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Inspection · 2024-03-15

Date
2024-03-15
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Danielle Morrison
(804) 929-3771
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minors records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 3/15/2024. The inspector was on site from approximately 9:40 am-11:52 am. There were 57 children present, ranging in ages from 2 to 5 years, with 12 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies, nutrition and background checks. A total of 5 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word corrected is not
acceptable. Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures.
Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

Violations

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
REPEAT VIOLATION

Based on a review of five staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain a
fingerprint background check for one staff prior to the first date of employment as required.

Evidence:
1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 8/28/2023) contained a fingerprint background check dated 9/7/2023.
2. Administration acknowledged that the fingerprints results were received after the start of employment.
Plan of Correction: Be certain to have fingerprint results prior to start date (staff training) Staff member and office admin director will be responsible for monitoring dates/background checks.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
REPEAT VIOLATION

Based on a review of five staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain
documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening for one staff at the time of
employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

Evidence:
1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 8/28/2023) contained a TB screening dated 10/23/2023.
2. Administration acknowledged that the screening was late.
Plan of Correction: Creating a master list of staff dates for needed background/TB updates Will send staff to complete checks 30-60 days prior to expiration.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services