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The Merit School of Leeland Station (#31)

Inspection · 2025-03-31

Date
2025-03-31
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Christina Jones
(540) 340-2672
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 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

on-site inspection began at 9:15am and ended at 12:20pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 112 children present and 18 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site.

This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews.

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 4/10/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
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.

Staff A, employed for 2 months, did not have documentation showing the staff completed orientation training.
Plan of Correction: Staff completed documentation during the inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation drills.

There was no emergency drills documented for the months of October, November and December of 2024.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-570-E
Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name.

1. In the Infant 2 Classroom, Child A had 2 bottles in the refrigerator without dates.
2. In the Infant 1 Classroom, Child B had 3 bottles in the refrigerator without dates.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more 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.

In the Infant 2 Classroom, there were 7 children present but only 6 on both the written and electronic attendance.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services