Inspection · 2025-04-22
Licensing Inspector
Tiffany Jones
(757) 403-3045
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.
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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 Hearing Procedures.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minors 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 monitoring inspection was initiated on 4-17-2025 and completed on 4/22/2025. The on-site inspection began at 11:15 am and ended at 1:55 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 26 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, 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 4/29/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff # 4?s TB screening was dated approximately 2 ? years prior to employment.
Plan of Correction: Staff member will achieve PPD status
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #1 updated screening was due 8 weeks ago and the updated screening has not yet been completed.
Plan of Correction: TB for staff #1 scheduled
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #3 obtained 5 out of the 16 required hours.
Plan of Correction: Staff member coached on training completion
Standard 8VAC20-780-290-A-3
Repeat Violation
In areas used by preschool age or younger children, electrical outlets shall have protective covers. There were 4 uncovered outlets in Classroom #1 and 1 uncovered in Classroom #2.
Plan of Correction: Electrical covers covered during inspection
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Playground equipment shall comply with minimum safety standards and resilient surfacing shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. Fall zones are defined as the area underneath and surrounding equipment that requires a resilient surface. A fall zone shall encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall while the equipment is in use. A minimum of 6 feet of fall zones is required for the following equipment, a plastic yellow airplane spring bouncer, 2 metal car/ bus spring bouncers, and the merry-go-cycle and the fall zone was insufficient as it measured approximately between 2 and 3 ? feet.
Plan of Correction: Resilient surfacing extended to six feet of fall zone.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-C
Repeat Violation
Where playground equipment is provided, the ground supports shall be covered with materials that protect children from injury. One of the metal car /bus spring bouncers had metal ground supports with protruding bolts that were visible and not covered with material to protect children
Plan of Correction: Protruding bolts were hammered back into ground.
Standard 8VAC20-780-430-H
Trampolines may not be used. There was a trampoline with a surrounding net observed in Classroom #1 and Child #4 was observed on the trampoline
Plan of Correction: Trampoline removed from premises
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. Children in Classroom #1 were observed eating lunch 3 children did not have their hands washed or wiped with a disposable wipe after eating.
Plan of Correction: There was 8 children present. 5 of them washed their hands. Coached staff concerning this.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The diapering area shall have a sink with running warm water not to exceed 120?F; soap, disposable towels, and single use gloves such as surgical or examination gloves; a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used; an appropriate disposal container. The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children, and it shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use. The following diapering equipment and procedures were not met
1.The diaper pad in Classroom #1 had rips and was no longer a nonabsorbent surface for diapering.
2.There was not a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
3.The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use and the soap and sanitizer were not in the classroom (diapering area) and Staff #4 indicated they only use disinfectant wipes after diapering.
Plan of Correction: Diaper pad replaced. Foot operated lined storage system installed. Staff member was coached and developed on specific procedure of disinfecting diaper area after use.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-F
When centers choose to provide meals or snacks the menu listing foods to be served for meals and snacks during the current one-week period shall be dated; posted in a location conspicuous to parents or given to parents; list any substituted food; and be kept on file for one week at the center The meu posted was dated March 2025.
Plan of Correction: April menu was posted during inspection.
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. The attendance sheet for Room #1 listed 11 children and 8 children were present, and Room #2 listed 20 children in attendance and 18 were present.
Plan of Correction: The children's roster/attendance sheets of listed children were updated.