Strong Foundation Academy

8VAC20-780-330-B

(Repeat Violation) The Provider is required to ensure that the required resilient surfacing surrounding playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus created a sufficient fall zone. On the playground, there are steps to enter the equipment that are 33 inches in height with 4 inches of wood chips measured on the right side of the equipment instead of the required 6 inches.

8VAC20-780-160-C

The Center is required to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) test or screening for staff every 2 years from the date of the initial screening or testing. 1)An updated TB test for Staff #1 was completed 5 weeks after it was due. 2)An updated TB test for Staff #2 was completed 2 weeks after it was due.

8VAC20-780-330-B

(Repeat Violation) The Provider is required to ensure that the required resilient surfacing surrounding playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus created a sufficient fall zone. On the playground, there is a straight slide that is 33 inches in height with less than 1 inch of wood chips at the end of the slide instead of the required 6 inches.

8VAC20-780-410-1

The Center is required to ensure that movement of a child is not restricted through binding or tying. During inspection and upon entry into the infant room, Child #1 (age 6 months old) was observed lying in their crib, with a blanket swaddled around them, and tied in a knot so that movement was restricted.

8VAC20-780-340-F

(Repeat Violation) The Center is required to ensure that children under 10 years of age always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Upon arrival for the inspection in the Preschool classroom (ages 16 months-3 years), there was 1 staff member with 7 children resting on 1 side of a half wall that divides the room and there was no teacher with the 10 resting children on the other side of the half wall. The 10 children were alone and without sight and sound supervision.

8VAC20-780-500-B

The Center is required to ensure that disposable diapers were disposed in a storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member?s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. The foot-operated storage system for disposal of diapers was not able to be operated by foot causing the staff member to have to touch the exterior surface of the trash can with their hand or a soiled diaper to open the trash can.

8VAC20-780-40-M

The Center is required to maintain a current and dated written list of children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that is accessible to all staff in each group or area where children are present. Evidence: The allergy list did not contain four of Child #1`s diagnosed food allergies.

8VAC20-780-340-A

The Center is required to ensure the care, protection and guidance of all children in care. Evidence: During inspection, Child #2 (8 months old) and Child #3 (8 months old) were sleeping in cribs where the sheets were loosely wrinkled around and under the children. Safe sleep guidelines require no loose bedding where babies are sleeping.

8VAC20-780-350-B-3

The Center is required to maintain the required supervision ratio of staff to children whenever children are in care. Evidence: During the inspection, the center did not maintain the required supervision ratio of 1 staff for every 8 children in the front classroom where the youngest child was age 2. Staff #1 took a child to the restroom in another room and left Staff #2 alone with 13 children.

8VAC20-780-560-G

The Center is required to ensure that food brought from home is clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Evidence: In the Infant classroom, Child #4 had brought food and milk from home that was stored in a lunch bag unrefrigerated and was not labeled with the child?s name or date.