Tree of Life Ministries

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #2?s national criminal background check was completed 1 day after hire.”

22.1-289.035-B-1

“Systemic Deficiency The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. There was no signed sworn statement for Staff #1, who is currently working,”

22.1-289.035-B-3

“Systemic Deficiency The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #1 and # 2, who had been employed for four weeks, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 and 2 were working with children.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Systemic Deficiency 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 more than one month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check and sex offender from one state. Staff #1, employed for more than one month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check criminal background and sex offender from one state.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Systemic Deficiency The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent sworn disclosures for staff, 3, 4, 5 and 6, were overdue by a year and two months. The most recent national criminal background for staff # 4, 5 and 6, was overdue by a year and six months. The most recent national criminal background for staff #3, was overdue by two years and 1 month.”

8VAC20-770-40-D-2

“Based on record review and interview with staff, the Center failed to obtain the finding from a search of the central registry within 30 days of hire and a signed sworn statement prior to the hire date. EVIDENCE: 1. Staff #4 was observed supervising children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #5 stated their hire date was in 7-2018. 4. Staff #3 was observed working in the center during the inspection. There was no sworn disclosure statement in the record. Staff #3 stated their hire date was in 10/2023.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Based on record review of two staff persons, the center failed to ensure that required background checks are repeated every 5 years per the Code of Virginia. Evidence: 1.Staff # 4 had a fingerprint eligibility letter dated 2/8/2018. An updated fingerprint eligibility letter was not provided. 2. Staff # 5 had a fingerprint eligibility letter dated 7/10/2018. An updated fingerprint eligibility letter was not provided.”

22.1-289.031-A-9 Complaint related: No

“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that the child day center is in compliance with all safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Evidence: 1.Observed 5 infants (two 6 months old, a 3 months old, a 4 months old and a 10 months old) sleeping on boppy pillow in a crib. The AAP recommends to keep all soft objects such as pillows, and pillow like toys from the infants sleeping area. 2.Observed two infants with propped bottles. The bottles were propped with a blanket that was wrapped around the infant’s lower face. The AAP recommends that never attach objects, such as blankets, plush or stuffed toys and other items that may present a suffocation or choking risk.”

8VAC20-770-40-D-2

“Based on record review and interview with staff, the Center failed to obtain the finding from a search of the central registry within 30 days of hire and a signed sworn statement prior to the hire date. EVIDENCE: 1. Staff #4 was observed supervising children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #5 stated their hire date was in 7-2018. 4. Staff #3 was observed working in the center during the inspection. There was no sworn disclosure statement in the record. Staff #3 stated their hire date was in 10/2023.”

22.1-289.035-A

“Based on record review of two staff persons, the center failed to ensure that required background checks are repeated every 5 years per the Code of Virginia. Evidence: 1.Staff # 4 had a fingerprint eligibility letter dated 2/8/2018. An updated fingerprint eligibility letter was not provided. 2. Staff # 5 had a fingerprint eligibility letter dated 7/10/2018. An updated fingerprint eligibility letter was not provided.”

22.1-289.031-A-9 Complaint related: No

“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that the child day center is in compliance with all safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Evidence: 1.Observed 5 infants (two 6 months old, a 3 months old, a 4 months old and a 10 months old) sleeping on boppy pillow in a crib. The AAP recommends to keep all soft objects such as pillows, and pillow like toys from the infants sleeping area. 2.Observed two infants with propped bottles. The bottles were propped with a blanket that was wrapped around the infant’s lower face. The AAP recommends that never attach objects, such as blankets, plush or stuffed toys and other items that may present a suffocation or choking risk.”