Connections Early Learning Center
422 College View Drive
Bridgewater, VA 22812
(540) 828-2200
Current Inspector: Beth Orebaugh (540) 847-9173
Inspection Date: April 14, 2025
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
- Comments:
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An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated on 04/14/2025 and completed on 04/18/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 03/13/2025 relating to staffing and supervision. This inspection included: document review and interviews.
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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 04/25/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-40-E Description: The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall ensure that all the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The standards require procedures for identifying where children are at all times. The center's policy training manual states,"When staff are supervising children, they must ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Children are always within sight and sound of a supervising adult."
On March 13, 202, less than a minute passed when staff and children walked outside to the playground. Staff 1 was walking down the hall to another classroom and passed by Classroom #1 and saw a child by the back door crying and trying to open the door. Staff 1 walked in to help the child and noticed there was not a teacher inside the classroom.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-340-F Description: Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
On March 13, 2025, Staff 2 left Child 1 (2 years old) in Classroom #1 for under a minute, while taking the group of children outside. Staff 1 found Child 1 in Classroom #1 crying and trying to open the door to go outside.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Disclaimer:
A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.
The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.
