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KinderCare Learning Centers LLC

Inspection · 2023-06-02

Date
2023-06-02
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Stephanie Reed
(540) 272-6558
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 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

A monitoring inspection was conducted on 6/2/2023 from 9:50 am until 3 pm. There were 81 children present, ranging in ages from three months to five years, with 14 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of eight child records and eight staff records were reviewed. An injury of a child requiring outside medical attention was also investigated during this inspection.

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

Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s): 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventive measure(s).

Please contact your licensing inspector, Chrystal King, if you have questions concerning this inspection, the licensing standards, and/or if I may be of assistance to you at 804-297-4469

Violations

7
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Based on the review of eight staff files, the program failed to ensure that the results of a criminal history record check, sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state of residence within five years for one staff.

Evidence:
1. The first day of employment for Staff #1 was 5/3/2022. There were no background checks from a previous state of residence in the file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-770-60-C-2
Based on the review of eight staff files, the program failed to ensure that the results of central registry check was obtained within 30 days of employment for four staff.

Evidence:
1. The first day of employment for Staff #2 was 1/30/2023. The results in the file were dated 3/8/2023.
2. The first day of employment for Staff #3 was 2/1/2023. The results in the file were dated 3/8/2023.
3. The first day of employment for Staff #5 was 1/3/2023. The results in the file were dated 3/8/2023.
4. The first day of employment for Staff #7 was 2/27/2023. The results in the file were dated 4/19/2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Based on the review of eight staff records, the program failed to ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening prior to employment for two staff.

1 The first day of employment for Staff #1 was 5/3/2023. The TB screening results were dated 5/14/2023.
2. The first day of employment for Staff #7 was 2/27/2023. The TB screening results were dated 3/15/2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
REPEAT VIOLATION

Based on the review of eight staff files, the program failed to ensure that one staff completed the orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.

Evidence:
1. The first day of employment for Staff #3 was 2/1/2023. There was no certificate in the file.
2. The administrator confirmed that the training had not be completed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
Based on the review of required documentation, the program failed to provide an annual fire inspection report to the licensing representative.

Evidence:
The most recent fire inspection report on file was dated 2/8/2022. The administrator confirmed that was the most recent one on file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
Based on the review of required documentation, the program failed to provide an annual health inspection report to the licensing representative.

Evidence:
The most recent health inspection report on file was dated 10/22/2021. The administrator confirmed that was the most recent one on file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
Based on interviews, the program failed to ensure the care and protection of children while staff were supervising children.

Evidence:
Staff #5 stated that while cleaning a bottle warmer, she left the cord dangling as she went to provide behavioral guidance to another child. Another child pulled on the cord and the bottle warmer hit the child on the corner of his eye, needing two stitches.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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