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Daystar Children's Center

Inspection · 2024-11-04

Date
2024-11-04
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Tameika King
(804) 629-7486
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
8VAC20-770 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 and completed on November 4, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 11:55 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 38 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 7 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, 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 November 21,2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

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Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
All applicants for employment must submit to fingerprinting prior to employment.

Staff #2's fingerprinting results were dated one month after the staff's first day of employment.
Plan of Correction: Ensure that we have received applicant's fingerprinting results prior to start of employment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

Staff #2's TB screening is dated 4 months after they began employment and came into contact with children. Staff #3 does not have documentation of a TB screening on file. Staff #3 has been employed for over 4 months and has been in contact with children.
Plan of Correction: Both staff #2 and #3 have completed their TB test screening. We have documentation of their negative TB screening on file.

We will ensure that we have received applicant's negative TB screening at the time of employment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening.

Staff #4's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 2 months. Staff #6's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 4 months. Staff #7's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 9 months.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that staff are notified with sufficient time to complete a follow up TB screening before it becomes overdue.

Staff #4, #6, #7 were asked to complete follow up TB screenings.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-I
Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center.

The center did not have documentation of orientation training for Staff #2.
Plan of Correction: Staff #2 reviewed the orientation training form and completed it. The orientation training was provided at the start of her employment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
REPEAT VIOLATION

Areas of the center, inside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

There were areas of chipped paint on walls in two classrooms.
Plan of Correction: The areas that were chipped in both classrooms will be sanded and repainted.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-D
In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director shall be regularly present.

The toddlers classroom does not have a qualified program leader.
Plan of Correction: We will be providing our toddler's lead teacher with an additional formal 12 hours of training on the relevant subjects under #4 of 8VAC20-780-210.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services