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Melina Lopez Gonzales

Inspection · 2025-03-04

Date
2025-03-04
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Pamela Sneed
(804) 629-2691
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

8VAC20-800 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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

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 program was in compliance with the standards reviewed.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was conducted with the Licensing Administrator on 3/4/25. The on-site inspection began at 2:33pm and ended at 3:35pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 3 children present and 1 caregiver; the point total was 6. The inspector reviewed no children?s records and 1 caregiver record while on-site. The inspection included document review, tour of the home and interview. 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 3/12/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Areas of the home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

Unsafe and hazardous items were found in the outdoor backyard where children play, to include: a wheelbarrow of sharp rocks, a garden rake with sharp hard tines, garden picks with sharp hard rusted pick points, bug spray, engine oils, and bleach. All of these items were accessible to children.
Plan of Correction: Will move to storage room
Standard 8VAC20-800-500-C
Stationary outdoor playground equipment shall not be installed over any hard surface and placed at least 6' from other play structures.

The climbing cube was placed on concrete pavers and within inches of the swing set/slide equipment.
Plan of Correction: Will move to mulch on playground
Standard 8VAC20-800-530-A
Cots shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover.

2 children were observed sleeping on cots that had no bottom cover. They were sleeping directly on the mesh surface of the cot.
Plan of Correction: Will put linens, crib linen that I have. [sic]
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services