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Always Sonshine Learn and Play

Inspection · 2025-09-04

Date
2025-09-04
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Florence Martus
(804) 389-0157
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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

This inspection was amended on 09/21/2025.
An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 09/04/2025. The on-site inspection began at 11:09 am and ended at 1:51 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 27 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 6 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.

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 09/18/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent sworn statement for staff #3, employed for 6 years, was due to be repeated on 7/18/2023.
Plan of Correction: Perform desk audits frequently and that all required documents are up to date.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.

The TB screening for staff #4, employed for 1 month, was dated 1 month after the date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Ensure all required forms are received on hire date before scheduling staff in a classroom.
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 #3, employed for 6 years, obtained zero of the 16 required hours in 2024.
Plan of Correction: Perform desk audits frequently and ensure all staff complete 16 training hours yearly.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

The record for Child #2, enrolled for 13 months, was missing documentation of viewing proof of the child's identity and age.
Plan of Correction: Perform desk audits frequently and ensure that all info is provided before start date. Notified parents of missing information and requested it to be updated ASAP.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
The center is required to to keep staff records with the required information at the center.

1. The record for staff #1, employed for 5 weeks, did not contain the name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.
2. The record for staff #1, employed for 5 weeks, did not contain information about any health problems that may interfere with fulfilling the job responsibilities.
Plan of Correction: Perform desk audits frequently and ensure all employment paperwork is completed by their hire date. Form was given to employee on 09/04/2025 to complete immediately.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services