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Foundations Learning Academy at Midlothian

Inspection · 2025-09-25

Date
2025-09-25
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
LaTasha Smith
(804) 588-2362
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 Trainings
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
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
32.1 Report by person other than physician
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 and completed on September 25, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:50am and ended at 1:10pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 52 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included a tour of the facility, document review, observations, and interviews.

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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on October 6, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #1, who had been employed for eight days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #5, who had been employed for 11 months, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.

The record for staff#1, did not contain a tuberculosis (TB) screening. Staff #1 has been employed for eight days and has been working in the classroom.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center is required to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

On bus #1, there were six seats torn with the inside cushion material exposed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles.

The outdoor playground?s mulch was measuring approximately 2 to 3 inches in depth.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-570-E
Infant bottles are to be dated and labeled with the child's name.

Three bottles in the infant room were not labeled with the child's name and date.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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