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Elizabeth Appiah

Inspection · 2024-09-13

Date
2024-09-13
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Laura Lunceford
(571) 835-5058
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-800 Transportation
8VAC20-800 Nighttime Care
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 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child abuse and neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on September 13, 2024 and
completed on September 13, 2024.The on-site inspection began at 11:30am and ended at 12:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There was 1 child present and 2 staff. The inspector reviewed 1 children?s record and 2 staff records on-site on September 13, 2024. 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on September 20, 2024. 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 employee shall provide a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside of the Commonwealth and whether he has been subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth.

Staff B had no documentation in the record of a sworn statement of affirmation.
Plan of Correction: I will get the sworn statement for Staff B.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
The staff member will submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information.

Staff B had no current documentation of the required fingerprint record. The last one expired last year.
Plan of Correction: I will order the record.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The staff member authorizes the family day home to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect against him.

Staff B had no record of a search of the central registry for any founded complaint or child abuse of neglect.
Plan of Correction: I will order the report.
Standard 8VAC20-800-100-A
The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There was no documentation of a physical examination for Child A, who started over two and half years ago, in the record.
Plan of Correction: I will ask the parents for the document.
Standard 8VAC20-800-200-A
The provider shall orient the substitute provider and assistant by the end of their first week of assuming job responsibilities.

Staff B had no documentation of orientation in the record.
Plan of Correction: I will review the orientation information with Staff B.
Standard 8VAC20-800-780-B
Annually, the provider shall review the emergency contact information and obtain the parent's signed acknowledgment of the review.

Child A's last emergency contact information documentation review was 15 months prior to the date of this inspection.
Plan of Correction: I will have the parent's review the form.
Standard 8VAC20-800-830-A
The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care.

There was no documentation of the emergency evacuation drill for the prior month.
Plan of Correction: I will do all the drills.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services