Tierra Encantada Ashton Heights

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On August 7th, 2026 Child #1 (Age 3 years old) was left unsupervised in the Preschool classroom for approximately 1 1/2 minutes while the group transitioned to another classroom for naptime. Staff #1 took seven children from the Preschool classroom to Pre-K classroom, leaving Child #1 in the restroom. After arriving at the Pre-K classroom, Staff #1 did not do a name-to-face check immediately and did not realize that Child #1 was left behind. Staff #2 left the classroom to pick up bedding in the Preschool classroom and found Child #1 alone in the classroom washing their hands. Staff #1 stated the name to face check was completed when Staff #2 left and realized they had one child missing.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. Face to Name procedures, classroom checks during transitions, and active supervision maintaining awareness of each child's location and ensure no child is left behind during transitions were not followed in the preschool classroom while the group transitioned to another classroom for naptime on August 7th, 2026. Staff #1 stated the face to name procedures were not followed during the transition to the Pre-K classroom and did not check the restrooms before leaving the Preschool classroom on August 7th.”

8VAC20-790-540-B-3

“The child's record shall include the name, address, and telephone number for each custodial parent's place of employment or school attendance, if applicable. The record for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4 and Child #5 were missing the address for each custodial parent's place of employment.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“When food is brought from home the food container must be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner; One infant in the infant B classroom had food from home in their cubby box that was not labeled with their name or date.”

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. There was a children's bench that had fabric that was peeling off in the Toddler A classroom.”

8VAC20-780-50-A

“Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially. Exception: Children's records shall be made available to parents on request, unless otherwise ordered by the court. The supplemental information page of the last inspection dated 1/22/2026 was posted on the bulletin board. The page is considered confidential.”

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #3's TB documentation was dated 39 days prior to date of employment.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Staff records shall be kept for each staff person including name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center. Five staff files did not have the address for the person to be notified in an emergency.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Two bottles of bleach were inside a cabinet with the keys in the lock.”

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. The sworn statement for Staff #8, who is currently working, was dated one month after their first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-430-E

“Centers may not install after June 1, 2005, any slide or climbing equipment to be used by preschoolers or toddlers when the climbing portion of the equipment is more than six feet in height. The center had installed a climbing wall that was approximately 7 feet 6 inches high.”

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 #1, employed for 1 month and three weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from one state.”

8VAC20-780-140-B

“If the child has had a physical examination prior to attendance, it shall be within the time period prescribed in this subsection: Within three months prior to attendance for children aged seven months through 18 months. Child #2 was 14 months of age when they enrolled on 9/02/2025 and the child's physical was dated 8 months and 3 weeks prior to the child's 1st day of attendance.”