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Mt. Olive Brethren Church Building Blocks Children's Center

Inspection · 2023-10-03

Date
2023-10-03
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.
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on-site October 3, 2023. The director was available during the inspection. There were 25 children present, ranging in ages from 5 months to 5 years, with 9 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of 5 child records and 5 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.

Please complete the ?plan of correction? and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
Evidence: The record of staff #3, hired 08/22/2023, contained documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated 09/18/2023. Administration confirmed that staff #3 had a late tuberculosis screening and came into contact with children on 08/22/2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
Based on a review of staff records, the center failed to ensure that staff complete the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.
Evidence: The record of staff #2, hired 01/31/2023, contained documentation of the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation dated 07/25/2023. Administration acknowledged it was late.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Repeat Violation
Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure that all areas of the center shall be kept in a safe and operable condition.
Evidence: 1. On the playground, the step 2 slide, which is made of plastic, contained approximately 11 cracks on the base. 2. The large slide had broken steps. 3. Administration confirmed the plastic slide and steps were broken.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-E
Based on a review of records, the center failed to ensure to implement a minimum of two shelter-in-place practice drills per year for the most likely to occur scenarios.
Evidence: There was documentation of only one shelter-in-place drill practiced in 2022.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services