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The Day School at New Highland Baptist Church

Inspection · 2025-02-13

Date
2025-02-13
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sydney Emory
(804) 807-3277
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 LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
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 renewal inspection was initiated on 2/13/2025 and completed on 2/13/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:15am and ended at 12:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were forty-one children present and fifteen staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on-site.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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 2/27/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement every five years.

The most recent sworn statement for Staff #5 was overdue by more than 17 months.
Plan of Correction: Sworn Statement was completed by staff member.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care.

Staff #5 obtained 10.5 of the 16 required hours in 2024.
Plan of Correction: All staff reminded to complete annual training hours.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

An unlocked cabinet outside of the Pre-K classroom contained four bottles of hand sanitizer labeled "keep out of reach of children". Cabinet was unlocked and within reach of children.
Plan of Correction: Lock was placed on cabinet.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-E
Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.

The center completed only one shelter in place drill in 2024.
Plan of Correction: Drill completed 01/2025 and scheduled for 10/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-F
Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

The center did not have any lockdown drills documented for the year 2024.
Plan of Correction: Drill scheduled for March.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services