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Helping Hands Child Development Center

Inspection · 2025-01-10

Date
2025-01-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Rebecca Forestier
(540) 309-2835
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
8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS, CODE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 01/10/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:50 am and ended at 12:00 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 33 children and 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site.

The 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.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-E
The center?s procedures for administering nonprescription medication shall be consistent with the manufacturer?s instructions for age, duration, and dosage.

Child 3 (10 months old) was administered Medication 1 five times between 10/25/2024-11/06/2024. The manufacturer?s instructions for this medication required physician?s instructions for administration to children under the age of 2 years; there were no physician's instructions available.
Plan of Correction: Will not accept medications without the doctors instructions if manufacturer's instructions do not allow without doctors instructions.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child as it occurs.

There were 7 children observed in the Infant Room but the attendance record had 8 children marked in attendance.
Plan of Correction: Will retrain the staff on the procedures to document when children are transitioning to or visiting a new class.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services