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Inspection · 2025-06-09

Date
2025-06-09
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Brandie Viscayda
(757) 636-3427
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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on June 9, 2025 and completed on June 9, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 12:35pm and ended at 2:38pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 35 children present and 6 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, 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 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 6/20/2025 . A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Staff #1 and staff #2 submitted a tuberculosis screening that was not within 30 days of employment.
Plan of Correction: Documentation of TB screening will be in the guideline hiring process going forward.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There was a bottle of hand sanitizer unlocked on a shelf in the toddler room with the ?keep out of reach of children? label accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: Emergency meeting was conducted. Be mindful on putting cleaning materials back in proper place.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Staff #3 walked out of the classroom leaving eight children (age 3 years) unsupervised for approximately two minutes.
Plan of Correction: All staff will be retrained on addressing monitoring supervision guidance for preschool settings going forward.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: the name, address, and phone number and a work phone number of each parent who has custody and address of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
The record for child #1 who has been enrolled for approximately a year did not have the name, address, phone number and work phone number for one parent.
The record for child #2 who has been enrolled for approximately four months did not have the work number for one parent.
Plan of Correction: Child file cover will be reviewed twice before filing.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services