Inspection · 2025-05-28
Licensing Inspector
Adrianna Walden
(757) 404-2487
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.
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Areas Reviewed
8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-800 Transportation
8VAC20-800 Nighttime Care
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
Inspector Notes
An unannounced renewal inspection was completed on 05/28/2025 as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 4:30pm and ended at 6:40pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. This inspection included: document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. There were 5 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 5. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 2 caregiver/household member(s) records. 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.
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
Staff are required to obtain a central registry check at hire and every five years thereafter. Caregiver B's did not have a repeat central registry check. The last check was dated 2018.
Plan of Correction: The provider is waiting on Caregiver B's central registry check. She will follow-up with the office of background check investigations and will resend for it if needed.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
Each caregiver and eligible household member is required to provide a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether they have ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth. Caregiver B did not have a signed sworn statement of affirmation.
Plan of Correction: Provider will print a sworn statement from the department's website and ask Caregiver B to complete and sign it.
Standard 8VAC20-800-210-A
Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in
areas relevant to their job responsibilities. Neither Caregiver A nor B had documentation of having received a minimum of 16 hours of annual training.
Plan of Correction: The Caregivers are working on obtaining all of the required trainings hours for 2025.
Standard 8VAC20-800-330-A
A landline telephone, excluding a cordless or cell phone, shall be available, operable, and accessible during the family day home's hours of operation. The provider did not have a landline telephone in the home.
Plan of Correction: The provider's husband recently cancelled the landline for the home. The provider will have it reinstalled.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-A
provider shall maintain an up-to-date record at the family day home
for each enrolled child. Child #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 did not have documentation of a complete emergency contact for 1 of the 2 required.
Plan of Correction: Provider will have parent provide a complete emergency contact to include the name, address number, street name, city and zip code.
Standard 8VAC20-800-610-A
Use of media such as, but not limited to, the television shall be limited to programsthat are produced for children or are suitable for children.
The television in one of the rooms children were in had a television program on that used profanity. The television could be heard in the main daycare area as well.
Plan of Correction: The provider turned the television off during the inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-800-800-A
The family day home shall have a written emergency preparedness and response plan that include all the required components. The provider had an emergency plan that did not address all of the required components.
Plan of Correction: The provider will review the emergency response plan for the home and add any missing components.
Standard 8VAC20-800-800-B
The provider is required to review the emergency plan at least annually and update the
plan as needed. The provider shall document in writing each review and update to
the emergency plan. The emergency plan for the family day home did not have documentation that it had been reviewed or updated since 2019.
Plan of Correction: The provider will review the emergency plan and make the necessary updates. The review will be documented.
Standard 8VAC20-800-830-A
The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care. The provider did not have documentation of having practiced emergency evacuation procedures for January , February, March, April or May of 2025. Technical assistance regarding emergency drills was provided on 12/04/2025 on the summary page of the last inspection.
Plan of Correction: Provider has practiced all the evacuation drills but did not records them. Provider will begin documented the monthly drills.
Standard 8VAC20-800-920
When meals or snacks are provided by the family day home, the menu for the
current one-week period shall be dated, given to parents or posted in an area accessible to parents and kept on file for one week. The provider did not have a menu posted on the parent board nor a copy of that week's menu available.
Plan of Correction: Provider will ensure the weekly menu is posted and available.