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Tee Care 4 U Academy LLC

Inspection · 2023-05-11

Date
2023-05-11
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

X 8VAC20-780 Administration.
X 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
X 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
X 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
X 8VAC20-780 Programs.
X 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
X 8VAC20-780 Special Services.
X 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
X 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
X 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
X 8VAC20-770 Background Checks
X 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
X 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

A monitoring inspection was conducted on May 11, 2023 from approximately 9:45am to 1:10pm. The center director was available throughout the inspection to answer questions.

There were 49 children present, ranging in ages from 8 months to 4 years, with 11 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staff qualifications and training, staffing and supervision, programming, special care and emergencies and nutrition, and special services.

A total of five child records and five staff records were reviewed. During the inspection, the children were observed in a variety of age appropriate activities. Staff were observed having positive interactions with the children. All classrooms and bathrooms were inspected. The center is equipped with toys and supplies and items were available to the children.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word corrected is not
acceptable. Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures.
Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

If you have any questions about this inspection, please contact NeShara Gaston, Licensing Inspector at 540-280-0742 or e-mail neshara.gaston@doe.virginia.gov.

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure one staff that had lived in another state within the last 5 years completed an out of state child abuse and neglect search by the end of the 30th day of employment.

Evidence:
1.The record for Staff #1 (date of hire: 2/20/2023) documented a sworn disclosure statement documenting Staff #1 lived in another state within the last 5 years.
2.The record for Staff #1 did not document an out of state child abuse and neglect search and no additional documentation was provided regarding a request for the out of state search.
3. During an interview, the center director verified, the out of state search was not completed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-770-60-B
Based on staff record review and interview, the center failed to ensure a sworn statement was completed for each employee prior to employment.

Evidence:
1. The record for Staff #4 (date of hire: 4/24/2023) did not document a sworn statement.
2. During an interview, the center director verified, the sworn statement was not documented in the record.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
Based on review of records and interview, the center failed to ensure each child received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child attended the center.

Evidence:
1.The record for child #1 (start date: 12/6/2021) failed to document immunizations received.
2. During an interview with the center director, it was verified that the immunizations were not documented in the record.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
Based on staff record review and interview, the center did not ensure one staff met the program leader qualifications.

Evidence:
1.Staff #1 (date of hire: 2/20/23) was observed as being the lead teacher in a classroom with six, 3 year old children throughout the inspection.
2.The record for Staff #1 did not include documentation showing program leader
qualifications by either: having one of the program director qualifications in 8VAC20-780-190, having an endorsement or bachelor?s degree, programmatic experience; or supervised programmatic experience.
3.During an interview with the director, it was verified that that Staff #1 was hired as a lead teacher and Staff #1?s record did not document qualifications to be a program leader.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

Evidence:
1. Chipped and peeling paint was observed on two walls in the room designated for the afterschool children.
2. During an interview, the center director acknowledged that the areas required maintenance.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that each staff's record contained all of the required information.

Evidence:
1. The record for staff #1 (date of hire: 2/20/2023) did not contain record of orientation training.
2. The record for staff #4 (date of hire: 4/24/2023) did not contain record of orientation training and two or more references before employment.
3. During an interview, the center director verified that the records did not document the required information.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services