VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Common Ground Child Care Center
1700 Wainwright Drive
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 437-8226

Current Inspector: Alyssa Simons (571) 423-6392

Inspection Date: Sept. 6, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Programs. 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Technical Assistance:

Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/. Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new Discussion was held on continuing the process of obtaining student physicals and staff background checks.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated and completed on September 6, 2026. The on-site inspection began at 10:05am and ended at 2:00pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 67 children present and 16 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children's records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews and observations. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please complete the plan of correction {POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on September 17, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-I
Description:	Based on review of medications, the center did not obtain written parent permission for administering medication for all medications on site. Evidence: 1. Child #1 had Albuterol medication on site and did not have written parent permission on site at the time of inspection granting the center permission to administer the medication. Child #1 had a record of receiving their Albuterol medication from center staff on 07/30/24 and 08/05/2024. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the center did not have written parent permission to administer the Albuterol medication to Child #1.
Plan of Correction:	We have returned the forms to parents to obtain signatures on the top section of the form. To prevent this from happening again, we have a sample form to check any returned forms against to make sure that parents sing in addition to the physician authorization. An audit was performed to make sure all medication forms are compliant.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-P
Description:	Based on review of medications and interview, when an authorization for medication expires, the medication was not picked up within 14 days or disposed of by the center. Evidence: 1. Child #1s Epinephrine medication authorization expired 08/01/2024. 2. Child #2s Childrens Zyrtec medication authorization expired 07/05/2023. 3. Staff #1 acknowledged the medications for Child #1 and Child #2 were kept at the center past the authorization dates.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-520-A
Description:	Based on observation and interview, over-thecounter skin products were kept beyond the expiration date of the product. Evidence: 1. In the Dancing Monkey's class, a classroom over-the-counter skin product (expiration date: 09/2023) was observed in a classroom bin with other over-the-counter skin products. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged the over-the-counter skin product and its expiration date.
Plan of Correction:	We performed an audit of all of our skin products and have added a monthly check to make sure that no skin products that are expired are in classrooms.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-G
Description:	Based on record review and interview, documentation was not maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills. Evidence: 1. The last documented emergency evacuation drill was dated 04/18/2024. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the last documented emergency evacuation drill was dated 04/18/2024.
Plan of Correction:	Documentation was found and updated. Going forward, all drills will be documented in one location.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-G
Description:	Based on record review and interview, documentation was not maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills. Evidence: 1. The last documented emergency evacuation drill was dated 04/18/2024. 2. Staff #1 acknowledged that the last documented emergency evacuation drill was dated 04/18/2024.
Plan of Correction:	We contacted the parents and received parent authorization for all medications and had parents request the physician authorization for long term medications. We preformed an audit of all our medications and authorizations so that this will not happen again.