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Learning Paths Academy at Cardinal #16

Inspection · 2025-05-14

Date
2025-05-14
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 5/14/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:58am and ended at 12:20pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 52 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 5 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 5/21/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to request a child abuse and neglect central registry within 30 days of employment from any state or US territory in which staff have lived in the preceding five years for staff hired prior to 7/1/2024.

The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect central registry from one US territory for Staff #5, who has been employed for over two years and eight months, and does work alone with children.
Plan of Correction: Staff #5 a current Fieldprint background check, current central registry in addition to a background check from the police department in Puerto Rico. Staff #5 indicated on the application that they were in Puerto Rico for 4 months. The central registry check for Puerto Rico has been completed and mailed as of 5/16/2024 and a copy placed in the employee's file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
The center shall maintain documentation to demonstrate that staff possess the education, certification, and experience required by their job description.

Staff #2 and Staff #3 were in program leader roles at the time of inspection and did not have documentation on file to demonstrate they possess the education or certification to be a qualified program leader.
Plan of Correction: Staff #2 let the inspector know that the lead teacher for the classroom was in the building covering the kitchen. In addition, the inspector was informed that Staff #2 was in the process of taking lead teacher trainings and was shown the courses that were completed. Staff #3 has 12 credits in CDA courses and is also taking lead teacher trainings, which was also shown to the inspector at the time of inspection.
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