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Inspection · 2025-04-01

Date
2025-04-01
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Diana DeSilva
(571) 596-3656
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.
8VAC20-770 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 4/1/2025 and completed on 4/1/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:00am and ended at 1:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 121 children present and 24 staff. The inspector reviewed ten children?s records and ten staff records on-site. This inspection included document review and a tour of the facility.

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.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center must ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

In the Bear Cubs (18 months- 2 years) classroom, the interior side of the door had chipped wood that was peeling, one inch in length, at a low level accessible to children. In the Ponies (2 to 3 years) classroom, a section of the wall border was missing at floor level, exposing chipped wood and drywall and the side panel of a shelf had peeling tape, both in areas accessible to children. In the Raccoons (18 months to 2 years) classroom, a mirror was secured with six pieces of peeling tape and an electrical outlet was covered with peeling masking tape, both in areas accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: Will remove all the peeling tape and place a work order to repair the mirror and the bear cubs door.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
REPEAT VIOLATION:
Up-to-date information is required to be requested from the parent for each child's record at least annually.

The information in the record of child #4 had not been updated in over 9 months.
Plan of Correction: Child #4's record was updated today.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services