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The Noble Academy, Inc.

Inspection · 2025-06-11

Date
2025-06-11
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Susan Ellington-Sconiers
(804) 588-2368
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minors records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was completed on 06/11/2025. The on-site inspection began at 1:00 p.m. and ended at 4:49 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 44 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 4 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 06/27/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

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Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. The file for S4 employed for 13 days did not contain a sworn disclosure statement.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will ensure obtain: A sworn disclosure for all employees prior to first day of employment.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the sexual offender registry from one state for S3, who has been employed for more than a month and was working with children at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will ensure obtain:
Documentation for all out-of-state searches before employment
Standard 8VAC20-780-150-B
Repeat Violation
Immunization records and physicals are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The immunization record for C6 was not signed a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will properly look over paperwork to ensure that all paperwork is up to VDOE standards.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Repeat Violation
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of
employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. The record for S4 employed for 13 days did not contain TB documentation.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will make sure that a TB screening is done before hire and is negative
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. S1?s screening was completed more than 5 months late.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will make sure that TB screening is done every two years.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-B
Staff shall complete orientation training required by 8VAC20-780-240-C and 8VAC20-
780-420-A prior to working alone with children and no later than seven days of the
date of assuming job responsibilities. The record for S4 employed for 13 days did not contain an orientation training form.
Plan of Correction: Orientation training will be completed before working alone with children
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-1
Repeat Violation
The required ratio for children ages birth to 16 months is one staff per four children. The licensing inspector observed 11 children (youngest child 5 months to age 3) in the infant classroom napping with one staff present.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will ensure obtain:
Keep the required ratio number during naptime in the infant room
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-K
In addition to staff required by rest period ratios, an additional staff member shall be always available on-site to offer immediate assistance. Upon arrival to the center, the licensing inspector observed that all staff members were in coverage with children with no additional staff onsite.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will ensure obtain:
An additional staff member shall always be available on-site to offer immediate assistance to classroom staff if needed
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
Repeat violation
The center shall maintain a current written list of all children allergies, sensitivities, and
dietary restrictions that is dated and kept confidential. The child allergy list posted in the center was dated for 04/12/2025 and did not document an allergy for C2 enrolled for less than 30 days.
Plan of Correction: When enrolling a new student the administrator will put a student with an allergy immediately
Standard 8VAC20-780-530-A
At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current
certification in both CPR and first aid. S1 was observed alone with a group of children in the classroom and is not certified in pediatric CPR or first aid. S1?s certificate expired 05/30/2025.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will make sure the staff?s CPR and first aid certificates do not expire.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for C6, enrolled for 9 days, was missing the required components: proof of identity and the full address of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
Plan of Correction: Office person will meet on-site with new enrollment parents to go through records to make sure all required components are done
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to
be checked prior to employment. S3, employed for more than 1 month had no completed reference verification on file. S4 employed for 13 days had no completed reference verification on file.
Plan of Correction: Administrators will properly look over paperwork to ensure that all paperwork is up to VDOE standard.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services