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KinderCare Learning Center #1232

Inspection · 2025-01-30

Date
2025-01-30
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Keesha Minor
(571) 596-3660
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.
8VAC20-780 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
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Program
VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 1/30/2025. The on-site inspection began at 4:20pm and ended at 5:36pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 32 children present and 7 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 3 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 2/11/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

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Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The facility did not obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry prior to or within 30 days of the first day of employment.

Staff 3 did not have documentation of a completed central registry check, and has been employed for over 7 months.
Plan of Correction: Has been resubmitted and awaiting results.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The child day center shall obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff 3 did not have out of state background checks, and has lived outside of Virginia within the preceding 5 years, prior to employment.
Plan of Correction: Has been submitted and awaiting results.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
REPEAT VIOLATION
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.

Child 3 is under the age of 2 years, and their last documented immunization was dated 5/20/2024.
Plan of Correction: Will obtain shot record from parent.
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and meet one of the following.

Staff 3 did not have program leader qualifications, but was assigned and was working as a program leader for Room 2.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure a program leader is in every room.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
The Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment.

Staff 2 has been employed for over 1 year and Staff 3 has been employed for over 7 months, and neither have completed the VDOE sponsored orientation course.
Plan of Correction: Will be completed ASAP *both are done*
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

Room 4 had peeling paint accessible to children under the age of two, behind the trashcan.
Plan of Correction: Work order has been placed to get facilities to paint.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
REPEAT VIOLATION
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Room 3 was unlocked, and accessible to children and had an unlocked cabinet with Fabuloso, disinfectant spray, disinfectant concentrate, and restroom cleaner. Room 2 had an unlocked cabinet with TB disinfectant spray.
Plan of Correction: Teachers were retrained, members of management will check daily.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-D
In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program leader or program director shall be regularly present.

Staff 2 and Staff 3 were supervising children in Room 2 and neither were program leader qualified.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure every class has a program leader.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sign and sound supervision of staff.

In Room 4 there was a child, under the age of 2 years, playing with a trash bag filled with garbage. There were two staff in the classroom, and both were on the other side of a half wall. Neither could see the child playing with the trash bag, and neither intervened.
Plan of Correction: Teachers have been retrained about supervision.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-inplace, and lockdown drills that includes: Identity of the person conducting the drill; The date and time of the drill; The method used for notification of the drill; The number of staff participating; The number of children participating; Any special conditions simulated; The time it took to complete the drill; Problems encountered, if any; and For emergency evacuation drills only, weather conditions.

The facility drill log only had documentation of the type of drill, the date and time, duration, number of children and staff participating, and an initial.
Plan of Correction: Will begin using VA form instead of KCLC form
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each enrolled which shall contain the following information: parent/guardian work name, number, and address

Child 1 did not have work information for the second parent/guardian. Child 5 did not have work information for both parents/guardians.
Plan of Correction: Obtain information from families.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: reference checks.

Staff 2 did not have documentation of a second reference check.
Plan of Correction: Reference was obtained from corporate
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services