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Inspection · 2025-06-02

Date
2025-06-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Trisha Brown
(757) 404-2601
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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & 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 6/2/2025, as a part of licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:00am and at 1:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 46 children present and 8 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records on-site. 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 6/20/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.011-F
The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 11/6/24, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Plan of Correction: Staff will make sure that
all documents are visible and
accessible to the public.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. The most recent fire inspection report available during the inspection was dated 4/29/24 and therefore is past due for annual update.
Plan of Correction: Maintenance Manager
will make sure that all fire
inspections are updated
annually.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-I
A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place at each telephone. There were not any emergency numbers posted in classroom A.
Plan of Correction: Education staff will make
sure that the proper
documents
are posted in
each classroom.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services