Child Abuse and Neglect at Broadlands KinderCare?

Dec. 2007, Feb. 2008 contain serious violations that resulted in termination of a staff member.

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/licensed.cgi?rm=Inspection;Inspection=30016;ID=21909;

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/licensed.cgi?rm=Inspection;Inspection=30013;ID=21909;

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/licensed.cgi?rm=Inspection;Inspection=29184;ID=21909;

 

Title is a bit misleading.

The Center was cited for not REPORTING a suspected child abuse case. If the abuse occurred on the premises, it would have been explicitly stated.

 

iolations:
Standard #: 22VAC15-30-484-B
Complaint related: Yes
Description: A staff person used behavioral guidance which was neither constructive in nature nor age and stage appropriate when trying to get a 2 year old child to go to sleep.

Action to be Taken: In this case the staff member involved will be terminated. All of staff have been retrained on Mandated Reporting, Forbidden Actions, Behavior Guidance, Supervision, & Health and Safety. This occurred on 2/18/08.

 

It is saying that the staff memeber 'used' behavioral guidance which was neither constructive in nature nor age and stage appropriate when trying to get a 2 year old child to go to sleep.

not abuse?

 

Regardeless of the title of the thread, many of the complaints seem abusive. I would be very concerned if my children went there and these reports came out.

 

Turnover in the daycare profession is generally high. And yes, many are "terminated" due to the extremely high standards that the providers must adhere to. Standards that most parents would not consider "abuse" in the least.

Example: at my sons daycare the teachers are not allowed to say "NO" to the kids. I am not sure if it is a state violation but it is enforced by the daycare and after a certain amount of offenses the teacher will be fired. Do most (if any) of us parents use "NO"?

 

tiff78: Thanks for posting this, and the incidents you reported here sure sound abusive to me. So, this thread's title is right on target, and I am glad that no child in our family goes to this place. It's sad that this establishment carries the name of our community.

 

This thread title is misleading. People throw around "abuse" and "neglect" carelessly. While these incidents should be reported and dealt with seriously, I can guarantee you I could go into any of your homes and find "abuse" and "neglect" by these standards.

How many of you have yelled at your kids this past week? When running late to school, church or Tae Kwon Do? How many have yelled or said something you regretted when your child didn't do his homework or do what you asked? Any of you forget to pack your child's lunch?

And, no, I am not saying that child care providers do not need to be held to extremely high standards. Perspective, that's all. Inflammatory thread titles sure don't help.

 

Yikes - we just signed a contract for our lil pea's daycare (when I go back to work in the summer)...thanks for posting.

 

Who said it was only "verbal remarks" or "tone of voice" made to the child? One complaint was in regards to verbal remarks/language used towards a child (Dec. 2007 incident). There is another "totally different" complaint/case in regards to inappropriate "behavioral guidance" used against a child (Feb 2008 incident). My title is not misleading, I made this thread title based on the complaint filed, which was "child abuse and neglect".

Areas Reviewed:
22VAC15-30 - VI. Programs
63.2 - CODE XV. Child Abuse & Neglect

That's where I got the title for this thread. It was not something I created out of thin air.

Violations:
Standard #: 22VAC15-30-484-B
Complaint related: Yes
Description: A staff person used behavioral guidance which was neither constructive in nature nor age and stage appropriate when trying to get a 2 year old child to go to sleep.

In the Feb 2008 incident I do not see where the agent said there were verbal remarks made to the child.

Violations:
Standard #: 22VAC15-30-484-B
Complaint related: Yes
Description: Behavioral guidance was not contructive in nature and age and stage appropriate when the staff in the Toddler Room used harsh language and inappropriate voice tone.

In the Dec. 2007 incident the agent stated that inappropriate language was used towards a child.

These are different cases, handling different situations.

Lastly, there are two complaints in regards to the Feb 2008 incident. First was the act taken against the child and second was the lack of reporting the incident in an appropriate amount of time.

This post was only meant to inform parents of what is going on.

 

I'm not trying to diminish anything here, but after reading everything, I tend to agree with Silence and Tater. Your question mark in the title gives you an out though because it gives the impression that you are questioning everything.

Department of Social Services: Code of Virginia, Title 63.2, Chapter 15.
The department directs the planning, funding, and coordination of child protective services, and maintains a central registry of all reports of child abuse and neglect within Virginia. It is authorized to prescribe forms used by local departments of social services to report abuse or neglect. Local departments are required to report child abuse and neglect to the department and to submit annual reports to the appropriate court and the department. The department is authorized to adopt regulations to establish a child protective services differential response system.

What it says is the facility was inspected because they did not report a suspected case of child abuse and the investigation found this to be true. It does not say that an incident of child abuse actually occurred.

 

You can look up every licensed day care facility, either in-home or at a center on the Virginia Department of Social Services website. Also, Virginia does not discriminate between "day care" and "preschools" for in-home places, so you also can look up the local in-home preschools and check their records.

It's nice to be able to look them up because just because a place has some violations doesn't mean it isn't a reasonably good option -- some violations can be pretty minor.

 

Was the "?" always there? It turns an accusation into a question.

 

we have to be careful in here there are a LOT of quiet eyes that watch this board, and our word of mouth can have a real effect on businesses- positive and negative...

 

Excellent advice Redon1 I need to follow your advice better also.

 

The reason I posted in the first place!

 

well there's the T8ERMAN style and the REDON1 style.... lol i think we reach different ppl T8 withour common message.

 

That's exactly why tiff78 should be applauded for posting about these incidents that the Commonwealth of Virginia categorizes as CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT in its own reports that tiff78 linked to.

Thank you, tiff78, for making the community aware of these problems. Some people may criticize your word choice, but it's clear that you have the best interests of the children at heart.

 

i'm not saying warnings about problems shouldn't be posted- i am VERY much in favor of the community being made aware of isssues- especially when they involve kids.

my point is that rumor and speculation can be extremely damaging- and words like "alleged" might be helpful if one does NOT know that actual facts.

 

TO BE CLEAR- the above post was NOT directed at TIff- it's obvious tiff looked up and posted factual documents. i'm talking about what we KNOW tends to happen on this board when a controversial subject comes up- and things spin out of control.

it was proactive damage control, not a slam on any posts so far... just trying to make peace before war... lol

keeping our kids safe is numero uno! i'm glad mine is pas tthe daycar age- i had a lot of agita while my li'l guy was in preschool and always looked for arm bruises, asked questions about his day, role played like HE was the teacher so he could show me how they treated him, etc.

there will always be an aide or teacher that is soon terminated b/c they aren't patient enough and lose control- it's a tough job that i could NEVER do. but if the school handled the problem and offender appropriately, it can still be a good place for the kids to go.