Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. - Riverdale

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. A spray bottle of ?Quat? disinfectant was unlocked in the floor of the girl’s bathroom in Class 1.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. The physical examination in the record of Child 1 was obtained approximately 48 days after the first day of attendance.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. The documentation of references for Staff 3 and Staff 5 were obtained after employment.”

8VAC20-780-240-D

“Prior to working alone with children and within seven days of the first day of employment, staff shall be provided in writing all of the required information. The documentation of required information provided in writing to Staff 3 was dated 10 days after the first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“REPEAT VIOLATION Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #5 completed the course three months late”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of Child #4, who had been enrolled for over 7 weeks.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“REPEAT VIOLATION Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. The resilient surfacing measured less than an inch at the end of the yellow and purple slides and in multiple places under the equipment. Grass was observed in multiple areas of the fall zones.”

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that all staff complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation within 90 calendar days of hire. Evidence: The record for Staff 1 contained a documented hire date of 01/29/2024; no documentation of Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation was available for review. Staff 5 and 6 confirmed this information was not available.”

8VAC20-780-330-B

“Based on observation, and measurements, the center failed to ensure that where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. 1. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the red dome climbing equipment (approximately 48 inches tall) measured approximately 3 inches on the outer edge. 2. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the yellow/red dome climbing equipment (approximately 48 inches tall) measured approximately 3 inches on the outer edge. 3. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with yellow slide measured approximately 2 inches around the climbing platform and less than 1 inch at the base of the slide. Ground was visible at the base of the slide. 4. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with 2 purple slides measured approximately 2 inches around the climbing platforms and less than 1 inch at the base of the slides. Ground was visible at the base of both slides. 5. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with the horizontal ladder (approximately 66 inches tall) measured approximately 2 inches.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: The record for Child 5 did not contain a physical examination. The record indicated the child’s first day of attendance was 8/24/2022.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure the separate record for each enrolled child shall contain all of the elements as required by the standards. Evidence: The record for Child 5 did not contain documentation of chronic physical problems and pertinent developmental information and any special accommodation needed, previous child day care and schools attended by the child and name of any additional program or schools that the child is concurrently attending.”

8VAC20-780-80-A

“Based on document review and discussion with staff, the center failed to ensure that for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: The written record of daily attendance in Classroom 1 did not document the departure of each child.”

8VAC20-780-510-L

“Based on observation and discussion with staff, the center failed to ensure that medications, except for those prescriptions designated otherwise by a written physician’s order, including refrigerated medication and staff’s personal medication, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: There were 6 individual packets of aspirin in the unlocked first aid kit on the playground.”