Children's Harbor - Olde Towne

8VAC20-780-570-A

High chairs, infant carrier seats, or feeding tables shall be used for children under 12 months who are not held while being fed. An eight month old infant was observed laying on a pillow while drinking a bottle instead of being in a high chair, infant carrier seat, or at a feeding table.

8VAC20-780-350-C

When the inspector arrived at the center, there were 17 children and only three staff members in a school age classroom. The youngest child present was six months, requiring the ratio to be 1:4. The mixed age group required two additional staff members to meet the required staff-to-children ratio. Complaint related: No

8VAC20-780-130-E

Repeat Violation The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Additional immunization documentation for Child #1 were not obtained, which is required for children under two years of age.

8VAC20-780-280-B

Repeat Violation 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. There was a low, unlocked cabinet in a toddler classroom that contained disinfectant wipes, disinfectant spray, and window cleaner. The unlocked substances were accessible to children.

8VAC20-780-330-B

Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards (at least six inches). There was not at least six inches of resilient surfacing by a rock wall on the preschool playground.

8VAC20-780-40-E

The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's services are maintained in compliance with standards and the center's own policies and procedures. The center's discipline policy states that "there will never be physical punishment or any disciplinary action, which involves the following: rough handling." On 5/5/25, Staff #1 did not follow the center's discipline policy. The staff member roughly handled a child in a classroom, in response to the child's behavior in the classroom. This goes against both, the center's policy and standards.

8VAC20-780-410-1

The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: rough handling. On 5/5/25, Child #1 was laying on a carpet in the classroom when Staff #1 bent down to the child's level, grabbed the child by the arm, and then pushed the child back down to the carpet after the child did not follow classroom rules.

8VAC20-780-130-E

The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The record for Child #1 (enrolled for nine months) did not have the additional immunizations required for children under two.

8VAC20-780-270-A

Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. There was a 2 1/2 inch medal protrusion on a wall in a toddler classroom, posing an injury hazard.

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 spray bottle of bleach/water solution was sitting in a sink in a toddler classroom. The bleach/water solution was unlocked.

8VAC20-780-510-P

When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. The medication authorization forms for Child #2 and Child #3 were expired. The medication was not picked up within 14 days or the parents did not renew the authorizations.

8VAC20-790-600-D-1

All staff who work directly with children shall have: current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration. The CPR certification for Staff #1 (employed for two years) did not include an in-person competency demonstration, which is required.

8VAC20-780-560-G

When food is brought from home, the food contained shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. In the toddler classroom, five of nine water bottles were not labeled to show which children use the water bottles and in the preschool classroom, two of 10 water bottles were not labeled to show which children use the water bottles.

8VAC20-780-330-B

Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. The preschool playground had approximately one inch of mulch on the day of the inspection, which is less that the minimum requirement of six inches.

8VAC20-780-270-A

Areas and equipment of the center, inside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. There was peeling paint on a wall in the toddler classroom. Children were observed playing by this area during the inspection.

8VAC20-780-90-A

A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child's record by the first day of the child's attendance. The agreement shall be signed by the parent and include all the requirements. The record for Child #1 (enrolled for two years) and Child #2 (enrolled for one year) did not contain a statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease.

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. In the preschool/pre-k classroom, there was bleach spray and disinfectant spray located in an unlocked cabinet.