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Inspection · 2024-05-14

Date
2024-05-14
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Shahana Green
(571) 423-6735
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-790 Subsidy Regulations

Inspector Notes

A mandated monitoring inspection was conducted on May 14, 2024 from approximately 10:00am-11:00am. There were 73 children in care with 11 staff supervising. Children were observed sitting in circle time, singing songs, playing with hula hoops and listening to a teacher read a book. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of 5 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact Leah Pagala at 703-537-6757 or leah.pagala@doe.virgina.gov

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
Based on record review, staff did not obtain a follow up tuberculosis screening every two years from the date of the most recent screening or testing.

Evidence: Staff 3 has a tuberculosis screening last conducted on 8/27/2021. Staff 4 has a tuberculosis screening last conducted on 4/7/2022. Staff 5 has a tuberculosis screening last conducted on 5/12/2021.
Plan of Correction: Waiting for Staff's result on TB test.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-G
Based on observation, medication was not labeled with a child's name.

Evidence: A bottle of children's zrtec allergy medication was not labeled with the child's name.
Plan of Correction: Child's name has been labeled
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-L
Based on observation, medications were not kept in a locked place.

Evidence: Adult medication and one unlabeled child's medication were stored on an upper open shelf.
Plan of Correction: Lockbox has been purchased and in use.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-H
Based on record review, the center did not meet all the requirements of practice drills.

Evidence: The center conducted all emergency drills at 11:00am on a monthly basis. The drills did not occur over multiple shifts and it was not divided evenly among various shifts.
Plan of Correction: Drills will be conducted over multiple shifts.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services