Inspection · 2025-04-10
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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.
Inspector Notes
An unannounced, on-site focused inspection, as well as a renewal inspection was initiated on April 10, 2025, and completed on April 10, 2025, as a part of the current licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:00am and ended at 1:10pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 61 children present and 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 child files and 5 staff files on-site.
This inspection included: document review, postings review, tour of the facility and playgrounds, 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 April 18. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Violations
91. Cleaning material bottles were observed on a shelf in the hallway children's bathroom.
2. A bucket labeled "Bleach" was on the kitchen counter accessible to children, as the kitchen area is open (there is no door).
3. Air Freshener noted to be on the changing table in the two-year old classroom, accessible to children.
Two unlabeled spray bottles were noted in the bathroom used by the K-Prep class. Teacher confirmed they were cleaning fluids.
The upstairs children's bathroom did not have paper towels within reach of the children. The director confirmed that they are kept inside the classroom door to keep the children from flushing them down the toilet.
Four children from the K-Prep class were observed in the hallway and bathroom, (adjacent to the open kitchen area) outside of the classroom, without a staff member present.
~ The fifth infant was signed in on the Child Supervision Record (CSR) at 8:29am. The second staff member signed into the CSR at 8:36am.
~At 11:00am, staff 6, who was signed into the infant CSR at 9:49am, was observed upstairs in the kitchen. When questioned, the director confirmed that the staff member left the infant class out of ratio to prepare lunch for the center.
A portable wading pool was observed outside of the classroom, in the area that is used for evacuation. The pool was full of dirty water.
2. Staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water, before and after a diaper change.
Staff 7 was observed changing an infant's diaper, then laying the child down on the floor and immediately picking up another infant, without washing their own hands or the child's hands.
a. A sink with running warm water not to exceed 120?F;
b. Soap, and disposable towels.
~The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use.
1.The Mixed-Age Group classroom was noted to have the diapering area in another area, outside of the classroom, without a sink, soap, or towels.
2.It was observed in the Infant Class that Staff 7 did not clean and sanitize the changing table after changing an infant's diaper.
2) The staff 7 team member who failed to follow the correct diapering procedure of cleaning and sanitizing the changing table after changing an infant's diaper has been counseled and instructed to follow the diapering steps provided near the diapering area.
In the Infant Classroom, a bottle was observed in the warmer without a date or the child's name.