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Marone Abagobez

Inspection · 2025-05-07

Date
2025-05-07
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Shahana Green
(571) 423-6735
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household Members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-800 Transportation
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and 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 5/7/2025. The on-site inspection began at 12:50pm and ended at 2:50pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 11 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 39. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 caregiver/household members records on-site on 5/7/2025. 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 5/19/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

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Standard 8VAC20-770-40-D-5
A person 14 years of age and older living in the home of a licensed family day home provider must have a search of the central registry within 30 days of a person in the home becoming 14 years old.

Household member #2 turned 14 years old more than 30 days ago and did not have documentation of the results of a central registry search on file at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The search form to the Central Registry was sent three times, but due to address changes and others, the third submission, sent through UPS, was approved on May 16, 2025.
Standard 8VAC20-800-130
Caregivers are required to be of good character and reputation.

Upon arrival to the family day home, the Inspectors counted 8 children in the daycare space in the basement of the home. The Provider stated that there were only 8 children, but did not disclose to the licensing inspectors that there were 3 additional children in an upstairs
room of the home. As the Inspectors toured the basement daycare space, they could hear
children upstairs exiting the front door of the home. Upon observation, Household Member
#1 was observed walking down the sidewalk towards the playground with Child 1, Child 2,
and Child 3, all of whom did not have any shoes on. It was confirmed by HHM #1 and the Provider that the Provider had asked the HH Member to take the 3 children to the playground since the inspectors were going to tour the entire home. The Provider wasdishonest regarding the additional 3 children in care which put her over her capacity and her points. The HH Member was asked by the inspectors to return to the home with the children prior to reaching the playground, which they did. Once back in the family day home, the Provider had a neighbor (male) come to pick up Child #1. The inspectors asked for the neighbor's ID to verify that the neighbor was a parent or guardian listed on Child #1's child record. The neighbor stated that they did not have an ID with him and left. the home. The inspectors did not allow the neighbor to pick up Child #1 due to lack of identification and written authorization from the parents.The Provider stated that the neighbor was a guardian and was authorized to pick up the child, however, this was not true.
Plan of Correction: Household members will not be involved with the children. Only caregivers will take the children who has parent/guardian written permission to go to the playground.
Standard 8VAC20-800-30-A
The provider is required to ensure compliance with these standards and the terms of the current license issued by the department and with relevant federal, state or local laws, and other relevant regulations.

At the time of the inspection, the Provider was over the capacity allowed by the terms of the license. The capacity listed on the Provider's license is 10 children and the Provider was found to have 11 children in care.
Plan of Correction: I have read the terms of the current license regulations continue to read for any updates. We are only going to have maximum 10 children at one time. will not exceed the capacity.
Standard 8VAC20-800-40-A
The provider is required to ensure that the total number of children receiving care at any one time does not exceed the maximum licensed capacity of the home.

The Provider was observed to have 11 children in care at the time of the inspection when the Provider's maximum licensed capacity is 10 children.
Plan of Correction: We are only going to have maximum 10 children at one time. will not exceed the capacity.
Standard 8VAC20-800-510-A
A child shall be provided with an individual rest mat or bed for resting or napping.

Child #1, Child #2, and Child #3 were all napping in a large bed located in an upstairs bedroom at the start of the inspection. Each child was not provided with an individual rest mat or bed for napping.
Plan of Correction: Each child has their own mat/bed when they are resting or napping.
Standard 8VAC20-800-570-A
The provider is required to ensure that a caregiver does not exceed 16 points by using the point system to determine if an additional caregiver is needed.

The Provider was observed to have 11 children (39 points) with 1 assistant caregiver at the time of the inspection. The Provider exceeded the 16 points alotted per caregiver.
Plan of Correction: I have hired additional full-time assistance. I now have two full-time and a back-up.
Standard 8VAC20-800-980-A
General written permission is required to be obtained from the parent of each child for the provider to take the child off the premises of the family day home.

Child #1, Child #2, and Child #3 were observed to be taken off of the premises of the family day home to head towards the neighborhood playground by Household member #1 without having documentation of a general written permission form for regularly scheduled trips on file.
Plan of Correction: special field trip permission form have been provided to the parent/guardians.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services