Inspection · 2025-02-10
Licensing Inspector
Florence Martus
(804) 389-0157
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
22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and 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 code compliance inspection was initiated on 02/10/2025 and completed on 02/10/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:30am and ended at 11:55am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 13 children present with two staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and three staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliances with applicable code sections, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.
Standard 22.1-289.031-A-4
Each person in a supervisory position is required to be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.
The staff health report on file for Staff #3 was obtained more than four months late.
Plan of Correction: The center will request a complete staff health report before staff can supervise children.
Standard 22.1-289.031-A-8
A person trained and certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required to be present at the child day center whenever children are present.
The first aid and CPR certification for Staff #1 and Staff #2 was expired for three months. There were no other staff present with current first aid and CPR certification at the center while children were in care.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1 and Staff #2 have current CPR and first aid certification as of 02/07/2025.
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-3
The center shall establish and implement procedures for a daily simple health screening and exclusion of sick children by a person trained to perform such screenings.
Staff #1 and Staff #2, who were present during the inspection, do not have current training in daily health observation.
Plan of Correction: Staff will complete the required training.
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
The national fingerprint background check for Staff #1 was overdue by more than two years and the national fingerprint background check for Staff #2 was overdue by a year and nine months.
Plan of Correction: The center was given information on how to request updated fingerprints and will request them as soon as possible.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #2 and Staff #3, who are currently working, do not have a completed sworn statement on file.
Plan of Correction: The most updated sworn statement was sent to the center. Each staff will complete the required sworn statement.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national fingerprint background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
The national fingerprint background check for Staff #3, who has been employed for over five months, was obtained five months late.
Plan of Correction: In the future, new staff will complete the required background checks prior to employment.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #3, who has been employed for over five months, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction: In the future, new staff will complete the required background checks prior to employment.
Standard 22.1-289.049-A
Upon enrollment of a child, the center shall require information from the person enrolling the child regarding previous child day care and school attended by the child, as well as proof of the child?s identity and age.
The records of Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5, did not have information regarding the children?s previous child day care and schools attended by the children or documentation that the center viewed proof of the children?s identity and age. The children have been enrolled between 11 months and 29 days.
Plan of Correction: The center will add the required information to the enrollment forms for future children and will request the information for children that are currently enrolled.
Standard 22.1-289.057-A
The center is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead.
The center did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH or evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.
Plan of Correction: The center will work on a submitting a plan and test results to VDH as required.