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Dannee Riddick

Inspection · 2025-03-25

Date
2025-03-25
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Rene Old
(757) 404-1784
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and 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 03/25/2025 and completed on 03/25/2025. The on-site inspection began at 12:11 pm and ended at 2:15 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 7 children present with 1 caregiver; the point total was 17. A second caregiver arrived at approximately 12:19 pm. The inspector reviewed 7 children's records and 2 caregiver records on-site.

The inspection included:
*Document Review
*Tour of the child care areas of the family day home
*Interviews
*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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 04/8/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

8
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Caregivers shall submit to fingerprinting prior to employment and contact with children.

The results of a fingerprint background check for caregiver 1 was not obtained by the family day home. The fingerprint background check for caregiver 1 was obtained by a different business entity from the licensed family day home.
Plan of Correction: Done on 3/26/25.
Standard 8VAC20-800-120-B
Repeat Violation

Assistants' and substitute providers' records shall contain the following:

The file for caregiver 1 lacked a job title, date of employment and name, address and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.
Plan of Correction: Corrected
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Areas and furnishings of the family day home, outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

Standing water, broken equipment and trip hazards were observed on the outdoor play area. All of these were accessible and within reach of children.
Plan of Correction: Yard was cleaned up. The yard had standing water and the top of the playhouse has blown off due to a storm.
Standard 8VAC20-800-50-A
Repeat Violation

The family day home shall keep a written record of children in attendance each day.

There was no written record of children in attendance when the inspector arrived at approximately 12:11 pm.
Plan of Correction: Attendance sheet is on the desk.
Standard 8VAC20-800-530-A
Cribs, cots, rest mats when being used for sleeping or napping by children other than infants shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover or a one-piece covering that is open on three edges.

Children were observed napping on rest mats and in cribs without any top cover and bottom cover.
Plan of Correction: Top and bottom covers were provided while inspector was here.
Standard 8VAC20-800-570-A
The provider shall ensure that a caregiver does not exceed 16 points by using the following point system to determine if an additional caregiver is needed:
*Children from 16 months through 23 months of age count as three points each;
*Children from two years through four years of age count as two points each.

Caregiver 1 was observed alone with 7 children whose ages counted for a total of 17 points.
Plan of Correction: A new employee started on 4/2/25. There will be two assistants at all times.
Standard 8VAC20-800-70-A
Repeat Violation

Before the child's first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing the following information:

1. The written parent agreement for child 1, 2, 3 and 4 did not indicate the name of the adult assistant or substitute provider ( Caregiver 1) that was caring for children during the inspection.
2. The written parent agreement for child 4 lacked the required information:
a. Policies for termination of care;
b. General daily schedule that is appropriate for the age of the enrolling child;
c. Schedule of fees and payment plans.
Plan of Correction: This was not a repeat violation on the same child. All children records have been corrected.
Standard 8VAC20-800-900-B
Children shall not be allowed to eat or drink while lying down.

Child 2 was observed napping in a crib with a sippy cup of milk that had an attached lid containing a nipple.
Plan of Correction: The cup was removed from the crib.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services