VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Great Bridge Children's Center
253 Fresno Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 482-1385

Current Inspector: Kimberly Sampson (757) 354-7307

Inspection Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Complaint Related: Yes

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. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Comments:

An unannounced inspection was initiated on 02/18/2025 and completed on 02/18/2025 in response to a complaint received by the licensing office on 01/16/2025 relating to allegations of Behavioral Guidance. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records. This inspection included: document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. The preponderance of evidence gathered during the investigation supports the allegations; therefore, the complaint is determined to be valid. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and the violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-340-F
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. During the video footage from 2/14/25 viewed by the inspector and director on 2/18/25, ten three-year-old children were unsupervised on two separate occasions for approximately 2 mins each occasion as staff #1 left the room.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-400-B
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts. For several minutes 2 children were playing with the trash can and the back door while 2 other children were pushing each other. Staff #2 did not acknowledge or redirect their behaviors. Staff #1 did not use constructive, or stage appropriate behavioral guidance intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflict when she placed three-year-old children in time-out because they did not dance during an activity. Staff #1 sternly said the following to the children that were put in time-out: "Go ahead and test me? and "Not dancing because you don't like the music is silly." Staff used directives in a harsh tone instead of redirecting children to appropriate behavior. Staff #1 used her hand on a child?s head and sternly said, "Move? and "No, don't start" to child sitting against the wall. Staff #2 said "We're not going to have fun, you understand?" and "go sit down all of you" Staff #3 told four-year-old children "don't shout, come here, you yell again and you're out of here
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-400-C
Complaint related:	Yes
Description:	When time out is used as a behavior guidance technique it should be used sparingly and shall not exceed one minute for each year of the child's age. Video footage dated 2/14/2025 of the three-year-old classroom was viewed by inspector and Program Director on 2/18/25. Video footage from 2/14/25 confirmed that staff #1 did not use time out sparingly and only one minute for each year of the child?s age. Child #1 a three-year-old was in time out for approximately 25 minutes. At several points during the period of observation there were 5-6 three-year-old children out of the 10 in this classroom in time out at the same time.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.