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Tree of Life Ministries

Inspection · 2025-09-16

Date
2025-09-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Krysten Hunt
(804) 335-6724
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site code compliance inspection was initiated on 09/16/2025 and completed on 09/22/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:45 AM and ended at 11:15 AM. The inspectors reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 66 children present with 17 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 6 staff records on-site.
This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, and interviews.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, 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 10/30/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
Systemic Deficiency

The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent sworn disclosures for staff, 3, 4, 5 and 6, were overdue by a year and two months.

The most recent national criminal background for staff # 4, 5 and 6, was overdue by a year and six months.

The most recent national criminal background for staff #3, was overdue by two years and 1 month.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
Systemic Deficiency

The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.

There was no signed sworn statement for Staff #1, who is currently working,
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
Systemic Deficiency

The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #1 and # 2, who had been employed for four weeks, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 and 2 were working with children.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Systemic Deficiency

The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #1, employed for more than one month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check and sex offender from one state.

Staff #1, employed for more than one month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check criminal background and sex offender from one state.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.