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Unique Little Hands Inc.

Inspection · 2024-10-01

Date
2024-10-01
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Anita Drewry
(757) 404-5261
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
20 Access to minor's records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 10/1/2024. The on-site inspection began at 11:44 am and ended at 2:55 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 38 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 10/14/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-D
Repeat Violation. Each grouping of children shall have at least one staff regularly present who meets lead teacher qualifications.
Staff #1, who did not meet lead teacher qualifications, was alone with a group of 4 year old children during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: POC will be sent by 10/10/2024 along with documentation that staff #1 has completed the additional training hours to qualify as a Program Leader.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children.
There was a plastic toy and a clean diaper located on the diapering surface in the two year old classroom.
Plan of Correction: Posted sign that says keep items off.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall include the following information: The name, home address, and home phone number of each parent who has custody; Work phone number and place of employment of each parent who has custody; Name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached; Name of any additional programs or schools that the child is concurrently attending and the grade or class level.

The record for Child #1, who has been attending the program for over 8 months, did not contain the place of employment for one parent or the name of any additional programs or schools that the child is concurrently attending.

The record for child #2, who has been attending the program for 4 years, did not contain the name of any additional programs or schools that the child is concurrently attending.

The record for Child #5, who has been attending the program for 1 week, did not contain the home address of either parent, the work phone number for either parent, the city state and zip code of the two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached or the name of any additional programs or schools that the child is concurrently attending.
Plan of Correction: Staff and Children's Records will be audited every month.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services