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Inspection · 2026-03-24

Date
2026-03-24
Complaint Related
No
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.
No

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 03/24/26 and completed on 03/24/26. The on-site inspection began at 11:30am and ended at 12:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 15 children present with two staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and two 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.

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 04/07/26 . A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.031-A-4
(Repeat Violation) 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 annual staff health report for Staff #1 was obtained eight months late and the annual staff health report for Staff #2 was obtained 15 days late.
Plan of Correction: Per the Center: "Completed."
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-3
(Repeat Violation) 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: Per the Center: "Still working on this."
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
(Repeat Violation) 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 18 months, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction: Per the Center: "Completed."
Standard 22.1-289.057-A
(Repeat Violation) 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: Per the Center: "Still working on this."
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services