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Cadence Academy Preschool

Inspection · 2024-11-20

Date
2024-11-20
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Florence Martus
(804) 389-0157
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

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 focused inspection was initiated on 11/20/2024 and completed on 11/20/2024, as a part of the provisional licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:00am and ended at 12:45pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 128 children present and 20 staff. The inspector reviewed eight 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.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment, if a reference is taken over the telephone it shall include the required information.

The two references in the record of Staff #2 were checked after the staff started employment. One reference was checked two days after employment and the second reference was checked 18 days after employment.

Two references for Staff #5 , who has been actively working at the center for the past three months, were checked over the telephone, but the documentation did not include the signature of the person making the call.

Staff #7, who has been actively working at the center for two days, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Plan of Correction: Moving forward, the center will make sure reference checks are received before employment.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services