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Inspection · 2025-01-29

Date
2025-01-29
Complaint Related
No
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.
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 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 1-29-2025 and completed on 2-3-2025. The on-site inspection began at 1:25pm and ended at 3:25pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above.
There were 17 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site and completed electronically on 2-3-2025. 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 2-11-2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-780-150-B
Immunization records shall include the dates immunizations were received and shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The record Child #5 did not include a signature from a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Repeat Violation
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin. The center did not ensure areas and equipment inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition for the following areas on the playground.

1.The stairs for the composite piece on the older children?s playground had areas of rust and broken plastic with sharp edges.
2.There is torn landscaping material that poses as a tripping hazard at the bottom of the slide chute for the composite piece for the older children?s playground.
3. There are areas of rust , chipping and peeling paint on the music board on the younger children?s playground.
4. There are approximately 14 bolts protruding from the plastic landscape boarders around the younger children?s playground.
5. The outdoor shed frame has broken sharp edges and there is protruding nail round the door handle.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-320-B
Each restroom area provided for children shall be equipped with soap, toilet paper, and disposable towels or an air dryer within reach of children. The boys restroom did not have toilet paper within reach for 3 of the toilets available and the girls restroom did not have toilet paper available for one toilet available.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
The diapering area shall have a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing. The diaper pad in 3 classrooms had small tears/ rips and therefore the pad was no longer nonabsorbent.
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 that contains all of the required information. The following was missing from 2 of 5 records reviewed.
1.The record for Child #2, did not include employment location and phone number for one parent listed.
2. The record for Child #4, did not include home phone number for one parent listed, employment location and phone number for one parent listed and a second emergency contact name, address and phone number.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.