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YMCA School Age Child Care @ Academy of Discovery at Lakewood

Inspection · 2025-09-02

Date
2025-09-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Emily Walsh
(757) 404-2575
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

Areas of Standards 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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
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 09/02/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 3:15 PM and ended at 4:25 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 25 children present and 3 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records on site and 3 staff records electronically on 09/10/2025. 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 9/22/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

6
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-B
Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
There was no documentation that staff 1, 2 or 3 had completed site specific orientation training.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will have all employees complete an on site orientation to keep on file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
Repeat violation:
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.
The most recent fire inspection report provided to the inspector is dated 8/30/2022.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will obtain fire inspection from the schools administration.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
A group of children to include children under the age of ten years was observed in a room off of the cafeteria without being within sight and sound supervision of any of the staff.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will correct this with the staff team via additional and on going trainings.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks.
The children were observed eating dinner and progressing directly to activities without washing their hands with either soap and water or disposable wipes.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will correct this with the staff team via additional and on going trainings.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Repeat violation:
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the names, addresses, phone numbers and employment information for each parent/guardian.
The record for child 5 did not include any information regarding the child's father.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will reach out to parent/guardian to get this necessary information. As well as complete an audit for all children's information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
At the time of the inspection, the written record of daily after school attendance had not yet been completed.
Plan of Correction: Provider response:
Program director will ensure that there is a daily written record of attendance and that it is fully completed.