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Joseph Storehouse Ministries

Inspection · 2025-09-22

Date
2025-09-22
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Morgan Bryson
(540) 270-0057
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.
Yes

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 General Qualifications
8VAC20-790 Building or Home Maintenance
8VAC20-790 Supervision and Ratio Requirements
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

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. 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 initial subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was conducted on 9/22/2025. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations were 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 9/30/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center shall submit a Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Search for all staff prior to employment and shall not allow staff to work alone with children until results are received.

Staff #2, employed for seven months, was working alone with children at the time of inspection and has not had a Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Search request submitted.
Plan of Correction: Make sure the center has CPS results on staff members prior to being left alone with children.
Standard 8VAC20-790-530-B
The center shall maintain a written hard copy of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

In the Infant classroom there were four children present and only three children signed in on the written attendance. In the Toddler classroom there were five children present and six children signed in on the written attendance. In the Three's classroom there were eight children present and only seven children signed in on the written attendance.
Plan of Correction: Make sure that all children have been signed in and out on the classroom attendance roster.
Standard 8VAC20-790-540-B
The center shall ensure children's records contain all required information.

Child #1's record was missing the work phone number for both parents. Child #3's record was missing the emergency contact's address. Child #5's record was missing the work phone number for both parents, the emergency contact address, proof of age and identity verification, and immunizations.
Plan of Correction: Director will ensure all children's records have been completely filled out per licensing standards and each child has all necessary documentation required by Licensor.
Standard 8VAC20-790-580-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 #5 did not have immunizations on file and it was their first day attending the program.
Plan of Correction: Ensure that all documentation (including shot records) have been received by center before child's first day of the program.
Standard 8VAC20-790-640-A
Hazardous substances, such as cleaning materials, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

A container of disinfectant wipes was stored on an upper shelf in the classroom right outside the bathroom area and was not stored in a locked place.
Plan of Correction: Make sure all hazardous substances and materials are locked and out of reach of children.
Standard 8VAC20-790-820-E
Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated, and labeled with the child's name if more than one infant is in care.

There were four children present in the Infant classroom and there were 8 bottles of prepared infant formula that were not dated.
Plan of Correction: Staff will make sure that all bottles are dated.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services