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La Petite Academy - Dumfries

Inspection · 2025-04-30

Date
2025-04-30
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.
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
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 inspection was initiated and completed on 4/30/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:15am and ended at 12:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 60 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 6 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 6/6/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
The center shall obtain an annual health inspection.

There was no documentation on site of a health inspection conducted within the last year.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Repeat Violation

Where playground equipment is provided, at least six inches of resilient surfacing shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone.

On the playground, the blue slide measuring one and a half feet in height had three inches of resilient surfacing at the base of the slide. The blue slide measuring three feet in height had no resilient surfacing remaining at the base of the slide as it had turned to soil.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
The center is required to maintain documentation of the required shelter-in-place and lockdown drills.

There was no documentation on file of any shelter-in-place or lockdown drills conducted.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.