Sandpiper Montessori

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff 4 and staff 5 had less than 16 hours documented training in 2025/.”

22.1-289-036-E

“No person specified in subsection A shall be involved in the day-to-day operations of the child day center, family day home, or family day system, or shall be alone with, in control of, or supervising one or more children, without first having completed any required background check. The background check obtained for staff 2 was obtained by another employing entity and not by the Licensee of this facility.”

8VAC20-780-560-J

“Tables shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. Staff were not going to sanitize the tables after the first group of children ate lunch/before the tables were to be used for the second group of children until being reminded by the inspector.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“When food is brought from home it shall be labeled with the date. Children's lunches brought from home were not dated with the current date.”

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Based upon review of staff records, the facility has not ensured that all staff complete at least 16 hours of training annually. Evidence: The record reviewed for staff 1 indicated that only 9.25 hours of annual training during the 2022/2023 year.”

8VAC20-780-140-B

“Based upon review of children's records and staff interview, the facility has not ensured that the child's physical examination was obtained within 12 months prior to attending. Evidence: 1. The physical examination in the record for child 2, 3 yrs and 8 months old, who began attending on 6/26/2023, was dated 5/27/2020 which was not within the 12 months prior to attending. 2. Staff 1 confirmed that the physical for child 2 was not obtained within 12 months prior to attending.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Based upon review of children's records and staff interview, the facility has not ensured that each child has a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days of attending. Evidence; 1. The record provided for child 1 who began attending on 12/4/2023 did not include the results of a physical examination by a physician. 2. Staff 1 confirmed that the record for child 1 did not include the results of a physical examination.”

8VAC20-780-550-G

“Based upon review of records, the facility has not ensured that the documentation of emergency evacuation includes all required information. Evidence: the record for the evacuation drill conducted in January 2023 did not include the notification method and the time it took to evacuate.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Based upon observation, the facility has not ensured that hazardous substances are kept in locked locations using safe locking methods that prevent access by children. Evidence: There was a container of spray disinfectant on a shelf in an unlocked staff restroom upstairs between the two children's classrooms.”

22VAC40-185-550-B

“Base upon review of the facility's emergency preparedness plan and staff interview, the facility has not ensured that all procedural components required of the plan are included. Evidence: 1. The emergency preparedness plan had not been updated to include new Standard requirements such as emergency scenarios and continuity of operations. 2, Staff 1 acknowledged that the emergency preparedness plan had not been updated to include requirements in the new standards.”

8VAC20-780-240-C

“Based upon review of staff records, the facility has not ensured that the orientation training of staff includes all required topics. Evidence: 1. The orientation training in the record of staff 3 did not include documentation that prevention of sudden infant death syndrome/safe sleep, prevention of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma and the prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and other allergic reactions was covered. 2. Staff 1 acknowledged that the orientation training of staff 3 did not include all required topics.”

8VAC20-780-510-P

“Based upon review of children's medication and staff interview, the facility has not ensured that when an authorization for the administration of medication expires, the parent is notified that the medication must be picked up within 14 day or the parent must renew the authorization. Evidence: 1. There was Benadryl and AuviQ epinephrine stored for administration to child 6 in an emergency allergic reaction. The parent authorization for the administration of the medication expired on 6/18/2021 and had not been renewed. 2. Staff 1 acknowledged that the parent authorization for the administration of medication to child 6 was expired and that the medication was not returned to the parent or the authorization renewed.”

8VAC20-780-130-A

“Based upon review of children's records and staff interview, the facility has not ensured that they have obtained documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before attending. Evidence: 1. The immunization record in the record of child 1 included a statement from the physician that the child's immunization record is "not up to date". Child 1 has been attending care since 5/4/2022. 2. Staff 1 acknowledged that the immunization record for child 1 stated that it was not up to date. Staff 1 stated she had not addressed this with the parent.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“based upon observation, the facility has not ensured that potentially hazardous substances are kept in locked places using safe locking methods that prevent access by children. Evidence: There was a pump container of antibacterial hand soap labeled "warning" and "keep our of reach of children" on the sink in the children's bathroom.”