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Inspection · 2024-03-05

Date
2024-03-05
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Michelle Argenbright
(540) 848-4123
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
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 03/05/2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. There were 20 children present, ranging in ages from three to four years old with number staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, seven and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of five child records and four staff records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Licensing Inspector at (804) 629-3923.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
Based on observation and interview, the center failed to follow the center?s own policies regarding medication.
Evidence:
1. Child #2?s epinephrine pen expired on 12/2023.
2. Staff #1 confirmed that the center?s policy was to check expiration dates every month and that the center had not checked the expirations date of medications every month.
Plan of Correction: Student was absent the week of inspection and has not returned to school yet. Parent was emailed 3/5 and parent responded saying they would send a new epi pen to school when student returns.
Corrected when student returns to school the week of 3/11
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-H
Based on interview, the center failed to maintain a record of the dates of the emergency practice drills.
Evidence:
1. Documentation of two shelter-in-place and lockdown could not be provided at the time of the inspection.
2. Staff #1 disclosed that the shelter-in-place and lockdown drills had been practiced but had not been documented.
Plan of Correction: Lockdown and Shelter in place drills were completed by the whole school on 12/5/23 and the information has been moved to a documentation form to show all emergency drills in one place with correct wording
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure that when food is brought from home, the container is clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
Evidence:
1. In all three classrooms, the cups were not labeled with a name or a date. Staff #1 confirmed that the contents of the cups are from home and the center does not label them with a date and name.
Plan of Correction: Water bottles have been labeled by parents and a record for checking them in and out each day is now being used in each class
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Based on interview, the center failed to maintain a record for each staff person with the required information.
Evidence:
1. Staff #1 confirmed that the record for Staff #5 was not available at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Staff files for substitute teachers will be maintained and updated and kept with staff files
Corrected as subsare hired/needed
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services