Magnolia Academy Children's Center

8VAC20-780-40-E Complaint related: No

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities and services are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The center’s discipline policy states, ?It is the policy of MACC, and the law of Virginia, to neither spank nor physically punish a child. Constructive techniques for managing behavior and maintaining a child's self-worth should be applied. Every teacher needs to be fair, consistent and nurturing towards each child. MACC will not tolerate or permit the use of any abusive disciplinary methods such as, but not limited to, hitting, spanking, slapping, yelling, withholding food, ridicule, embarrassment or humiliation.? On multiple occasions, staff #1 forcefully grabbed the arms of children when they were not listening. Staff #1 roughly spoke to children with a loud and negative tone on multiple occasions. Staff #1 intentionally isolated child #1, age 3 years, from the group making the child eat alone on multiple occasions.”

8VAC20-780-400-A Complaint related: Yes

“In order to promote the child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide needed help, comfort, support and use consistency in applying expectations. Staff #1 did not provide comfort, support or help to child #1. Staff #1 did not like child #1 and intentionally isolated child #1, age 3 years, from the group during snack time and lunch time. Staff #1 announced how annoyed they were of child #1 on several occasions.”

8VAC20-780-410-1 Complaint related: Yes

“The following acts are forbidden: roughly handling a child. On consistent occasions, staff #1 roughly handled child #1, age 3 years, by grabbing child #1?s wrist with force and patting the back of child #1 during nap time with force. Staff #1 forcefully grabbed multiple children in care by the arm. On one occasion, staff #1 took their foot to raise a cot that had a sleeping child and dropped it about 6 inches from the floor, waking the child up. Staff #1 acknowledged that their frustrations might have resulted in going overboard physically. Staff#1 admitted they patted child #1 harder than they should have as it was for the purpose of getting child #1's attention.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts. Staff #1 made remarks over how children in their group were getting on their nerves. Staff #1 roughly spoke with children on multiple occasions with a loud and negative tone when children were not listening.”

8VAC20-780-340-A Complaint related: No

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. It was reported that on multiple occasions, staff #1 forcefully grabbed children by the arm when children were not listening making children cry. Staff #1 would forcefully pat the backs of children that weren?t listening during nap time making children cry at times.”

63.2-1509-A Complaint related: No

“Staff employed by a child day program who have reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected shall report the matter immediately to the local department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. A staff member witnessed a child being grabbed by the wrist with force, and being forcefully pat on the back during nap time by staff #1. The staff member suspected abuse by staff #1. A report was not made to the Department of Social Services.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the 3-year-old classroom, a bottle of disinfectant spray was observed unlocked in a cubby located in the restroom.”

8VAC20-780-40-E Complaint related: No

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities and services are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The center’s discipline policy states, ?It is the policy of MACC, and the law of Virginia, to neither spank nor physically punish a child. Constructive techniques for managing behavior and maintaining a child's self-worth should be applied. Every teacher needs to be fair, consistent and nurturing towards each child. MACC will not tolerate or permit the use of any abusive disciplinary methods such as, but not limited to, hitting, spanking, slapping, yelling, withholding food, ridicule, embarrassment or humiliation.? On multiple occasions, staff #1 forcefully grabbed the arms of children when they were not listening. Staff #1 roughly spoke to children with a loud and negative tone on multiple occasions. Staff #1 intentionally isolated child #1, age 3 years, from the group making the child eat alone on multiple occasions.”

8VAC20-780-400-A Complaint related: Yes

“In order to promote the child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide needed help, comfort, support and use consistency in applying expectations. Staff #1 did not provide comfort, support or help to child #1. Staff #1 did not like child #1 and intentionally isolated child #1, age 3 years, from the group during snack time and lunch time. Staff #1 announced how annoyed they were of child #1 on several occasions.”

8VAC20-780-410-1 Complaint related: Yes

“The following acts are forbidden: roughly handling a child. On consistent occasions, staff #1 roughly handled child #1, age 3 years, by grabbing child #1?s wrist with force and patting the back of child #1 during nap time with force. Staff #1 forcefully grabbed multiple children in care by the arm. On one occasion, staff #1 took their foot to raise a cot that had a sleeping child and dropped it about 6 inches from the floor, waking the child up. Staff #1 acknowledged that their frustrations might have resulted in going overboard physically. Staff#1 admitted they patted child #1 harder than they should have as it was for the purpose of getting child #1's attention.”

8VAC20-780-400-B Complaint related: Yes

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts. Staff #1 made remarks over how children in their group were getting on their nerves. Staff #1 roughly spoke with children on multiple occasions with a loud and negative tone when children were not listening.”

8VAC20-780-340-A Complaint related: No

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. It was reported that on multiple occasions, staff #1 forcefully grabbed children by the arm when children were not listening making children cry. Staff #1 would forcefully pat the backs of children that weren?t listening during nap time making children cry at times.”

63.2-1509-A Complaint related: No

“Staff employed by a child day program who have reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected shall report the matter immediately to the local department's toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. A staff member witnessed a child being grabbed by the wrist with force, and being forcefully pat on the back during nap time by staff #1. The staff member suspected abuse by staff #1. A report was not made to the Department of Social Services.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the 3-year-old classroom, a bottle of disinfectant spray was observed unlocked in a cubby located in the restroom.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence to include all the requirements. Three out of five incident reports reviewed were missing future actions to prevent recurrence of the injury.”

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. Staff #1, employed for more than seven months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or criminal history check from one state.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review and interview, the child day center did not ensure to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. Review of the sworn statement for staff 5 documented a state in which the staff resided in the past five years. 2. Record of staff 5 did not contain documentation of an out of state central registry search and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry. 3. Director stated that the out of state searches had not been requested.”

8VAC20-780-60-A-8

“Based on review of child records, the center did not ensure that a written care plan be maintained for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Evidence: 1. Child 8 had a diagnosed food allergy on their physical and child registration form. 2. A written care plan signed by a physician was not found in the child’s record. 3. Leadership acknowledged there was no allergy care plan for the child.”

8VAC20-780-270-A

“Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The door to the young two’s classroom did not line up with the door jam causing the door to stay ajar by approximately half inch. The gap posed a risk of pinching a child’s finger. When the door was forced closed, the door was difficult to open”

8VAC20-780-500-A

“Based on observation, the center did not ensure staff washed their hands with soap and water before and after a diaper change. Evidence: Staff #10 was observed changing the diaper of one child and then immediately changing the diaper of a second child. Staff #10 put a new pair of gloves on in-between the diaper changes but did not wash her hands before or after changing the diapers of the two children. Staff #10 acknowledged she did not wash her hands before and after changing the diapers.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“Based on observation, the center did not ensure when food was brought from home, the food container was sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Evidence: Three lunch boxes containing food for the school age children were labeled with a name but were not dated.”

8VAC20-780-570-E

“Based on observation, the center did not ensure prepared infant formula was refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child’s name. Evidence: Three prepared bottles for child #4 were labeled with the child’s name and in the refrigerator, however the three bottles were not dated.”

8VAC20-780-280-D

“Based on observation, the center did not ensure cleaning materials were not located above food, food equipment or utensils and stored in areas physical separate from food. Evidence: A spray bottle of bleach and water mix was observed in the cabinet over the diaper changing table along with multiple bags of snack foods. The spray bottle was on it’s side and on top of the snack food bags.”

8VAC20-780-570-E

“Based on observation, the center did not ensure prepared infant formula is refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. Evidence: Two bottles for child #6 were refrigerated and labeled with the child's name but were not dated as required.”