Inspection · 2023-08-15
(540) 280-0742
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minors records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
Inspector Notes
An unannounced renewal inspection was conducted on 8/15/2023. The inspector was on site from approximately 11:00 am-2:05 pm. There were 63 children present, ranging in ages from 5 months to 12 years, with 12 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies, nutrition and background checks. A total of 6 child records, 6 staff records and 3 officer records were reviewed.
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 and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word corrected is not acceptable. Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.
Violations
4Evidence:
1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 5/11/2018) contained a central registry finding dated 7/2/2018, a sworn statement dated 4/24/2018 and a fingerprint background check dated 5/9/2018. The record of staff #6 (date of employment: 8/17/2017) contained a fingerprint background check dated 6/7/2018.
2. Administration acknowledged that the repeat background checks had not been conducted for staff #1 and staff #6.
Evidence:
1. The record of staff #5 (date of attendance: 6/5/2023) did not contain a physical.
2. Administration acknowledged that they did not have a physical record for child #5.
Evidence:
1. The records of child #2 (date of enrollment: 8/7/2023), child #3 (date of enrollment: 8/1/2023), child #4 (date of enrollment: 8/3/2023), and child #5 (date of enrollment: 6/5/2023) contained incomplete emergency contact information. Children's records are required to contain the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
2. The record of child #1 (date of enrollment: 3/15/2023) did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child's identity and age.
3. Administration acknowledged that the records were incomplete.
Evidence:
1. 16 children were observed in the care of two teachers in the two year old classroom. Of the 16 children in attendance, 11 children were signed in.
2. Administration acknowledged that five children were not signed in.