Inspection · 2025-01-31
(757) 404-2322
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
Inspector Notes
An on-site renewal and self-report inspection was initiated and completed on 1/31/25. The self-report investigation was in response to a self -report received by the licensing office on 12/20/24 relating to a child?s injury. The on-site inspection began at 10:45 am and ended at 3:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. There were 37 children present and 8 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site on 1/31/25 and electronically on 2/27/25. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 3/7/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Violations
10Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #4 was employed for 28 days prior to receiving the results of the criminal history check.
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. The results of a central registry check were not on file for Staff #2, who had been employed for more than 60 days. There was no documentation of a follow up by the provider after 45 days of submitting the request. Staff #2 was observed alone with a group of children during the inspection.
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #4, who had been attending for more than 3 months, did not have documentation of adequate immunizations on file. The record contained documentation that the child was not adequately immunized.
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. In the toy storage area on the playground there were two wooden boards that were broken down and splintering on the ends. A nail head was sticking out of one. There were multiple tears on the diaper changing pad in the two-year-old classroom. There was peeling wallpaper in a bathroom.
Each grouping of children shall have at least one staff regularly present who meets lead teacher qualifications. Staff #5, who did not meet lead teacher qualifications, was alone with a group of preschool children for more than 30 minutes during late morning activities.
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. In the two year old classroom, diapers were disposed of in a can that required staff to touch the swinging lid to dispose of the diaper.
Staff records shall contain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position. The record for Staff #5 did not contain documentation of a high school diploma or equivalent.