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West Ghent School

Inspection · 2025-04-29

Date
2025-04-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Trisha Brown
(757) 404-2601
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. 20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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
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 monitor inspection was initiated and completed on 4/29/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:11am and ended at 12:12am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 43 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 5/19/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

1
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for more than six months and was working with children at the time of the inspection. The center did not request sex offenders or criminal history from three states for Staff #1 and #2. Staff #2 has been employed for more than five months and was working with children during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1 - Get all backgrounds from Wisconsin + Texas
Staff #2 CA + AZ
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services