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Little Spats Preschool

Inspection · 2025-03-27

Date
2025-03-27
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sharon Curlee
(804) 840-8312
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
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
20 Access to minor?s records

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 March 27, 2025, and completed on March 27, 2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 1:50 pm and ended at 3:45 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 27 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and three staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on April 8, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center is required to submit a request for a central registry check prior to the employee's first day of employment. The record of staff #1 contained documentation of a request of a central registry check that was dated nine days after the date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. The record of child #3, enrolled for 53 days, did not contain documentation of a physical.
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, prior to coming into contact with the children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. The record of staff #1 contained documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated seven weeks prior to the date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
Staff #5 was observed sitting in the hallway between classroom A and classroom B during rest time to supervise both rooms. Due to the placement of staff #5 in the hallway, they were unable to visually supervise all the children in classroom B, that had nine children ages 3-5 years. Staff #5 had limited visibility into classroom A, which had two children, 2 years and 20 months in age, due to lack of lighting in the room. There was no additional staff in classroom A or classroom B.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The center shall use a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing. For children younger than three years, this surface shall be a changing table or countertop designated for changing. Disposable diapers shall be disposed of in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
Staff #4 was observed changing a diaper of a child, 2 years in age, on a mat covered with an absorbent cover. Diapers were being changed on the mat that was on the floor. There was no changing table or countertop for changing. Staff #4 was then observed placing used diapers into a trash bag that was sitting on the floor.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services