Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers [8 VAC 20 ‑ 780]
Action Amend regulation to require each child day center to implement policies for the possession and administration of epinephrine
Stage Fast-Track
Comment Period Ended on 12/17/2025
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12/2/25  10:47 am
Commenter: Anonymous

Documentation of health checks
 

Daily health checks are a reasonable measure to support health & well-being of the group & prevent outbreaks of communicable disease; HOWEVER, please ensure that the wording of the regulation and the associated guidance allow a quick visual scan and VERY simple documentation.  Requiring a time-consuming procedure or a whole form to fill out for each child will result in taking away staff supervision and care of the children during drop-off time, as centers are highly unlikely to hire extra personnel to perform health checks at drop-off. (5 minutes per child in a group of 20 children is an hour! And  many parents will drop off at the same time, so a 5 minute check, for example, could slow a parent down by 15-20 minutes if they have to wait in line.)

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