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La Petite Academy

Inspection · 2026-03-18

Date
2026-03-18
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Morgan Bryson
(540) 270-0057
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.
Yes

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration 8VAC20-821 Sanctions
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training 8VAC20-821 Appeals
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant 20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Programs 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-780 Special Services 8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-821 Licensure Requirements 8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-821 Renewal 8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-821 Application Fees 8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-821 Background Checks 8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-821 Standards of Conduct 8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-821 Violation Review 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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 3/18/2026. The on-site inspection began at 12:10pm and ended at 2:10pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 49 children present and 8 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.

A subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was conducted in conjunction with the licensing inspection. Subsidy standards that are not covered in licensing standards were reviewed during this SHSI, and this single inspection report reflects findings related to licensing standards and subsidy standards.

Information gathered during the inspection determined noncompliance 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 3/26/26. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center shall submit a child abuse and neglect registry search request at the time of employment to any state in which staff have lived in the last five years.

Staff #3 has resided outside the state of Virginia within the last five years and the center had not submitted an out of state central registry search at the time of inspection. Staff #3 has been employed for nine months.
Plan of Correction: -This action has been corrected on 3/19/2026 by auditing all the current staff files of each employee and all central registry search requests have been submitted, received, and updated into the staff file.
-Moving forward, no staff member will begin their first day of employment without submitting all employment documentation and completing any necessary state training requirements. I will ensure this by meeting with all new hires prior to their first day to verify or reverify documentation.
-Staff #3 file has been updated with a current and valid central registry search result.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Each child shall have a physical examination on file within one month of enrollment.

Child #4 has been enrolled for six weeks and did not have a physical examination on file.
Plan of Correction: -All the current children files have been audited and any missing or expired documents has been requested to the parent of the child and must provide immediately, as part of the registration process and licensing regulation. Moving forward we will be sure to request all required documents be submitted for review prior to the child start date.
Child #4 physical document was found and placed into the child file on 3/18/2026.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Repeat Violation

Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment that was completed within the last 30 days.

Staff #2 was working at the time of inspection and has been employed for four months and did not have TB results on file.
Plan of Correction: -This action was corrected on March 19, 2026.
-In compliance with licensing regulations, a new processing system by requiring all new hires to submit a central registry search request as part of the new hire process, along with fingerprint, TB requests etc. Moving forward, no staff member will begin their first day of employment without submitting all employment documentation and completing any necessary state training requirements. I will ensure this by meeting with all new hires prior to their first day to verify all required documentation are completed and current.
-Staff #2 file has been updated with a current and valid TB result.
Standard 8VAC20-780-450-A
Cots used by children other than infants during the designated rest period shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover.

One child in the Pre-K/Preschool I group was observed napping on a cot with only a blanket and did not have a bottom cover.
Plan of Correction: To ensure all nap equipment meets the mandated health and safety standards; all classroom staff were retrained on 3/19/2026, using company Procedure Section 2: Cribs, Cots, and Bedding. Daily monitoring walk-throughs during rest periods to ensure full compliance with bedding regulations.