Inspection · 2024-08-19
Licensing Inspector
Arlene Agustin
(804) 629-7519
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.
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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
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
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 and completed on August 19,2024. The on-site inspection began at 12:45pm and ended at 3:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 74 children present and 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 5 staff records. 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.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to do the appropriate background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a criminal background search and search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one previously resided state for Staff #1, who has been employed for more than one year and was working with children at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The new director has requested the background checks for Staff #1. The new director is in the process of auditing all staff files to ensure that all required background checks were printed and placed in the file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition.
Evidence:
1. Three ceiling tiles are damaged with water stains and holes. Children were observed sleeping under the tiles.
2. In the Seastar room, the carpet is loose and buckling which poses as a tripping hazard and the baseboards are peeling off the walls.
3. On the toddler playground, there is an 8 foot log that is loose on the ground with sharp wood edges to both corners.
Plan of Correction: The new director will request work orders to repair the physical plant needs in the center. Preventative measures will be put in place to ensure that while these area will not pose as hazards to the children in care.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-F
A shady area shall be provided on playgrounds during the months of June, July, and August. There is no designated shady area to all three playgrounds.
Plan of Correction: The new director will speak to the church board members to request shaded areas for the playgrounds.
Standard 8VAC20-780-430-J
Provision shall be made for an individual place for each child's personal belongings. In the school age room, all the children?s bags and water bottles were scattered throughout the perimeter of the classroom with no individual place for each child?s personal belongings.
Plan of Correction: The center will provide individual places and areas in the school age room for children's belongings.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-B
Cribs, cots, rest mats, and beds shall be identified for use by a specific child. All the cribs in the infant room did not have identifying labels on them for each specific child.
Plan of Correction: The center will ensure that each crib will be labeled to identify each specific child.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-J
Thirty inches of space between service sides of occupied cribs and other furniture where that space is the walkway for staff to gain access to any occupied crib. The 4 occupied cribs in the middle of the infant classroom did not have thirty inches of space between service side.
Plan of Correction: The center will ensure that there is always 30 inches between services sides of occupied cribs and other furniture. Staff will look at the appropriate spacing in the infant room and work with the infant staff to ensure this standard is implemented.