Lasting Impressions Child Development Center

That the center develops a mentoring plan which provides for weekly mentoring by a qualified and trained staff person for each staff member that has not completed approved training.

“Corrective action plan outcome: Pending.”

The ability to support children's physical, emotional, psychological, social and personal development; and

“Corrective action plan outcome: Pending.”

For each center to be licensed or approved, an applicant shall submit a completed application as prescribed by the Secretary. An application may be obtained by requesting one from the Division of Early Care and Education within the Department; contact information is located at www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf.

A search shall be done of the state-based child and adult abuse and neglect registries and protective services databases in each state where the staff member or volunteer resided during the preceding five years. The same search shall be done in the state where the staff member or volunteer currently resides, and shall be repeated every five years.

A verification of the staff member's education and qualifications.

A tuberculosis risk assessment that is repeated annually or a tuberculosis screening by the Mantoux method, if a screening is indicated by the tuberculosis risk assessment.

A center shall secure from the employee a recent health assessment performed not more than 90 days prior to the date hired for the employee and signed by a licensed health care provider. The health assessment shall be on file no later than 30 days from the first date of employment. A health assessment for a volunteer shall be on file if the volunteer is scheduled to work at least 40 hours per month in the center. The health assessment shall include:

A completed and signed WV CARES self-disclosure application and consent form. A copy of the form shall be on file and uploaded to the WV CARES system no later than the date of hire;

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid. Within three months of employment or use staff members shall have current CPR certification appropriate to the age of the children in care and current first aid training. Except in the first year of employment or use, training in CPR and First Aid is in addition to the requirement for annual professional development.

All qualified staff shall apply for credentialing on the WV STARS Career Pathway.

Documentation that references have been verified including three references for the center director and two references for other staff members;

Abuse Recognition and Prevention. Within three months of employment or use, staff members shall have training in child abuse recognition and prevention. Training in child abuse recognition and prevention may be used to meet the requirement for annual professional development described in this section.

The children have adequate supervision at all times;

Correction date in the state record: Dec 10, 2025

A center shall require all staff to meet approved pre-service training requirements and pre-service education qualifications other than that noted in subdivision 8.6.c. Provided: Staff persons who have remained employed by the center since July 1, 2003 and have been in continuous employment in that position or one requiring greater qualifications in a child care setting since July 1, 1998, shall be considered to meet the qualification of their position except the requirement of approved pre-service training.

Correction date in the state record: Oct 22, 2025

Other than the exceptions cited in subdivision 8.4.e., a center shall ensure that a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal background investigation is performed on each staff member and volunteer pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act (WV CARES), W. Va. Code §16-49-1 et seq., and W. Va. Code R. §69-10-1, et seq., and shall keep the following information on file:

Correction date in the state record: Oct 22, 2025

Providing a signed incident or accident report when an incident or accident resulted in first aid. The report shall include, at a minimum, the time, date, location, description of the incident or accident, the action taken and the name of the staff person responsible for the child at that time;

Correction date in the state record: Nov 5, 2025