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The Gardner School of Herndon

Inspection · 2025-09-29

Date
2025-09-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Diana DeSilva
(571) 596-3656
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.
8VAC20-770 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 on 9/29/25 and completed on 9/29/25, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:05am and ended at 1:52pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 162 children present and 27 staff. The inspector reviewed ten children?s records and ten staff records on-site.
This inspection included document review and a tour of the facility.

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 10/3/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

7
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
REPEAT VIOLATION:
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual
has resided in the preceding five years.

The center did not request a search of the criminal history request from one state for Staff #8, who has been employed for one year and five months.
Plan of Correction: When we request out of state background checks and do not receive results we will ensure that we send a follow up asking for an update and print it for our records.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Physical examinations completed by a physician must be obtained prior to the first day
of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There was no physical examination in the record of child #2, enrolled for thirteen months.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that all children have their physicals signed off by the physician within 30 days.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.

Staff #3 's TB was dated 18 months prior to date of employment and has been employed for five months.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that all TB tests are collected on the first day of employment or we will send them directly to get tested.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
REPEAT VIOLATION
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.

Staff #1's updated screening was overdue by one month. The updated screening has not yet been completed.
Plan of Correction: We will make sure that all staff are getting their screenings updated every two years.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire.

Staff #3, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by 74 days.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that all documents are available for review because this was completed on 10/30/23.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
REPEAT VIOLATION:
Up-to-date information is required to be requested from the parent for each child's record at least annually.

The annual update of the information in the records were overdue for child #1 by fifty-four days, child #2 by twenty-three days and Child #4 by two years.
Plan of Correction: We will make sure that all parents are signing off on the annual updates every winter.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
REPEAT VIOLATION:
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to
be checked prior to employment to include dates of contact, name of persons contacted,
and signature of person making call. Each staff record must include name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.

Staff #6 was missing information for an emergency contact. Staff #3, employed for five months, and Staff #8, employed for 17 months, were missing documentation of two references to character, reputation, and competency.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that all references are fully documented at the time of being called before their day of employment.