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YMCA Child Care at Portsmouth YMCA

Inspection · 2025-08-15

Date
2025-08-15
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 Programs.

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to. 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 monitoring inspection was initiated on 8/12/25 and completed on 8/15/25 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 7/30/25 relating to forbidden actions. The inspector reviewed one child's records and one staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 11/14/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-410-1
The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: roughly handling a child.
On 7/23/25, a verbal altercation between Staff #1 and Child #1 (ten years of age) occurred. The altercation then escalated and the staff member pushed the child.
Plan of Correction: Immediate disciplinary action was taken after the incident occurred. All staff were retrained on behavior guidance.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the orientation required by the job position.
There was no documentation in the record of Staff #1 to show that the staff member completed orientation training, which is required.
Plan of Correction: The program director was reminded and retrained on the need documentation for staff files. An audit of the staff files was completed and ensured all staff had the needed orientation training.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-B
Reports shall be filed and maintained as follows: any suspected incident of child abuse
shall be reported immediately in accordance with ? 63.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia.
The center failed to file a report, in a timely manner, involving an incident that occurred between Staff #1 and Child #1, a ten year old child. The center reported the incident one week after it occurred.
Plan of Correction: For any future actions, the program director will ensure that they report any child abuse within 24 hours. If they are unavailable to do so, the next person in charge will take the necessary action to report the incident.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services