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Inspection · 2024-11-25

Date
2024-11-25
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kimberly Sampson
(757) 354-7307
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was completed on 11/25/2024, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 12:00 pm and ended at 1:35 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 50 children present and 8 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records. This inspection included a document review, tour of facility, interviews, observations and measurements. 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.

Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/.

Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-770-60-C-2
For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service.

Caregiver #2 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over 90 days.
Plan of Correction: Center will request central registry search for staff #2.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries that contain the date, time, and method of parental notification as well as two signatures.

Three injury reports for the month of November were missing some of the required components.
Plan of Correction: Staff will be retrained on completing injury reports.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.

Staff #2, who has been actively working at the center for the past 3 months, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Plan of Correction: Center will re-request references .
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services