Inspection · 2024-11-26
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Adriazola
(804) 840-8245
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.
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Areas Reviewed
8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-7808 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies.
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
Inspector Notes
An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on November 26, 2024 and was completed remotely December 3, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 2:50 p.m. and ended at 4:10 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 65 children present and 13 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children's records on-site and 5 staff records electronically. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on December 12, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Several rooms in the center contained walls with chipped and peeling paint. An infant classroom had a wall with exposed drywall.
Plan of Correction: The Senior Director of Facilities was notified. They will be painting the classrooms and repairing the exposed drywall.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-G
If hazardous substances are not kept in original containers, the substitute containers shall clearly indicate their contents. A bleach bottle with no label and containing a cleanser other than bleach, was on the floor in an unlocked bathroom in the infant room.
Plan of Correction: All teachers will do a morning safety inspection of their classrooms, including the bathrooms, each day to ensure there aren't any hazardous substances out and accessible to the children.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Diapers were disposed of in an trashcan with no lid in a toddler room.
Plan of Correction: All bathrooms will have a foot-operated trashcan with a lid for soiled diapers.