Potomac Conference Corporation of Seventh-Day Adventists

22.1-289.035-B-1

“The licensee shall obtain a sworn statement or affirmation, for all staff prior to hire, disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth. 1. The sworn statement for Staff #2 and Staff #3 was completed seven months after hire and assuming job responsibilities.”

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. 1. Staff #1, had been supervising children for over 15 months, before obtaining documentation from a physician stating they were free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children. 2. Staff #3, who has been supervising children for over seven months, does not have documentation from a physician stating they were free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children.”

22.1-289.031-B-5

“The center must ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. 1. In the pre-k classroom, cough drops were observed on the counter within reach of children. 2. In the pre-k classroom, a large container of hand sanitizer was observed in an unlocked cabinet under the sink, within reach of children. 3. The playground used by the pre-k class contains metal climbing equipment that has rusted and the S-hooks on the swings were open more than the thickness of a penny.”

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. Staff #1, who had been employed for over 7 months, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 was working alone with children.”

22.1-289.031-A-4

“Each staff person has to be certified by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his/her supervision prior to start date and updated every year. Staff #1, working since March 2024, does not have a staff health report.”

22.1-289.031-B-3

“The center failed to establish and implement a procedure in which a daily health screening and exclusion of sick children by a person trained to perform such a screening is conducted daily. There are no staff trained to perform daily health screening.”

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. Staff #1, employed for 7 months and currently working, did not have a sworn statement.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #1, working since March 2024, contained fingerprint results dated 5/21/24.”