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Lighthouse Preschool & Daycare

Inspection · 2023-04-27

Date
2023-04-27
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Anita Drewry
(757) 404-5261
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor's records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

A monitoring inspection was initiated and concluded on 4/27/2023. There were 27 children present with 5 staff supervisin. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of 5 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed. The inspection started at 2:50 p.m. and concluded at 5:00 pm.

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.

Violations

1
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not always obtain a copy of results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which each individual staff has resided in the preceding five years.

Evidence:
Five staff records were reviewed.
The record for staff #1, whose date of employment was documented as 1/202023, contained documentation of her residency in the state of Florida within the past 5 years.
The record for staff #1 did not contain results of a Search of the Abuse and Neglect registry for Florida and did not contain results of a Sex Offender Registry for the state of Florida.
The program director confirmed that this documentation was not present in staff #1's record.

The record for staff #3, whose date of employment was documented as 2/7/2023, contained documentation of her residency in the state of Alabama within the past 5 years.
The record for staff #3 did not contain results of a Search of the Abuse and Neglect registry for Alabama, did not contain results of a Sex Offender Registry for the state of Alabama and did not contain a Criminal History Record check for the state of Alabama.
The program director confirmed that this documentation was not present in staff #3's record.
Plan of Correction: The program director will submit documentation that the out of state background checks for staff #1 and staff #3 have been submitted within 10 days of receipt of the inspection report.
Out of state Criminal Record Check results for new staff will be obtained prior to employment.
Out of state abuse and neglect as well as Out of State Sex Offender Registry check results will be obtained within 30 days of employment for new staff.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services