Happy Feet Early Learning and Child Center

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. As Class 1 walked to the playground on 02/25/2026, Child 1 (age 3 years) broke out of the line, passed the other children, and moved to the front of the line. Staff 1 tapped Child 1 on the forehead twice, hard enough to make the child?s head move backwards, and sent the child to the back of the line.

8VAC20-780-60-A

The center shall maintain a separate record for each enrolled child that contains the elements required by the standards. The records for Child 4 and Child 5 did not contain all of the required information.

8VAC20-780-70

Staff records shall contain all of the elements required by the standards. The records for Staff 3, Staff 4 and Staff 5 did not contain all of the required information.

8VAC20-780-80-A

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. There were 7 children in attendance in Classroom 1 and only 6 children were marked present on the daily attendance.

8VAC20-780-550-E

Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. There shelter in place procedures were only practiced once in 2025.

8VAC20-780-550-P

The center shall maintain a written record of all children?s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence and the record shall include all of the components required by the standards. Injury Record 3 did not contain a staff and parent signature or two staff signatures; the injury record was only signed by one staff member.

8VAC20-780-270-A

Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was a sharp edge on the fence of the toddler playground. There was an active wasp nest inside of the plastic treehouse on the toddler playground. The paint was peeling on the wall of Classroom 1 and Classroom 3; the peeling paint was accessible to the children. There was a broken 5-gallon bucket on the playground that had sharp edges and was accessible to the children.

8VAC20-780-500-B

REPEAT VIOLATION The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and water and sanitized after each use. Classroom 3 did not have a soap and water solution to clean the diapering surface after each use.

8VAC20-780-530-A

REPEAT VIOLATION At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have a current certification in CPR and first aid. Staff 1 was the only staff member in Class 2 for approximately an hour. Staff 1 does not have a current certification in CPR and first aid.

8VAC20-780-160-C

A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the date of the last screening. The updated TB screening for Staff 1 was 5 months overdue.