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Highland Children's House

Inspection · 2024-02-22

Date
2024-02-22
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Beth Orebaugh
(540) 847-9173
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.
8VAC20-770 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 initiated on 02/22/2024 and concluded on 02/22/2024 from 10:55 AM to 2:19 PM. There were 16 children present, ranging in ages from infants to five, and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies. A total of five children?s records, 4 board member's records and the five staff?s records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined noncompliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a
Based on a review of records on February 22, 2024, the center did not ensure to obtain a Sworn Statement for each new officer when a change occurred from each Officer of the Board before the end of the 30 days after the change of officer.

Evidence:
1. The record of Board Member #3 (office date: 05/01/2023) did not contain documentation of a Sworn statement or affirmation.
2. The administrator confirmed that there was not a Sworn statement if it was not in the record.
Plan of Correction: The newly appointed board officers will complete all their background checks before their 30 days is completed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
Based on a review of staff records, the center failed to obtain results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening.

Evidence:
1. The record of Staff #1 (DOH 07.29.19) did not contain an updated tuberculosis screening. The tuberculosis documentation in the record was dated 01/19/2022.
Plan of Correction: The administration will make sure that all staff get their TB screenings updated before their two years expires.
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