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Hopkins House - Helen Day Preschool Academy

Inspection · 2025-06-16

Date
2025-06-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Christina Bakonyi
(571) 596-3655
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
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 was initiated on June 16, 2025 and completed on June 16, 2025, as a part of the current licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:05am and ended at 12:40pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 48 children present and 14 staff. The inspector reviewed 1 child file and 2 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 June 23, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.036-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Caregiver 1, did not have a completed national criminal background check until 2 days after hire date.
Plan of Correction: New employees will not begin working until their national criminal background check is
received.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.

Staff 1 had documentation of Tb screening 90 days prior to date of hire.
Plan of Correction: When onboarding new staff members who have a TB test that exceeds 30 days prior, a TB screen will be provided.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

Wall in the upstairs bathroom, behind the toilet was repaired with duct tape, the toilet in the downstairs class bathroom was repaired with duct tape, both of which pose a health risk with maintaining cleanliness and sanitization.
Plan of Correction: The wall in the upstairs bathroom will be repaired in a workman like manner. The
exposed toilet bolts will be covered with toilet bolt covers.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
REPEAT VIOLATION:
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

A bucket labeled "Bleach" was on the kitchen counter accessible to children, as the kitchen area is open (there is no door).
Plan of Correction: The repeated violation will be addressed by ordering and installing a barrier that prevents children from going into the kitchen.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
REPEAT VIOLATION

When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

1. A child was observed picking up cereal from the floor and eating it.
2. Teacher was observed standing in hall with 4 children in the classroom while one child was in the bathroom. This resulted in children not being under direct supervision.
Plan of Correction: As repeated violations for supervising children, staff members were given verbal
counseling to maintain cleanliness in the classroom by cleaning the floor periodically and ensuring that when a single staff member (in ratio) takes all children to the
bathroom, which will prevent children not being under direct supervision.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services