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BASIS Independent McLean

Inspection · 2025-04-25

Date
2025-04-25
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Laura Lunceford
(571) 835-5058
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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Program
VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
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 initiated and completed on 4/25/2025. The on-site inspection began at 12:45pm and ended at 2:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 105 children present and 21 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 5 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 5/12/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-780-210-A
Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and meet one of the following: (listed).

Staff 1, 2, and 5 did not have documentation of program leader qualifications.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Room 2 had air freshener marked keep out of reach of children, accessible to children. Room 3 had hand sanitizer accessible to children in the children's bathroom.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-430-B
Materials and equipment available shall be age and stage appropriate for the children.

In room 3 there were 2 year olds with access to adult shears, in a cabinet with a malfunctioning lock.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: 1. The food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner; 2. The center shall have extra food or shall have provisions to obtain food to serve to children so they can have an appropriate snack or meal if they forget to bring food from home, bring an inadequate meal or snack, or bring perishable food; and 3. Unused portions of opened food shall be discarded by the end of the day or returned to the parent.

2 Lunch boxes in room 4 were observed to not have a name on them.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: 2 emergency contacts with name, telephone number and address.

Child 3 did not have documentation of 2 emergency contacts.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.