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Scholars Academy Child Development Center

Inspection · 2025-04-10

Date
2025-04-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Danielle Morrison
(804) 929-3771
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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

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 on 4/10/2025 and completed on 4/10/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:40am and ended at 12:35pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 13 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of 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 4/25/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.057-A
The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead.

The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.

The record for child #3 (age 18 months) contained an immunization record dated 1 year ago.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-150-B
Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department.

The immunization records for child #1 were not signed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

The record for Child #3, enrolled for over eight months, was missing the following required components: documentation of viewing proof of the child?s identity and age. The record for Child #4, enrolled for over six months, was missing the following required components: work phone number and place of employment of each parent.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services