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Inspection · 2026-03-25

Date
2026-03-25
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.
Yes

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
8VAC20-821 Licensure Requirements
8VAC20-821 Background Checks
8VAC20-821 Standards of Conduct
8VAC20-821 Violation Review
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
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.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Center employees shall authorize the child day center to obtain a copy of the results of a sex offender registry check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent
registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
The out-of-state central registry background, and sex offender search for Staff #1 were not requested by the center. Staff #1 has been employed for approximately 3 months.
Plan of Correction: We will look for the out-of-state central registry background check again and if we cannot find it, we will do another one. The sex offender background check was completed during the inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member is required to submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening.

Staff #1 did not have documentation of a TB screening conducted within the required timeframe (within 30 days prior to employment) on file at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The employee will get a TB screening this week.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age are required to always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

Two children under 10 years of age were observed playing unsupervised on the upper deck play area unsupervised for approximately one minute, from 12:22pm-12:23pm. Their teacher then took them back to join their class on the lower playground.
Plan of Correction: The two children were taken by their teacher back to join the class during the inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-790-600-F
Staff who work directly with children shall annually complete the department's health and safety update course.

Staff #2, Staff #3 and Staff #4'semployee record did not include documentation showing the completion of the department's health and safety update course.
Plan of Correction: We will have the staff complete the 3 hour health and safety update.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services