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KinderCare Learning Centers #000540

Inspection · 2024-07-30

Date
2024-07-30
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Miranda Wright
(571) 596-3661
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
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 07/30/2024, as a part of the licensure period. In addition a self-report was received on 7/22/2024 involving infant feeding produres. The on-site inspection began at 9:50 am and ended at 11:45 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 110 children present and 20 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 6 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review (i.e. policies and procedures, emergency drill logs, authorization forms, child files and staff files), 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 8/5/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation, areas and equipment of the center were not maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

Evidence:
1. In the Waddlers classroom, there was an end cap on the crash bar of the playground door that was falling off, leaving a gap that posed a hazard for pinched fingers.
2. On the preschool playground, an exterior screen was ripped.
Plan of Correction: A repair order was placed in facilities work order system for tech to repair.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Based on observation, hazardous substances were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Evidence:
1. Cleaning materials were on a lower shelf in the changing table cabinet in infants, within reach of a mobile infant.
2. A changing table cabinet in the toddler classroom containing cleaning materials was left unlocked.
Plan of Correction: Reviewed hazard communication program with staff that includes proper storage of chemicals in classrooms.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
Based on the center's self-report, interviews and record review, the center did not ensure that its own policies and procedures were maintained.

Evidence:
On the date of the misfeed incident (07/22/2024) the center's bottle-feeding policy includes a two-step verification process that includes one staff member to verify the name on the bottle and a comparison to the child being fed, as well as a second staff member verifying that the correct bottle is being fed to the correct child. Staff #6 did not perform this step, or ask staff #4 to verify the correct bottle was being given.
Plan of Correction: All staff have been retrained on bottle feeding and infant care on 7/23/24. All parents were notified of incident and corrective action.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
Based on observation, food brought from home was not clearly dated or labeled in a way that identifies the owner.

Evidence:
In the Discovery Preschool classroom a lunch box with food inside was not labeled with the child's name or today's date.
Plan of Correction: Reviewed with staff proper labeling of all food brought from home for children.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services