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Salem Christian School

Inspection · 2025-05-15

Date
2025-05-15
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Michelle Argenbright
(540) 848-4123
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
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 code compliance inspection was initiated on May 15, 2025 and completed on May 15, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 10:50 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were no children present at the time of the inspection. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and six staff records on-site. This inspection included tour of the facility, document review, and interviews. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, 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 May 27, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Caregiver #1, who had been employed for one year and nine months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction: Upon returning from an extended out-of-town trip, Caregiver #1 must complete criminal background check before being allowed back in the classroom. In the future, two staff will review necessary background check paperwork to make sure it is on file prior to employment.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1, employed for one year and nine months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check, criminal history, and sex offender search from one state.
Plan of Correction: Upon returning from an extended out-of-town trip, Caregiver #1 must complete an out-of-state criminal background check before being allowed back in the classroom. In the future, two staff will review necessary background check paperwork to make sure it is on file prior to employment.
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