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First Steps Infant Development Center, LLC

Inspection · 2024-11-18

Date
2024-11-18
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Lindsay
(540) 309-2494
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
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 monitoring inspection was initiated on 11/18/2024 and completed on 11/26/2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:40 AM and ended at 12:20 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 44 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews.

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 12/03/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
Program leaders shall have six months of supervised programmatic experience and 24 hours of training within six months of being promoted or one month after being promoted.

Staff # 2 did not have documentation of the 24 hours of training and has been working as program lead for 3 months.
Staff # 5 did not have the documentation of the 24 hours of training and has been working as program lead for 9 months.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

In the pre-K room, there was an outlet plate that was cracked and would not allow the outlet cover to remain in the outlet.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children.

In the restroom area, the cleaning solution and sanitizing solution were in an unlocked cabinet, out of reach of children.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-90-A
Three written agreements between the parent and the center shall be in each child?s record by first day of the child?s attendance.

The children?s records were missing the agreement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease, as defined by the State Board of Health, except for life threatening diseases which must be reported immediately.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services