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George Mason University Child Development Center

Inspection · 2024-11-21

Date
2024-11-21
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Charles Perkins
(703) 309-3963
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
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
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 on 11/21/2024 and completed on 11/21/2024, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:45am and ended at 1:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 78 children present and 17 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 2 staff records on-site.

This inspection included document review and tour of the facility.

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 12/11/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-L
Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
In the Monkeys class, medication was being stored in ziploc bags inside a backpack. No locking method was used to prevent access by children.
Plan of Correction: Monkeys staff were reminded of policy to use locked case kept in their backpack.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
The record for Child #1, enrolled for fourteen months, was missing work phone number of each parent who has custody.
Plan of Correction: "N/a will be documented were phone numbers are not included.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services