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Elijah Gate Christian Center

Inspection · 2025-02-26

Date
2025-02-26
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Stacy Doyle
(571) 835-0386
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 code compliance inspection was initiated and completed on 2/26/2025. The on-site inspection began at 8:46am and ended at 10:21am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 49 children present with 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site on 2/26/2025. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and observations.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 3/05/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.031-A-6
The following aspects of the child day center's operations are described in a written statement provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public: physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance.

The written statement was not provided to the parents of Child #1 who has been enrolled approximately 1 month and 2 weeks.
Plan of Correction: I sent the handbook by email to the parent during the inspection.
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-3
The Religiously Exempt Child Day Center is required to do a daily simple health screening and exclusion of sick children by a person trained to perform such screenings.

A staff member stated they have parents sign a health questionnaire for the child prior to arrival and check the children at the door, but they have not been formally trained.
Plan of Correction: We will do the training by Friday.
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-5
The Religiously Exempt Child Day Center is required to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment.

The center's playground equipment had four separate areas with fall zones and did not maintain cushioning material under the playground equipment.
The Three Year Old Classroom had Christmas lights hanging down around the windows in reach of children.
The Four Year Old Classroom had 2 extensions cords plugged in to the other and were creating a tripping hazard and a another cord for a heater was also creating a tripping hazard.
Plan of Correction: We have been in contact to acquire more mulch for the playground, but were delayed by weather and supply from our typical supplier. We have switched suppliers and have mulch being delivered during the week of 3/3. We have removed equipment that was deemed a hazard on playground and in classrooms.
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The Religiously Exempt Child Day Center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent central registry check was overdue by 1 year and 5 months and the Sworn Disclosure Statement was overdue by approximately 10 months for Staff #5.
Plan of Correction: I will email her a request to fill out immediately and send the cru today.
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