Lighthouse Worship Center

22.1-289.031-B-2

“(Repeat Violation) The center is required to establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care to ensue safety of children. The centers procedures state that staff is responsible to notify the office immediately if their classroom is over ratio so quick adjustments can be made to maintain safety and compliance at all times. Procedures also state that the administration actively monitors ratios through the childcare management program. In the 24 to 36 month room, in a span of nineteen minutes, the room went from a 1 to 8 ratio to a 1 to 12 ratio.”

22.1-289.031-A-3

“The required staff-to-child ratio for children ages 24 to 36 months is one staff member for every eight children. At 7:46 a.m., Staff #1 was observed supervising nine children. By 7:56 a.m., the number of children in her care had increased to twelve. At 8:05 a.m., Child #1?s finger became caught in the classroom door, resulting in the tip of the finger being severed.”

8VAC20-790-710-1

“The following acts are forbidden physical punishment and striking a child. On 4-10-2026, Staff #1 popped Child #1 with their open hand on the child's forehead.”

22.1-289.031-B-2

“The center is required to establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care. The centers procedures state employees will use only positive guidance techniques. On 4-10-2026, Staff #1 popped Child #1 with their open hand on the child's forehead, in response to something the child said.”

8VAC20-790-780-C-2

“One working, battery-operated radio is a required nonmedical emergency supply. There was no battery operated radio on site.”

8VAC20-790-540-B-11

“A written allergy care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. There was no allergy care plan for Child #8 who has a diagnosed food allergy.”

22.1-289.035-A

“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent central registry check for staff #1 was overdue by two years.”

22.1-289.031-B-2

“The center shall establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care, including daily intake and dismissal procedures to ensure safety of children. On December 12, 2025 a five year old child was left alone on a locked bus for approximately an hour in the center's parking lot.”

22.1-289.035-B-1

“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. There was no sworn statement for Staff #1, who has been working for approximately a year.”

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 for one state and did not have results of a search of the sex offender registry from one state for Staff #5, who has been employed for more than 2 weeks and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”

22.1-289.031-A-4

“Each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. Staff #3, who began employment over 10 weeks ago and was supervising a group of children during the inspection, did not have current certification by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.”

22.1-289.031-B-2

“The center is required to establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care. The centers procedures state staff are not to pull or jerk a child in the direction they want them to go. A staff member was observed jerking a 7-year-old child by the strap of their backpack which resulted in the child falling to the floor. The staff member then picked the child back up into a standing position using the backpack strap. When the staff member let go of the backpack strap, they shoved the child away from themselves with their hand”