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Inspection · 2025-07-21

Date
2025-07-21
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Cindy Horne
(804) 297-4469
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

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 7/21/2025. The on-site inspection began at 1:30 p.m. and ended at 2:55 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 21 children present and four staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and four staff records on site. This inspection included document review (i.e. daily schedule, menu, license, previous inspection, injury reports, medication authorizations, and emergency drill logs), 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 7/29/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #3 completed this training more than four months after her start date.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #2 obtained four of the 16 required hours in the last year.
Plan of Correction: Completing training by Monday 7/28/25
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1, who has been working at the center for over two months, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Plan of Correction: Found lost reference. Check was conducted on 5/01/25