New Vista Montessori School

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for three weeks months, had a completed national criminal background check that was 4 day after employment.”

8VAC20-780-240-E

“Based on record review, the center failed to provide orientation training in first aid and CPR to new staff. EVIDENCE: Staff 3 (documented employment date of 6/24/2023), Staff 4 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023), and Staff 5 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023) have no documentation to show they have had orientation to first aid or CPR.”

8VAC20-780-240-D

“Based on record review, the center failed to provide to staff in writing the information listed in 8VAC20-780-420-A (known informally as the Parent Handbook), and other policies outlined in this standard. EVIDENCE: Documented new staff orientation for: Staff 3 (documented employment date of 6/24/2023), Staff 4 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023), and Staff 5 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023) was missing the following components: evidence they were given a copy of the parent handbook (documentation states it was covered, but not given a copy; procedures for supervising a child who may arrive after scheduled classes or activities including field trips have begun; Procedures to confirm absence of a child when the child is scheduled to arrive from another program or from an agency responsible for transporting the child to the center; lockdown Procedures for identifying where attending children are at all times, including procedures to ensure that all children are accounted for before leaving a field trip site and upon return to the center; procedures for action in case of lost or missing children, ill or injured children, medical emergencies, and general emergencies; policy for any administration of medication; emergency evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, and procedures; and precautions in transporting children, if applicable.”

8VAC20-780-240-C

“Based on record review, the center failed to include some required elements of new staff orientation training. EVIDENCE: New staff orientation for Staff 3 (documented employment date of 6/24/2023), Staff 4 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023), and Staff 5 (documented employment date of 8/21/2023) was missing the following components: Job responsibilities and to whom they report; the policies and procedures listed in subsection D of this section, 8VAC20780-420 A, and the standards in this chapter that relate to the staff member's responsibilities; the center's playground safety procedures unless the staff member will have no responsibility for playground activities or equipment; recognizing child abuse and neglect and the legal requirements for reporting suspected child abuse as required by ? 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia; confidential treatment of personal information about children in care and their families; the center's policies and procedures on the administration of medication; emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event such as violence at a child care facility and the emergency preparedness plan as required by 8VAC20780-550 A through K; prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices; prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, including procedures to cope with crying babies or distraught children; prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and other allergic reactions including: recognizing the symptoms of an allergic reaction; responding to allergic reactions; preventing exposure to the specific food and other substances to which the child is allergic; and preventing cross contamination; and prevention and control of disease.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that staff completed the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. EVIDENCE: Staff 1 began employment on 8/19/2022 and the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (a.k.a. 10-hour preservice training) was completed 12/9/2022.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“Based on documentation review and observation, the licensee failed to ensure the center’s own policies and procedures were followed. EVIDENCE: The facility’s PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICATION state, ?The Director will check the first aid station monthly to ensure that out-dated medications are disposed of.? The LI noted that Medication 1 expired 3/5/2023 and Medication 2 expired 1/2023.”

8VAC20-770-60-B

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure a Sworn Statement was completed prior the first day of employment. EVIDENCE: Staff 4 began employment on 2/1/2023 and the Sword Statement is dated 2/8/2023.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the center failed to complete an out of state criminal history name check prior to the first day of employment. EVIDENCE: Staff 4 began employment on 2/1/2023 and the does not contain an out-of-state criminal history name check. The sworn statement for staff 4 states this person lived in a state other than Virginia within the past five years.”

8VAC20-780-240-B

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that staff completed orientation training no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. EVIDENCE: 1. Staff 1 started work on 8/19/2022 and there is no documentation to support that new staff orientation has been done. 2. Staff 4 started work on 2/1/2023 and there is no documentation to support that new staff orientation has been done.”

8VAC20-780-60-A-8

“Based on record review and interviews with staff, the center failed to ensure a written care plan 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 taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Evidence: The record review and medication review for Child 1 indicated a diagnosed food allergy. Staff 6 confirmed no allergy care plan was available.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children and the documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Evidence: The record for Staff 2 contained a documented hire date of 10/1/2022. The date on the tuberculosis screening in the record was 10/07/2021.”