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Helping Hands Child Development Center

Inspection · 2025-09-16

Date
2025-09-16
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 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION
8VAC20-780 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS AND EMERGENCIES
8VAC20-780 SPECIAL SERVICES
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS, CODE, CARBON MONOXIDE
63.2 CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated on 09/16/2025 and completed on 10/07/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 09/15/2025 relating to special care provisions and emergencies. The inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 2 staff records. The inspection included document review, 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. Though not a part of the original self-report, violations that were not reported were found related to special care provisions and emergencies and are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 year of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

09/15/2025, Child 1 (age 19 months) and Child 2 (age 15 months) were in the corner behind the diapering station at the kitchen door, while behind the diapering station, Child 2 smacked Child 1 in the head multiple times, the child began to cry. Staff 1 stated that Child 2 was outside of their sight supervision at that time.
Plan of Correction: Program Director went over classroom positioning with staff and it will reviewed again at the upcoming staff meeting.
Standard 8VAC20-780-410-1
The following actions or threat thereof are forbidden: roughly handling a child.

On 09/15/2025, Staff 1 roughly handled two children (age 15 months and 19 months) on three occasions. The 19-month-old child was later taken for outside medical treatment for an injury to their left arm.
Plan of Correction: The staff member's employment was terminated. Reviewed and retrained staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Children?s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting (diapering) and staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change.

09/15/2025, Staff 1 changed multiple diapers and did not wash their hands before or after the diaper changes. Children did not wash their hands after the diaper change.
Plan of Correction: Retrained staff by each class.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and water and sanitized after each use.

Staff 1 did not clean the diapering surface with soap and water following a diaper change.
Plan of Correction: Retrained staff by each class.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services