St. Peter Baptist Church

22.1-289.031-A-4

“Each person in a supervisory position is required to be 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. The annual staff health report for Staff #2 was obtained a month late, the annual staff health report for Staff #3 was obtained two months late, and the annual staff health report for Staff #5 was obtained 13 days late.”

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 #4, employed for more than one year, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a state in which the individual resided in the preceding five years.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. The national criminal background check for Staff #4 was obtained two days after the employee's first day of employment.”

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 #4, employed for more than one year, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a state in which the individual resided in the preceding five years.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. The national criminal background check for Staff #4 was obtained two days after the employee's first day of employment.”

22.1-289.031-B-2 Complaint related: No

“Based on staff interviews, documentation review, and review of recorded video footage, the center did not establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care, including daily intake and dismissal procedure to ensure safety of children. Evidence: Five staff stated that on August 21, 2023, Child A (five years of age) was left on the center’s transportation bus between approximately 2:45pm until 6:00pm. Staff #1 stated they were driving the center’s bus and arrived at the center at approximately 2:45pm with 11 school age children on the bus. Staff #1 stated they dropped off the children by the school age door with the school age teacher. Staff #1 stated they then parked the bus in the parking lot, they did not check the bus and did not realize Child A was still on the bus. Witness #1 stated they arrived at the center to pick up Child A at approximately 5:30pm and was told by staff that Child A was not at the center. Witness #1 stated they left center to search for Child A at the nearby elementary school. At approximately 6:00pm, recorded video footage shows three staff members exiting the center’s building to look on the bus for Child A. The three staff members stated Child A was located in one of the seats at the front of the bus.”

22.1-289.031-A-8 Complaint related: No

“Based on review of staff records and interviews, the center did not ensure a person trained and certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was present at any other location in which children attending the child day center were present. Evidence: The record for Staff #1 (Date of Employment 06/16/2022) did not contain documentation of training and certification in first aid and CPR. Staff #1 was alone with 11 children on 08/21/2023 while driving the bus. Staff members confirmed Staff #1 did not have first aid and CPR training and certification.”

22.1-289.031-A-5-c Complaint related: No

“Based on staff interviews, documentation review and review of recorded video footage, the center failed to report suspected child abuse in accordance with ? 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia. Evidence: On August 21, 2023, Child A (five years of age) was left alone and unsupervised on the bus from approximately 2:45pm until 6:00pm. Wunderground website indicated the temperature on that date and time was 93 degrees Fahrenheit at 3:00pm and 89 degrees Fahrenheit at 6:00pm. Staff #3 stated when Child A was located on the bus at approximately 6:00pm ?sweat pouring off [child]? and Child A said they had wet their self. Staff #2 stated they felt leaving the child on the bus unattended under the circumstances was child neglect. Staff #2 did not immediately report the incident to the local agency. They did not make the report until 08/30/2023. The Code of Virginia requires any person providing full-time or part-time child care for pay on a regularly planned basis who have reason to suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child, shall report the matter immediately to the local department.”

22.1-289.035-B-2 Complaint related: No

“Based on review of seven staff records and interview, the center did not obtain satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based national criminal background check for one staff member prior to employment. Evidence: The record for Staff #1 (Date of Employment 06/16/2022) contained the results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check dated 09/15/2022.”