Inspection · 2024-12-23
Licensing Inspector
Brandie Viscayda
(757) 636-3427
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.
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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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
Inspector Notes
An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on December 23, 2024 and completed on December 26, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 1:15pm at and ended at 1:35pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 40 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 6 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 1/3/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations before the child can attend the center. Child #1 who has been in care for three months did not have documentation ofl immunizations in their record.
Plan of Correction: Management will obtain child's shot record immediately upon child's return to care.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #2 under two years old has been in care for over a year did not have additional immunizations in their record.
Plan of Correction: Management will obtain child's shot record immediately upon child's return to care.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. The following maintenance issues were observed: 3 metal foot pedal bikes in the outdoor play area were rusted and had the missing rubber covers on the handle bars which creates a potential cutting or poking injury.
Plan of Correction: Bikes were removed by director from playground and placed in dumpster.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Staff in the infant room were observed using their hands to open the trash can to dispose soiled diapers.
Plan of Correction: Staff will be retrained on how to dispose of soiled diapers using the foot-operated trash can.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain when applicable, work phone number and place of employment of each parent who has custody. The record for Child #1 was missing the employment phone number for both parents and the record for Child #2 was missing the employment information and employment phone number for one parent. Both children were present during the inspection and had been in care for at least two months.
Plan of Correction: Management will obtain parents employment information and update file upon child's return to care.