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New Direction Childcare & Learning Center

Inspection · 2025-05-15

Date
2025-05-15
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
LaTasha Smith
(804) 588-2362
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 Trainings
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)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
32.1 Report by person other than physician
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 May 15, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:20 am and ended at 12:00 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 42 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included a tour of the facility, interviews, observations, and document review.

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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on June 4, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent central registry check for staff #1 was overdue by a year and three months.
Plan of Correction: Submitted 5/15/2025.
Standard 22.1-289.057-B
The program is required to submit results of potable water testing to VDH. The program did not have evidence of submitting test results to VDH.
Plan of Correction: Results will be emailed today 5/15/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards.

The center's medication procedures states "Non-prescription drugs and over-the counter skin products shall not be kept or used beyond the product's expiration date. Child A had prescription medication at the center that expired eight months ago. Child B had prescription medication at the center that expired eight months ago. Child C had prescription medication at the center that expired two months ago.
Plan of Correction: All 3 to be discarded after 5/23/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall have a written record of children's serious and minor injuries with all required components.

Injury record #1 was missing the future action to prevent a recurrence. Injury records #2, #3, and #5 were missing the documentation of staff present.
Plan of Correction: Review with each staff the policy for completing any injury report.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services