KinderCare Learning Centers - Fox Chase

8VAC20-780-60-A

Repeat Violation Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for child #4, enrolled for 17 months, did not contain documentation of proof of viewing the child's identity and age.

8VAC20-790-600-F

Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend the department's health and safety update course. 1. Staff # 2, employed for over 4 years, did not attend the department's health and safety update course in 2025. 2. Staff # 3, employed for 22 months, did not attend the department's health and safety update course in 2025. Complaint related: No

8VAC20-780-350-B-1

Repeat Violation The required ratio for birth up to 16 months is 1 staff for every 4 children. When the inspector arrived there were 5 preschool children sitting in the hallway directly outside of the infant room. The infant room had 10 infants with 3 staff who were also supervising the preschool children in the hallway. An additional staff member was needed in order to meet ratio.

8VAC20-780-340-A

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Staff #2 was observed by staff and an outside witness on 03/11/2026 forcefully sitting a child, 2 years old, in a chair. The child began crying.

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. Staff #2, was observed by staff and an outside witness, on 03/11/2026, forcefully sitting a child, 2 years old, in a chair to prevent them from biting another child.

8VAC20-780-240-A

Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #1, employed for 7 months, completed the course 5 months late.

8VAC20-780-350-B-1

The required ratio for children ages birth up to 16 months is one staff per 4 children. 1. Staff #2 and staff #8 were observed supervising 10 children (youngest child 5 months) in classroom #1 from approximately 11:12 am to 11:35 am. The face to name tracking sheet documented that staff #2 and staff #8 were supervising 10 children (youngest child 5 months) for approximately 2 hours.

8VAC20-780-350-B-2

The required ratio for children ages 16 to 24 months is one staff per five children. Staff #4 and staff #6 were observed supervising 11 children ages 16 to 24 months (youngest child 17 months) from approximately 11:12 am to 11:35 am. The face to name tracking sheet documented that staff #4 and staff #6 supervised 11 children ages 16 to 24 months from approximately 9:30 am to 11:34 am.

8VAC20-780-420-E-3

Staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child's record is up to date. Up-to-date information is required to be requested from the parent for each child's record at least annually. 1. The information in the record of child #1 had not been updated in over 16 months which is overdue by 4 months. 2. The information in the record of child #2 had not been updated in over 3 years which is overdue by 2 years and 6 months. 3. The information in the record of child #4 had not been updated in over 2 years which is over due by 15 months. 4. The information in the record of child #7 had not been updated in over 15 months which is over due by 3 months.

8VAC20-780-550-F

Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually. The center did not practice lockdown procedures in 2025.

8VAC20-780-160-A

Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. The TB screening for staff #2 was dated 36 days prior to the date of employment. Staff #2 has been employed for over a year.

8VAC20-780-60-A

Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for child #1, enrolled for 2 years, was missing the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.

8VAC20-780-260-A

The center shall provide an annual fire inspection report. The annual fire inspection was overdue by 6 weeks.

8VAC20-780-270-A

Repeat Violation The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The gate on the playground was not closing properly at the bottom which created a 6 inch gap that posed a head entrapment hazard.

8VAC20-790-600-F

Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend the department's health and safety update course. 1. Staff #3, employed for 15 months did not attend the department's health and safety update course. 2. Staff #4, employed for 18 months did not attend the department's health and safety update course.

8VAC20-780-130-E

The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #3, age 15 months and attending the center for 12 months, did not have documentation of additional immunizations once every six months.

8VAC20-780-270-A

The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. A wall in the two year old classroom had exposed drywall and peeling paint. The exposed drywall and peeling paint is on the lower half of the wall and able to be accessed by the children.

8VAC20-780-500-A

Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after eating meals or snacks. Children in classroom #4 did not wash their hands before eating snack.

8VAC20-780-340-A

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Classroom #1 places infant pacifiers into the sanitizing solution that is located in the kitchen for the use of sanitizing the dishes. The sanitizing solution is labeled "keep out of reach of children" and "danger." The solution also states "harmful if swallowed." After placing the infant pacifiers into the sanitizing solution, classroom #1 rinses the pacifiers off and gives the pacifiers to unassigned infants. Complaint related: No

8VAC20-780-430-I

If combs, toothbrushes, or other personal articles are used, they shall be individually assigned. The pacifiers used in classroom #1 for infants are not designated for individual use. Complaint related: No