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Early Steps Bilingual Pre-School

Inspection · 2024-11-13

Date
2024-11-13
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sarah Marbert
(703) 479-4678
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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 11/13/24, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:10 AM and ended at 1:30 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 62 children present and 17 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included; document review, a 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 11/22/24. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The facility shall obtain a sworn statement prior to employment, disclosing any residences outside of the state of Virginia in the past 5 years.

Staff B's record did not contain a completed sworn statement that accurately reflected residences outside of Virginia in the past 5 years.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The facility shall request, prior to employment, a search of a Child abuse and neglect registry for any residence in a state outside of Virginia, in which the applicant has lived within the past 5 years.

There was no documentation to show a Child Abuse and Neglect search was submitted for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years for Staff B.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and that was completed within the last 30 days prior to employment.

Staff A's negative report was date 2 days after employment.
Staff C's negative result was completed 9 months prior to employment.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-540-C
The required first aid kits shall include at a minimum; two triangular bandages.

The first aid kit on the lower level (gym) did not contain a second triangular bandage.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services