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Little Ambassadors' Academy - Yorktown

Inspection · 2023-10-19

Date
2023-10-19
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Captain
(571) 835-0599
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-790 Subsidy Regulations

Inspector Notes

A mandated monitoring inspection was conducted on October 19, 2023 from 10:30am-11:30am. There were 73 children in care with 16 staff supervising. Children were observed playing a guessing game, eating snack, playing freely outside, and heading outside to play. Children showed off the "lungs" they created with balloons and straws to represent their upper respiratory system. Transitions were orderly and children moved well from their classroom to the playground. Snack served for the today was a bagel and cream cheese. 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 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Leah Pagala at 703-537-6757 or leah.pagala@doe.virgina.gov

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-4
Based on observation, the center did not maintain a ratio staff to child ratio of 1:10 for 3 year olds to school age children.

Evidence: In the Foxes classroom at 10:29am, 1 teacher was supervising 15 children who were sitting and eating their morning snack. At 10:31am, another staff member entered the classroom to bring the classroom back into ratio.
Plan of Correction: At the time of inspection, a staff member entered the classroom to bring the classroom back into ratio
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services