Inspection · 2024-12-17
Licensing Inspector
Christine Mahan
(757) 404-0568
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
8VAC20-780 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 Hearing Procedures.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minors 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 initiated on 12-17-2024 and completed on 12-17-2024. The on-site inspection began at 10:25am and ended at 12:55pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above.
There were 19 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements.
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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 12-27-2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #5 updated screening was due over 5 months and it had not yet been completed.
Plan of Correction: The Director alert staff #5. She has scheduled her appointment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. The most recent fire inspection was dated 5-1-2023.
Plan of Correction: The owner /director will make sure the Fire Marshall is scheduled more often
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. On the playground the white wooden benches and garden boxes have areas of chipped and peeling paint and splintering wood.
Plan of Correction: The owner will replace chipped and peeled paint and wood
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. The center?s list was not dated.
Plan of Correction: The director added the date during inspection
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. Two injury reports were reviewed and they did not include the staff present and treatment, any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury and staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures.
Plan of Correction: The Director ensure that the teachers will complete the injury reports on Brightwheel and on paper
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-F
When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, they shall follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA indicates children ages 3-5 shall have 6 fluid ounces of milk for lunch. On 12-17-2024 the center served during lunch approximately 4 fluid ounces to the 3 year old children.
Plan of Correction: Director and kitchen manger will ensure teachers are proper measurements when serving milk
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
1.The record for Child #1, who had been enrolled for approximately 1 month did not include a phone number of 1 emergency contact listed and did not include a 2nd emergency contact name, address and phone number.
2.The record for Child #4, who had been enrolled for approximately over 1 ? years did not include the physicians name, physicians phone number and the complete address for 1 emergency contact listed.
3. The record for Child #5, who had been enrolled for approximately over 7 months did not include the physicians name, physicians phone number and a 2nd emergency contact name, address and phone number.
Plan of Correction: The director will ensure that all records are updated and completed
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and training required by the job position, shall be in each staff record. Staff #1, designated as a Program Director does not have documentation of the experience and training to meet the qualifications.
Plan of Correction: The director will ensure that the Director in training will complete training for the remained of her 6 months