Seeds Academy

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 #4, who had been employed for seven days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #4, who has been actively working at the center for the past seven days, did not have 1 of 2 completed reference verifications on file.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center must maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which the record must include any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury. The center's minor injury record for child C did not include any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury.”

8VAC20-780-450-A

“Cribs, cots, mats and beds used by children must have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover or a one-piece covering which is open on three edges. Child A was laying on a cot with no top cover or bottom cover.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“REPEAT VIOLATION Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing must comply with minimum safety standards and must be under and surrounding the equipment with climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. The resilient surfacing under and around the playground equipment did not meet the minimum safety standards. The mulch measured less than two inches in depth and did not adequately cover the required fall zones beneath and surrounding climbing equipment. The mats used did not meet the minimum safety qualifications for resilient surfacing and were not large enough to cover the designated fall zones.”

8VAC20-780-430-C

“Play equipment used by children must have no sharp points. The open sandbox area has rectangular wooden components along the top edge that have sharp edges and surfaces. The green metal brackets used to secure the wood have sharp edges and corners.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“REPEAT VIOLATION: Playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall. The two-person glider on the outdoor playground and the swing do not meet the required minimum of six feet of unobstructed fall zone on all sides.”

8VAC20-780-270-A

“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The gap between the top wood trim and sandbox base poses a head entrapment hazard and the climbing rope is a strangulation hazard.”

8VAC20-780-330-C

“Ground supports must be covered with materials that protect children from injury. The support posts were installed without protective padding, barriers, or coverings at the base.”

8VAC20-780-330-D

“Swing seats shall be constructed with flexible material. The swing seat on the outdoor equipment was constructed with a hard plastic material.”

8VAC20-780-330-A

“The playground area was not designed to protect children from hazards. On the outdoor play area, the majority of the space is paved/concrete. Five areas of the concrete had holes that create a tripping hazard. The playground contained three large rocks with sharp and uneven edges on all sides. The rocks varied in size, with measurements ranging up to three by two feet.”

8VAC20-780-310-F

“The center did not have a separate playground area of at least 25 square feet of unpaved surface per infant/toddler of outdoor area. The center did not provide a separate playground area for toddlers. The majority of the outdoor space is paved with concrete and there is not sufficient unpaved space for the capacity of infants/toddlers requested.”

22.1-289.058

“Any child day program center that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. The center did not have a carbon monoxide detector installed in the building.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“Playground equipment with climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall. The fall zones on the play area measured to be 4 feet to 4.5 feet when each piece of equipment required at least six feet of a fall zone.”