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Early Steps Bilingual Pre-School

Inspection · 2025-06-02

Date
2025-06-02
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.
8VAC20-770 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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 6/2/25, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 12:30 pm and ended at 2:53 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 68 children present and 15 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 3 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 sign and return all pages to me within 5 business days. which would be close of business on June 12, 2025.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, are maintained.
The center did not follow its own policy for notifying parents of an expiring/expired medication.
One medication at the center was expired. (1/2025 - Child 1)
Plan of Correction: The parent was contacted during the inspection. The medication will be replaced by tomorrow.
Standard 8VAC20-780-50-A
Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially.
Information was not kept confidential when the Supplemental page of the previous inspection was posted, containing names of staff and children.
Plan of Correction: Moving forward, only the Inspection Summary and the Violation Notice (if applicable) will be posted.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
Two children's attendance was not documented as it occurred.
Plan of Correction: Parents will be emailed, to remind them to sign the children in and out each day.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services