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La Petite Academy, INC- 7144

Inspection · 2025-03-28

Date
2025-03-28
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Tiffany Jones
(757) 403-3045
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

Areas of Standards 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 monitoring renewal inspection was initiated on 03/28/2025 and completed
on 03/31/2025, The on-site inspection began at 10:25 am and ended at 1:20pm . The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 41 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 12 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements.

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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 04/16/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Repeat Violation

The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #1, employed for more than 4 months, lived outside Virginia in the past five years. The center did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check, criminal history check and sex offender from state the staff lived in.

Staff #6, employed for more than 5 months, lived outside of Virginia in the past five years. The center did not have documentation of requesting a central registry from the state the staff lived in.
Plan of Correction: Center Director completed out of state background checks for Staff #1 and Staff #6 immediately after the inspection on 03/28/2025 and returned results from each respective state were returned to Center Director and then emailed to the inspector on 4/01/2025/

Center director will use a a staff tracking log at time of hire to ensure that all documentation is obtained from the hire and will check every month to ensure that staff remain compliant on all necessary document requirements.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.

The most recent fire inspection was February 27, 2024.
Plan of Correction: Center Director contacted the James City County Fire Marshall on 3/28/2025 to request and inspection. The inspection was completed on 3/31/2025 and results were emailed to the inspector at 3/31/2025. Center Director will utilize monthly and yearly tracking logs to ensure that the request for inspections are completed timely before the expiration date.
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