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Children's Palace Academy

Inspection · 2023-03-13

Date
2023-03-13
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Arlene Agustin
(804) 629-7519
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

A renewal inspection was conducted on March 13, 2023, from 11:50am to approximately 1:30pm. There were 23 children, and 6 staff members present. The Inspector reviewed five children?s records and four staff records. The Inspector observed the interaction of staff and children throughout the inspection. Children were observed during naptime, and bottle feeding. First aid kits and emergency preparedness documents were observed. There are no medications administered at this time. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliances with applicable standards or law and violation was documented on the violation notice issued to the program. The violation was discussed with the owner at the exit interview.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence:
1. In the preschool room and in front of the children?s bathroom, the carpet was tearing and shredding from the floor which poses as a tripping hazard to the children in care.
2. A section of the baseboards in the infant room are peeling off the wall in reach of children in care. This poses as an injury and pinching hazard to the infants in care.
3. In the toddler room, there was a broken plastic push toy that was cracked which poses as a pinching hazard to children in care.
4. There is a white wired shelf in the play area of the future waddler?s room which is a tipping hazard; it is not stable against the wall and can easily fall on children in care.
5. There were several individual loose staples in the front walkway of the entrance and to the hallway to the toddler?s room. This poses as injury hazards to children in care.
Plan of Correction: The center responded with the following: Staff immediately sweep the staples off of the ground during the course of the inspection. The center will go through and clip the extra shredding carpet off the ground to prevent tripping hazards. A work order will be put in to fix the baseboards in the infant room to ensure that they do not peel off the wall. The broken plastic push toy will be thrown away and no longer used in the toddler room. Staff will remove the white wired shelf from the center.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services