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YMCA Child Care at Portsmouth YMCA

Inspection · 2025-08-12

Date
2025-08-12
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
D'Nae Goodwin
(757) 404-3063
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 and 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 on 8/12/25 and completed on 8/15/25. The on-site inspection began at 11:40am and ended at 3:00pm (815/25 began at 11:35am and ended at 2:00pm). The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 85 children present and 13 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and five staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, a tour of the facility, interviews, observations, and measurements. 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 9/4/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website

Violations

7
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.
The central registry request for Staff #1 (employed for three months) was requested over a month after hire. The central registry request for Staff #2 (employed for two months) was requested one week after hire. The central registry request for Staff #3 (employed for 11 months) was requested three days after hire.
Plan of Correction: The youth director has been retrained on the process and timeline of when the CRS needs to be completed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening.
There was no documentation in the record of Staff #1 (employed for three months) to show that documentation of a negative (TB) screening was submitted.
Plan of Correction: The staff is no longer employed. However, the Youth director has been retrained on the process for ensuring that TB tests/screenings are completed prior to being hired.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
After the first license, the center shall provide annual approval from the health department.
The was no documentation to show that a health inspection was completed at the center in 2025. The documentation reviewed was expired.
Plan of Correction: Environmental health has been contacted to complete an updated health inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Repeat Violation
Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards (six inches of shredded rubber).
On the preschool playground, two inches of resilient surfacing was measured. On the school age playground, three inches of resilient surfacing was measured. Measurements for both playgrounds did not meet the minimum requirement of six inches.
Plan of Correction: Mulch has been delivered as of 9/3/2025. The staff have been
retrained to ensure that they understand the standard and will not use the playground if the mulch is not within the standard depth of 6 inches.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
On 8/15/25, at the time of the inspector's arrival, there were four school age children out of sight and sound supervision, visiting a Kona Ice truck. During the inspection, an eight year old child sat in the lobby of the center, alone, for approximately one minute before a staff member retrieved the child.
Plan of Correction: Staff have been retrained on procedures involving supervision practices.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-F
When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, the following shall apply: a menu listing foods to be served for meals and snacks during the current one-week period shall be posted.
The menu posted on the day of the inspection was not for the current week. The menu posted was from July 2025.
Plan of Correction: A menu has been posted.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and contain all the required information.
The records for Staff #1 (employed for three months), and Staff #2 (employed for two months) did not contain all the information required to be in staff records.
Plan of Correction: Staff records have been updated and the Youth Director has been retrained on the process to ensure the staff records are completed.