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Inspection · 2025-04-29

Date
2025-04-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Miranda Wright
(571) 596-3661
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
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s 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 completed on 04/29/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:55 am and ended at 1:45 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 60 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site.

This inspection included: document review, tour of the facility, 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 05/06/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
The center is required to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days prior to employment.

Staff #4 had a TB screening that was dated over 90 days prior to their first date of employment. Staff #5 had a TB test dated over one week after their first date of employment.
Plan of Correction: TB for staff #4 completed on 4/30/2025
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

The changing tables in both the infants and toddler classrooms had locking mechanisms on their cabinet door to prevent access to cleaning materials, however the locking mechanisms were broken.
Plan of Correction: Work order placed with facilities on 5/2/2025
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Staff and children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water after diapering.

A teacher in the two year old classroom was observed changing a child's diaper, and then allowing the child to go lay on their cot without washing their hands. The teacher was also observed tending to other duties without first washing their hands as well.
Plan of Correction: Implemented training for staff on proper diaper changing procedures on 4/30/2025
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services