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Blue Bird of Alexandria

Inspection · 2024-04-16

Date
2024-04-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Charles Perkins
(703) 309-3963
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

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-D
Based on interview, and observation, within 4 of 8 classrooms there was not at least one staff member who met the qualifications of a program leader or program director who was regularly present.

Evidence -
The Center Director stated (during an interview that was conducted on the date of inspection - 04/16/2024) that the following classrooms have been without the direct supervision of either a qualified program leader or qualified program director:
1. The Infant Room and Young Toddler Room since October 2023.
2. The 2's Room since August 2023.
3. The Pre-school III Room since September 2023.
Plan of Correction: Center Director failed to mention that during this period we have been running job advertisements, interviewed tens of candidates, offered the position to a number of candidates, ran background checks and CPS, and they never showed up. We continue to be in the interviewing process. Current employees are starting the CDA process.