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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

Areas Reviewed

8 VAC 20-780 Administration
8 VAC 20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training
8 VAC 20-780 Physical Plant
8 VAC 20-780 Staffing and Supervision
8 VAC 20-780 Programs
8 VAC 20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8 VAC 20-780 Special Services
8 VAC 20-820 THE LICENSE
8 VAC 20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8 VAC 20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

This monitoring inspection was initiated by licensing staff and concluded on 04/16/2024, between the hours of 10 am to 12:30 pm. There were 90 children present, ranging from infant to preschool-age, with 19 staff supervising, across 8 separate classrooms. The children were engaged in the following: center activities within their room, music, song, outside time on playground, bathroom breaks, hand washing, lunch, and other organized activities. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration; physical plant; staffing and supervision; programming; medication; special care and emergencies; and nutrition. A total of 5 children files, and 13 staff files were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined that there was (1) non-compliance with an applicable standard. This violation was documented on the Violation Notice issued to the center.

If you should have any questions, please call or send an email to charlie.perkins@doe.virginia.gov. Thank you.

Charlie Perkins,
Licensing Inspector
(703) 309-3963

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.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services