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Grace Children's Learning Center

Inspection · 2025-05-29

Date
2025-05-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Anansa Archer-Hicks
(703) 537-6757
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 5/29/25 and completed on 5/29/25. The on-site inspection began at 10:10 a.m. and ended at 11:25 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 94 children present and 17 staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and four 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 6/9/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Repeat Violation

The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee?s first day of employment.

Evidence: Staff #3 had been employed for seven days when the results of the national criminal background check was received.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that staff will not start before their background check is received.
Standard 22.1-289.036-B-1
The center shall obtain a completed sworn disclosure statement prior to employment.

Evidence: The record for Staff #1 had a signed sworn disclosure statement 13 days after their first day of employment.
Plan of Correction: Moving forward the sworn disclosure statement will be added to our application.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Repeat Violation

Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming in contact with the children.

Evidence: The screening for Staff #1 was completed 22 days after their first date of employment and the screening for Staff #3 was completed 14 days after their first date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Before staff starts, we will be sure the new hire has completed their TB test.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services