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HoneyTree Early Learning Center - Riverwalk

Inspection · 2025-07-23

Date
2025-07-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Nicole Scott
(804) 588-2372
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 LICENSE PROCESS
8VAC20-820 HEARING PROCEDURES
8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS
20 ACCESS TO MINOR?S RECORDS
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS, CODE, CARBON MONOXIDE
63.2 CHILD ABUSE AND 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 7/23/2025 as part of the Probationary licensure period. The Department issued a Special Order on 1/17/2025 to require the licensee to contact parents, guardians, or other responsible persons regarding health and safety violations, and place the licensee on probation for a period of 6 months as a result of high-risk violations. The inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site on 7/23/2025. 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 8/5/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
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 #1, who had been attending for six months, had documentation of an immunization record on file that was seventeen days past required timeframe.

Child #2, who had been attending for over three years, had documentation of an immunization record on file that was seventeen days past required timeframe.

Child #1, who had been attending for four years, had documentation of an immunization record on file that was nine days past required timeframe.
Plan of Correction: The Center is in the process of updating its record keeping system/platform to better enhance its ability to comply with relevant state regulations
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
The center shall ensure that each grouping of children has a qualified program lead.

Staff 3 was working as a program leader on the day of the inspection. Staff 5 did not have documentation of the educational requirements for a program leader position.
Plan of Correction: Staff #3 has completed the program leader however was not updated in the file. Staff #5 was working with a program leader that day until the paperwork is completed however it was already marked in her file as program lead.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-F
If rest mats are used, they shall have cushioning and be sanitized on all sides weekly or before use by another child.

In classrooms 4,5 and 6, the rest mats had rips in them exposing the foam of the mat.
Plan of Correction: New mats have been ordered
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services