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Kiddie Academy of Alexandria

Inspection · 2025-03-10

Date
2025-03-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lynette A Storr
(703) 309-9153
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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

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 March 10, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:40am and ended at 1:10pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 180 children present and 40 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and 10 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements.

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 March 21, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent criminal history check for staff #3 was overdue by six months.
Plan of Correction: Completed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Repeat Violation

Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.

The screening for staff #4 was completed one week after hire.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-J
There shall be at lease twelve inches of space between the sides and ends of occupied cribs except where they touch the wall.

Child #1 and child #2 were sleeping in cribs approximately 1.5 inches apart. Child #3 and child #4 were sleeping in cribs approximately 2 inches apart.
Plan of Correction: All infant staff were retrained.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Repeat Violation

Staff shall wash hands before and after a diaper change.

Staff #1 did not wash their hands before changing a diaper.
Plan of Correction: All staff were retrained.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic lined storage system that is either foot operated or used in such a way that neither the staff members hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.

Staff #2s hand touched the exterior surface of the storage system during diaper disposal.
Plan of Correction: All staff were retrained.
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