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Piper Ivy Preschool Inc.

Inspection · 2024-08-15

Date
2024-08-15
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Adriazola
(804) 840-8245
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.
8VAC20-7808 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies.
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated and concluded on August 15, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 10:08am and ended at 1:40pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 49 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations, and measurements.

This inspection was amended on August 28, 2024 for an intensive plan of correction.

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 August 29, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

8
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to obtain a fingerprint based national criminal record check prior to the first day of employment for each staff.
Evidence: The record of staff #4, hired July 18, 2024, did not contain documentation of fingerprint results. Staff #5 confirmed the fingerprints were not completed for staff #4.
Plan of Correction: SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
Evidence: The record of staff #4 did not contain documentation of a tuberculosis screening. Staff #4 was observed working with children on the date of inspection. Staff #5 confirmed there was no tuberculosis screening for Staff #4.
Plan of Correction: Scheduled TB test
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observations and interview, the center failed to ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
Evidence: 1. There is approximately 10-15ft of broken floor tiles on the 2nd floor of the building where children are in care. Pieces of tile are missing exposing the cement floor.
2. There is a broken seat with a protruding piece of round metal coming up through the center of the seat at the table where children sit for lunch. A child was placed at that seat and was unable to sit on her bottom for lunch and had to sit on her knees with her legs around the protruding round metal piece.
3. The white walls in the 2 year old classroom contained visible dirt.
Plan of Correction: SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
Evidence: In the 2 year old classroom Equate shaving cream was observed in an unlocked cabinet.
Plan of Correction: Retrained staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-3
Based on observation and interview, the center failed to maintain the ratio of 1 staff for every 8 children.
Evidence: The inspector observed a class outside from 10:08am to 11:11am with 1 staff and 10 children. The staff reported child #1 (age2) was the youngest in the group. Staff #5 confirmed child #1 was 2 years old and the class was out of ratio.
Plan of Correction: SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard 8VAC20-780-410-1
Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure rough handling is forbidden.
Evidence: 1. Child #4 (age 3) began running after grabbing a stack of paper cups. Staff #4 placed their arm under the child's neck from behind causing the child's arm to be bent backwards in the air.
2. Staff #5 also witnessed the interaction and confirmed staff #4 didn't respond appropriately .
Plan of Correction: SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure food brought from home is clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
Evidence: In the 2 year old classroom there were five bottles from home with no name and date.
Plan of Correction: Retrained staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff record contains all the required information.
Evidence: 1. The record of staff #4 did not contain documentation of the date of hire. 2. Staff #5 confirmed the date of hire wasn't in the record.
Plan of Correction: Fixed at inspection.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services