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Inspection · 2025-05-02

Date
2025-05-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sarah Marbert
(703) 479-4678
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 Physical Pant
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 5/2/25 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 4/29/25 relating to Supervision of Children. The inspector reviewed 1child?s record and 2 staff records on-site. This inspection included: documentation 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 5/9/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
On 4/28/2025 Staff A and B were unaware that Child #1 had been left unattended on the playground for up to three minutes.
Plan of Correction: All staff will be retrained in supervision policies.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
At approximately 5:30 PM on 4/28/25, Child #1(aged 16 months) was not kept in actual sight and sound supervision. The child was left on the playground when their class transitioned to the classroom.
Plan of Correction: All staff will be retrained in supervision policies.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.
The staff did not follow the policy for knowing where children are at all times. The policy states:
1. Conduct a Name-To-Face roll call when leaving one location or entering a new location.
2. Conduct a Verbal Head Count when passing through any additional door/gate.
Additionally the last teacher leaving a location is responsible for conducting a visual sweep, which consists of viewing all areas to confirm no child is left behind.
Staff did not conduct verbal head counts at each door (3 doors), or a Name-To-Face when entering a new location (classroom). No visual sweep of the playground was done as the class left the area. Staff A and B confirmed they did not follow proper procedures while transitioning from one area to another.
Plan of Correction: All staff will be retrained in policies regarding transition tracking and superv1?s1?on. Supervisors will conduct observations on transitions to ensure all staff are completing each step.
Playground schedules have been adjusted to ensure children do not have to travel during prime pick-up time to ensure a smoother transition
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services