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Inspection · 2025-09-11

Date
2025-09-11
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Miranda Wright
(571) 596-3661
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 & 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 completed on 09/11/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 am and ended at 11:45 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 89 children present and 28 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and 9 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 (5) 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

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #9, employed for more than 11 months, did not have documentation of results of a central registry check from a state they previously resided.
Plan of Correction: Contact state of Maryland to obtain copy of background check or process a new request.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming in to contact with children.

Staff #2, who had ben employed for 86 days, did not have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening.
Plan of Correction: Staff went on 9/11/2025 to obtain TB screening.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.

Child #12 has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.
Plan of Correction: Parent contacted 9/12 and are working on the plan.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services