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Mejia, Candida

Inspection · 2025-07-03

Date
2025-07-03
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Maria Robles-Lopez
(703) 397-3827
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.
Yes

Areas Reviewed

22.1 Background Checks Code
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Building or Home Maintenance
8VAC20-790 Supervision and Ratio Requirements
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 General Qualifications
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

A subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was initiated and completed on 07/03/2025.
The inspection started at 10:30 am and concluded at 12:00 pm.

There were 4 children present (one was a household member) with the vendor; the point total was 9. The inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and the vendor record on-site.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations were 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 07/17/2025.

Violations

6
Standard 8VAC20-790-190-B
*REPEAT VIOLATION*
Children's records did not contain all required information as follows:
* The record for Child #1 was missing proof of the child's identity, the vendor's emergency preparedness plan, agreements between parents and the vendor.
* The record for Child #2 was missing the phone number for the parents workplace.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-230-A
Before a child may attend the family day home, the vendor shall obtain documentation that the child has been immunized.

The record for Child #1 did not have immunization records.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-250-F
Caregivers who work directly with children shall, annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department's health and safety update course.

The vendor completed only four out of the required 16 hours of annual training. The vendor did not complete the department's health and safety update course for the year 2024.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-260-C-2
Electrical outlets shall have protective covers.

One unused electrical outlet in the living room did not have a protective cover.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-430-A-1
Evacuation procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.

No evacuation drills were completed during the months of July 2024 through June 2025.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-790-430-A-3
Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

A lockdown drills was not conducted for the year 2024.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.