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Smart Cookie Learning Center II

Inspection · 2023-06-08

Date
2023-06-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Bickford
(540) 280-0742
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on June 8, 2023 from approximately 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. There were 20 children in attendance and a total of 4 staff present. 2 staff records and 2 children?s records were viewed. All areas of the center were observed including classrooms, bathrooms, and the playground. The children were observed taking a nap and reading books while the licensing inspector was on-site.

Violations were cited as a result of this inspection.

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, 06/14/2023. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should 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 measure(s).

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Based on records review, and observation, the center failed to ensure employees undergo background checks every five years. Evidence:
1) The record for staff #1, date of employment, 06/01/2017 contained a criminal background check dated 05/17/18.
2) The record for staff #2, date of employment, 03/01/2016, contained a criminal background check dated 05/29/2018.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Evidence: There were several broken, cracked, and deteriorating wood slats on the fence surrounding the playground.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-320-B
Based on observation, and interview, the center failed to ensure that restrooms used by children shall be equipped with soap, toilet paper, and disposable towels. Evidence: The restroom located in classroom #2 did not have soap, toilet paper, or paper towels. When interviewed staff #3 stated that was the restroom the children use.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards and shall encompass sufficient area to include the child?s trajectory in the event of a fall.
Evidence:
1) There was less than an inch of mulch surrounding the fall zones of the slide. When mulch is used as the resilient surfacing there must be at least 6 inches depth in the fall zones.
2) The mulch was less than 6 feet in length in the area surrounding the fall zones.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
Based on observation, and interview, the center failed to maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restriction.
Evidence:
1) Classroom #1 contained an allergy list dated 2021-2022.
2) When asked to see the allergy list in classroom #2 staff #3 stated that there was not one.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services