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Jovana Velasco-Lopez

Inspection · 2025-02-18

Date
2025-02-18
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sarah Zirzow
(703) 479-4675
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on February 18, 2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 11:00 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 9 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 23. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 3 caregiver/household member(s) records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the home, 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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on February 26, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-B
Children's records are required to contain the name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in care of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached; and to contain a parent's signed acknowledgement of the receipt of information provided.

-The record for Child #4, in care for 1 year and 6 months, was missing the address of one emergency contact.
-The record for Child #5, in care for 10 days, was missing the addresses of two emergency contacts.
-The record for Child #5, in care for 10 days, was missing the parent?s signed acknowledgement of the requirement for the family day home to notify the parent when the child becomes ill; and the requirement for the parent to inform the family day home within 24 hours if there are any reportable communicable disease.
Plan of Correction: The required information will be obtained.
Standard 8VAC20-800-80-A
Within seven business days of the child's first day of attendance, the provider shall obtain from the parent verification of the identity and age of the child.

This information was not available for Child #5, who has been enrolled for 11 days.
Plan of Correction: The birth certificate or proof of birth will be obtained and verified.
Standard 8VAC20-800-830-B
Repeat Violation
Providers must practice shelter-in-place procedures a minimum of twice per year.

The provider does not have record of shelter-in-place drills.
Plan of Correction: The shelter-in-place drills will be documented.
Standard 8VAC20-800-90-A
Before attendance, documentation of immunizations is to be obtained for each child.

There was no documentation of immunizations for Child #5, who was in care during the inspection and had been in care for 10 days.
Plan of Correction: The updated records will be obtained.
Standard 8VAC20-800-90-C
Documentation of additional immunizations is required once every six months for children under the age of two years.

Child #1, 3 years and 9 months old, last documented immunization was over 2 years and 6 months ago and was overdue by 2 years and 13 days. Child #2, 3 years and 5 months old, last documented immunization was over 2 years and 6 months ago and was overdue by 1 year and 11 months.
Plan of Correction: Updated immunization records will be obtained from the parents.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services