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Kiddie Academy of Stafford

Inspection · 2025-04-11

Date
2025-04-11
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Christina Jones
(540) 340-2672
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 initiated and completed on 4/11/2025. The on-site inspection began at 8:25am and ended at 10:50am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 95 children present and 18 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 6 staff records on-site.

This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews.

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 4/22/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
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.

There was a spray bottle of bleach solution observed in an unlocked lower cabinet in the diaper changing area in the Turtles Classroom.
Plan of Correction: Reminded the teachers to keep cabinets closed/locked at all times.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions.
1. The written list of all children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions was not current in the Dolphin?s Classroom. There were 2 children missing.
2. The written list of all children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions was not current in the Turtles Classroom. There were 2 children missing.
Plan of Correction: Maintaining our dietary restriction form updated. We do have it posted in our tadpoles profile.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The diapering area shall have a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing.

The diaper changing pad in the Turtles Classroom was ripped, causing it to no longer be nonabsorbent.
Plan of Correction: Ordered/delivered to be replaced.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

The written daily attendance and the electronic attendance both had 12 children signed in, but there were 16 children present.
Plan of Correction: Reminded teachers as a child heads out or in, update tadpoles and attendance sheet.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services