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Right Start Early Childhood Center

Inspection · 2025-08-26

Date
2025-08-26
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Rene Old
(757) 404-1784
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
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 08/26/2025 and completed on 08/26/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:07 am and ended at 12:31 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 36 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children's records and 4 staff records on-site on 08/26/2025.

The inspection included:
*Document Review
*Tour of the Facility
*Interviews
*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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 09/03/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
All employees shall undergo a background check every five years.
The central registry check for staff 1 was completed more than five years from the date of the inspection. Staff 1 was working in the facility during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: There has been a spreadsheet developed to be used when reviewing background checks that will be checked monthly.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of the required tuberculosis screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.
The TB screening for staff 3 was completed after the first date of employment.
Plan of Correction: The center will ensure that no hiring paperwork is submitted prior to a TB screening being submitted for any new hire.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
Repeat Violation
Parents shall be provided at least semiannually in writing information on their child's development, behavior, adjustment, and needs. Such sharing of information shall be documented.
There was not written documentation of an annual update of the information in the enrollment record of child 1.
Plan of Correction: Annual updates will be sent home every August to all families to ensure that all children receive an annual update.
Standard 8VAC20-780-540-E
The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: One working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children.
The battery operated radio was not working during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The battery operated radio will be tested monthly to ensure that batteries are not dead.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Staff records shall contain all required elements.
The employee file for staff 1 and staff 2 lack written documentation to demonstrate that they possess the education and training required by their job description. Both staff have a job title of program leader and were observed functioning as a program leader during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The education and training documents have been accounted for. Future training documents will be kept separate from other certificates for easier access.
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