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Inspection · 2024-08-16

Date
2024-08-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Dominick Fields
(540) 359-5244
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
20 Access to minor's records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child abuse and neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on August 16, 2024, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 9:00am and ended at 11:00am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 11 children present, 1 provider and 2 caregivers. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records, 1 provider, 2 caregivers records onsite. This inspection included document review, tour of the home, 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 8/28/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Based on observation and interview, the provider did not ensure areas and furnishings of the family day home, outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
Evidence:
1. The provider confirmed during the interview, the slide is missing 1 bolt and is cracked at the turning point of the bottom of the slide.
2. The provider confirmed during the interview, the table underneath the climbing equipment was splintered.
3. The provider confirmed during the interview, the window on the climbing equipment is cracked and had components that could snag skin.
4. The provider confirmed during the interview, the picnic table was broken.
5. The provider confirmed during the interview, the wooden plank in the far-left corner of the playground is splintered and cracked.
Plan of Correction: 1. The playground equipment will be removed next weekend. We ordered a new set; it arrives in September.
2. The picnic table was removed from the playground during the inspection. The provider will contact the sanitation department to remove the debris.
3. The wooden plank will be removed today.
Standard 8VAC20-800-290
Based on observation and interview, the provider did not ensure sharp kitchen utensils were inaccessible to children unless being used by the caregiver or with children under close supervision.
Evidence: Caregiver #1 left three butter knives on the kitchen counter and 1 cutting knife on the kitchen island, accessible to Child #6, while walking into the playroom during the beginning of the tour.
Plan of Correction: I was cooking when licensing inspector showed up. Moving forward I will put them away.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services