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The Merit School of Clarendon (#76)

Inspection · 2025-02-07

Date
2025-02-07
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Laura Lunceford
(571) 835-5058
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
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.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 2/7/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 9:55 am and ended at 11:30 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 21 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 3 staff records [on-site]
This inspection included: document review, 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.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include documentation of how parent was notified, date and time when parents were notified and any future action to prevent recurrence of injury.

Seven of seven records reviewed were incomplete and missing documentation of how parent was notified, date and time when parents were notified and any future action to prevent recurrence of injury.
Plan of Correction: Violation #1: All the incident and accident reports have been completed with all information to include how the parent was notified, when they were notified and future actions to avoid any recurrence of injury. Staff have been retrained on how to fill out an incident and accident report to ensure that all areas are completed and documented appropriately.
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