Inspection · 2025-02-13
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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 on 2/13/25 and completed on 2/13/25. The on-site inspection began at 9:40 a.m. and ended at 11:55 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 42 children present and six staff. The inspector reviewed three children?s records and four 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 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 3/13/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Violations
5Evidence: Staff #4 had been employed for seven days before the center obtained the completed national criminal background check.
Evidence: Staff #4, who had been employed for three weeks, did not have documentation that a central registry search was requested. During the inspection Staff #4 was observed working alone with children for twenty minutes.
Evidence: A ratio waiver request was granted on 7/3/24 increasing the ratio in the three-year class from 1 staff to 10 children to 1 staff to 11 children. On 2/13/25 the LI observed 14 three-year-old children with one staff member while the second staff member left the classroom to respond to the doorbell located at the front of the center.
Evidence: The last documented evacuation drill was six months ago.
Evidence:
1. In the overflow classroom, ages three and four-years-old, there were nine children present, there was no written record of attendance.
2. In the three-year-classroom there were ten children present, the written record reflected there were 13.