Inspection · 2022-03-07
Licensing Inspector
Mark Davis
(804) 629-7103
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.
8VAC20-780 Special care provisions and emergencies.
8VAC20-780 SPECIAL SERVICES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (22VAC40-191)
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
Inspector Notes
An unannounced renewal study was conducted today. 4 classrooms were operating with direct care staff in ratio for supervision. Reviewed physical space, records, programming, infant care, emergency preparation and training. 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. Feel free to contact me if you need any assistance.
Ann Dramstad, Children?s Inspector
Office of Child Care Health and Safety
Division of School Readiness
703-314-0860
ann.dramstad@doe.virginia.gov
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
Based on record review, documentation of educational experience is not available in English.
Evidence:
Staff #2 has a degree from her country but the documentation has not been translated in English to verify education degree.
Plan of Correction: Will ask Staff #2 to get her document translated and verified.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Based on observation, cleaning materials are not in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access to children.
Evidence:
The cleaning bottle of bleach and water mixture was up high but not locked up in the Monkey classroom.
Plan of Correction: The teacher forgot to put it back after cleaning and before going to the playground. We immediately put it away and are reminding teachers to make sure all cleaning materials are locked up.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-J
Based on staff statement, the injury prevention plan has not been updated annually.
Evidence;
Staff administration stated that an annual review for 2021 was not completed.
Plan of Correction: We will work on creating the injury prevention plan for 2021.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-L
Based on staff statement, a list for all staff who work with children of children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions was not available.
Evidence:
No list is available for staff with children's dietary preferences, allergies or sensitivities.
Plan of Correction: There are currently no allergies but we will post a dietary reference of the one child in all classrooms.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
Based on observation and record review, injury reports were incomplete.
Evidence;
9 injury reports were reviewed and 6 were missing the time the parent was notified and 2 were missing future action to prevent reoccurrence.
Plan of Correction: Have gone over with the staff how to correctly fill out accident reports.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
Based on observation, food containers were not labeled in such a way that it identifies the owner and date.
Evidence:
Lunchboxes in the Monkey classroom were missing identifying information.
Plan of Correction: Have asked parents to label all children's lunch boxes and we will make sure they aer dated daily.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Based on record review, 1 of 4 children's records was incomplete.
Evidence:
Child #1 was missing an immunization update every 6 months for a child under the age of 2. Last documented update was 3/2021.
Plan of Correction: We have requested immunization update from child's family.