that are accessible to children. In an infant room, staff #1 was sitting on the floor with a vape pen stored in the staff person's pocket. When the staff got up from the floor, the vape pen containing THC fell out of the staff's pocket onto the floor. The pen was accessible to infant #1 (age 12 months) who was within inches from the pen.”

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Repeat Violation Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #4 and #7 did not wash hands after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #6 and #7 did not wash their hands before helping a child use the toilet.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Classrooms 3, 4, and 5 had bleach water in unlocked cabinets, out of reach of children. Two bathrooms in the hallway contained a can of Lysol spray that was within reach of children. The unlocked laundry room contained laundry detergent and a bag of ice melt that was within reach of children.”

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 bathroom connected to classroom 3 and used by children, contained a large area of chipped and peeling paint within reach of children. There were several areas of chipped and peeling paint in classrooms 3 and 7.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for: Water supply; Sewage disposal system; and Food service, if applicable. The center did not have documentation of a Report of Environmental Sanitation from the Health Department as required.”

8VAC20-780-280-H

“Cosmetics, medications, or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses, or pockets that are accessible to children. In an infant room, staff #1 was sitting on the floor with a vape pen stored in the staff person's pocket. When the staff got up from the floor, the vape pen containing THC fell out of the staff's pocket onto the floor. The pen was accessible to infant #1 (age 12 months) who was within inches from the pen.”

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Repeat Violation Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #4 and #7 did not wash hands after helping a child use the toilet. Staff #6 and #7 did not wash their hands before helping a child use the toilet.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Classrooms 3, 4, and 5 had bleach water in unlocked cabinets, out of reach of children. Two bathrooms in the hallway contained a can of Lysol spray that was within reach of children. The unlocked laundry room contained laundry detergent and a bag of ice melt that was within reach of children.”

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 bathroom connected to classroom 3 and used by children, contained a large area of chipped and peeling paint within reach of children. There were several areas of chipped and peeling paint in classrooms 3 and 7.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for: Water supply; Sewage disposal system; and Food service, if applicable. The center did not have documentation of a Report of Environmental Sanitation from the Health Department as required.”

8VAC20-780-245-M

“Training documentation is required to be kept in a manner that allows for identification by an individual staff member and must include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received. Training documents for staff #5 did not include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, the training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received.”

8VAC20-780-245-M

“Training documentation is required to be kept in a manner that allows for identification by an individual staff member and must include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received. Training documents for staff #5 did not include evidence that training on each topic required in this section has been completed, the training delivery method, the entity or individual providing the training, and the number of training hours or credit hours received.”