VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

KinderCare Learning Centers #1542
1802 Old Reston Avenue
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 709-8416

Current Inspector: Leslie Perez (703) 537-6013

Inspection Date: Sept. 18, 2025

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 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site focused inspection was initiated and completed on 9/18/2025, as a part of the provisional licensure period. The Department requested that the provider complete an IPOC as result of the last inspection related to background clearances, supervision, program leader qualifications, cribs, cots and mats, daily activities, staff position definitions. The on-site inspection began at 10:25am and ended at 1:28pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. The inspector reviewed no children?s records and 6 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 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 10/2/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website. Violations update 9/26/2025.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff C, employed for 15 days, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state prior to hire date and no criminal history check from a different state lived in, in the past five years.
Plan of Correction:	Interstate CRS was sent on the day of hire and results received on the day of Licensing inspection.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	Staff records shall contain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position. Staff B?s and Staff C?s files did not contained documentation that meets qualifications as Program Leader in the Standards. Employment record identified both as `Teacher? and was signed they read responsibilities of a ?Teacher?.
Plan of Correction:	Both staff members were hired and have worked as assistant teachers, we have corrected the verbiage and put 'Assistant' in front of the word teacher on the staff file.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-210-A
Description:	Program leaders shall have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and have one of the program director qualifications, or three months of programmatic experience, or six months of supervised programmatic experience. Staff B and Staff C position?s assigned is Teacher, no documentation Staff B or Staff C meet qualifications as program leader/teacher noted on employment record. Staff acknowledged these staff work in the classroom as leads.
Plan of Correction:	Both staff members work as assistant teachers and have the high school diploma or higher qualification proof in their file. Added correct verbiage Assistant teacher on their file.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-350-Q
Description:	A center may temporarily reassign a child from his regular group and staff members for reasons of administrative necessity but not casually or repeatedly disrupt a child's schedule and attachment to his staff members and group. Child #1 was transitioned repeatedly throughout the day 4 times on 9/12/25, 2's and 3's. Staff in various classes verbalized that children are transitioned to maintain ratios from multiple classrooms (2?s, 3's and infants).
Plan of Correction:	Adjusted staff schedules to meet ratios and parent schedules so that we are not moving children consistently.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-360-A
Description:	The variety of daily activities for all age groups shall be age and stage appropriate and provide opportunities for teacher-directed, self-directed, and self-chosen tasks and activities; a balance of active and quiet activities; individual and group activities; and curiosity and exploration. The variety of activities available to children in toddlers classroom was not sufficient. There were two cardboard pages of a book and one ripped up book.
Plan of Correction:	Teachers have been retrained on curriculum usage and we will continue to focus on training and coaching them in the moment.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-440-B
Description:	Cribs, cots, rest mats, and beds shall be identified for use by a specific child. Staff stated that unoccupied cribs may be assigned to an infant from another classroom as needed, by moving name tag, not identified crib. The cots in the toddler class were not labeled to identify use by a specific child.
Plan of Correction:	Infant A classroom has been moved to Toddler, and vice versa, to create more room for additional cots during AM PM homeroom. Cots have been labeled.