Inspection · 2023-02-21
(757) 404-3063
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
Inspector Notes
An unannounced renewal inspection was conducted on February 21, 2023, from 1:40pm to 3:45pm. There were 40 children and 8 staff members present. The Inspector reviewed seven children?s records and seven staff records. The Inspector observed staff and children?s interactions throughout the inspection. Children were observed during school bus drop off to the center, group activity, snack, free play, and homework. Currently, there are no medications being administered at the center at this time. Emergency preparedness documents and drill logs were observed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented. The violations are listed on the violation notice issued to the center and were reviewed with the director at the exit interview.
Violations
3Evidence:
1. Staff #3 (date of hire 09/14/2022) has a negative tuberculosis screening dated 10/25/2022, which is outside of the required date of being completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
2. Staff #2 confirmed that the tuberculosis screening for Staff #3 is outside of the required timeframe of being completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
1. The carpet observed near the front desk was lifted off the ground due to a tear in the rug which is a tripping hazard to the children in care.
2. In the science classroom, there were two plastic bins that were cracked and broken which poses as a pinching and injury hazard to the children in care.
3. In the media/computer room, the baseboard was coming off the wall and the carpet was snagging with threads coming off the rug which poses as a tripping hazard.
4. Walls throughout the center had peeling and chipping paint.
5. Staff #1 confirmed the tear in the carpet, the broken plastic bins, the tripping hazards to the carpets, and the peeling and chipping paint throughout the building.
Evidence:
1.The phones at the center did not have a 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center posted at each telephone.
2. Staff #1 confirmed that there was no posting for emergency numbers by each phone.