Tiffany's Learning Center

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 classroom occupied by the school-age children on the day of the inspection had a broken doorframe at the classroom exit with exposed splintered wood. The damaged doorframe created an unsafe condition that was accessible to children.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A bottle with Lysol was observed on a countertop in the kitchen and a bottle with Lysol was observed on a shelf by the diapering area in the toddler/preschool bathroom.”

8VAC20-780-550-H

“The center shall maintain a record of the dates of the practice drills for one year. The last documented evacuation drill was in March 2026. The center practiced evacuation drills in April and May, but documentation of the drills were not maintained as required.”

8VAC20-780-550-P

“The center is to maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries that contains all of the required information. One of out five injury reports reviewed did not contain at least two signatures.”

8VAC20-780-400-A Complaint related: Yes

“COMPLAINT RELATED In order to promote the child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide needed help, comfort, and support. During interviews, it was revealed that while Staff #1 was in the infant classroom, the staff used inappropriate language in front of the children when becoming frustrated with other staff and their own child, who was enrolled at the center.”

8VAC20-780-70

“A record shall be kept for each staff person that contains the required information. The record of Staff #1, who had been employed for three and a half months, did not have any information about any health problems that may interfere with fulfilling the job responsibilities.”

8VAC20-780-400-B

“Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts. Documentation, interviews, and video footage reviewed showed that on 10/29/25, Child #1 (2-years-old) pulled the daily calendar off of the classroom wall. Staff #1 asked her to stop and threw a remote across the classroom at her. The remote hit the child's forehead. Staff #1's interactions with Child #1 were not constructive in nature and were not intended to redirect the child to appropriate behavior.”

8VAC20-780-340-A

“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. On 10/29/25, Staff #1 threw a remote across the classroom at Child #1 (2-years-old) which struck the child on the forehead. Staff reported the child cried and had a visible red mark on her forehead. The child was given an ice pack to treat the injury.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“The center is required to ensure the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards are in compliance. The center's discipline procedures state "Tiffany's Learning Center does not condone or tolerate the use of physical punishment of any kind on TLC property." On 10/29/25, Staff #1 threw a remote across the classroom at Child #1 (2-years-old) after Child #1 pulled the daily calendar off of the wall. The remote hit Child #1's forehead.”

8VAC20-780-570-E

“Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. In the Infant classroom, there were three bottles with prepared infant formula in the refrigerator that were not dated or labeled with a child's name.”

8VAC20-780-570-E

“Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. In the Infant classroom, there were three bottles with prepared infant formula in the refrigerator that were not dated or labeled with a child's name.”