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Tender Care Children's Center

Inspection · 2023-06-01

Date
2023-06-01
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sydney Emory
(804) 807-3277
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

Inspector Notes

A monitoring inspection was conducted on 06/01/2023 from approximately 9:50 a.m. ? 1:00p.m. There were 32 children present ranging in age 2 months to 12 years old and 8 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, qualifications and training, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies, and nutrition. Five child records and six staff records were reviewed.
The information gathered during the inspection determined violations with applicable standards or law. A violation notice was issued. 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, 06/12/2023. 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 preventive measure(s).

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure all applicants for employment shall submit to fingerprinting and undergo a national criminal background check prior to employment.
Evidence:
The record for S5, employed 06/01/2023, did not contain results of a national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
Based on child record review, the provider failed to obtain documentation of additional
immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
Evidence:
The record for C9 did not contain the immunization records due by 12/01/2020 and 06/01/2021 before the child became 2 years old .
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-H
Based on staff record review, the provider did not ensure one record contained documentation of annual training.
Evidence:
A minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of the children in care is required annually. The record for S4, employed 09/13/2029 documented 14 hours of training between 09/13/2021 and 09/13/2022.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation, the provider did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
Evidence:
The first toilet in the second classroom was stopped up and unable to flush and was caked with debris and feces.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Based on child record review, the provider failed to ensure that one of five records contained required information.
Evidence:
The record for C2, enrolled 11/07/2022, did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child?s identity and age within 7 days of enrollment. Proof of identity and age was viewed on 06/01/2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Based on record review, the provider did not keep records for one of five staff as required.
Evidence:
The record for S5, employed 06/01/2023, did not contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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