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Inspection · 2025-04-02

Date
2025-04-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kara Vaughan
(703) 537-6241
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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
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 on April 2, 2025 and completed on April 2, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 11:15am and ended at 12:45pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 64 children present and 12 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 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 April 9, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

10
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.

Child 7's immunization update is thirteen months overdue.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-B
Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.

Staff 5 does not have documentation of an orientation in their record. They assumed job responsibilities over a week prior to the date of inspection.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition.

A crack, of approximately eight inches, was observed on the back of a child-occupied molded plastic chair in Room A,
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

1. An unlocked closet in Classroom A was observed to contain several jugs of cleaning solution and aerosol disinfectant.
2. A chemical sponge was observed on the top of a cabinet in Classroom B.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan.. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

The posted allergy list is not dated.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-N
Toys or objects hung over an infant in a crib and crib gyms that are strung across the crib may not be used for infants over five months of age or infants who are able to push up on their hands and knees.

Three chribs were observed to have bluetooth speakers attached to the rungs by a string or plastic ring.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-50-A
Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially.

The "Supplemental Information" page of the previous licensing inspection was observed posed in a public area in each building of the child day center. The "Supplemental Information" page contains confidential information about children in care.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-E
The center's procedures for administering medication shall require parents to include the duration the medication authorization to administer medication is effective.

Child 8' medication authorization form did not include the dates that the authorization is effective.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-520-C
The licensee failed to follow requirements to administer diaper ointment or cream.

1. Parental authorizations forms to administer topical ointments does not contain a place for parents to document known adverse reactions from the products.
2. One tube of ointment was observed not to be labeled with a child's name.
3. A storage container containing topical ointments was observed on the back of a toilet and accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Staff records shall contain all required information.

Staff 5's record did not contain documentation that any references were checked prior to hire.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.