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Toddler University, Inc.

Inspection · 2025-08-15

Date
2025-08-15
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Bickford
(540) 280-0742
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services

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 08/15/2025 and completed on 08/19/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:09am and ended at 11:06am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 50 children present and eight staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on 08/19/2025.

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 08/28/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

8
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

Child #5 had an immunization record dated four months after first date of attendance.
Plan of Correction: Parents notified
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

Child #5 had a physical dated four months after first date of attendance.
Plan of Correction: Parents notified
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care.

Staff #1 completed three hours of the required 16 hours of training for 2024. Staff #3 completed 4.5 hours of the required 16 hours of training for 2024. Staff #4 completed 10 hours of the required 16 hours of training for 2024. Staff #5 completed 4.5 hours of the required 16 hours of training for 2024.
Plan of Correction: Already done for 2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

In classroom #1, there was a hole in the drywall next to a socket that was accessible to children while eating snack. In classroom #4, the laminate flooring was covered with dirty stains and sticky substances where children were present. In the outside toddler playground, a large hole was observed in the ground where children were playing, making it an unsafe condition. The swing set in the toddler playground had chipping paint, exposing rusty bars.
Plan of Correction: Corrected on 08/21/25
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

In classroom #4, a bottle disinfectant and a can of air freshener was observed unlocked and on top of the water faucet, accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: Corrected on site
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-E
The center's procedures for administering medication shall include methods to prevent use of outdated medication.

Medication for child #7 expired one month ago. Medication was still present at the center at the time of inspection.
Plan of Correction: Parents notified
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made on the day of occurrence that contains future action to prevent recurrence.

Five out of five injury reports from 2025 were viewed that were missing future action to prevent recurrence.
Plan of Correction: Corrected 8/21/25
Standard 8VAC20-780-570-A
When a feeding table is being used, the protective belt shall be fastened securely.

One child from classroom #1 was eating snack in the feeding table and did not have a protective belt securely fastened.
Plan of Correction: Corrected 8/21/25
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services