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Inspection · 2025-01-08

Date
2025-01-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Kelly Adriazola
(804) 840-8245
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 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated on January 8, 2025 and completed on January 13, 2025, in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on January 7, 2025 relating to supervision and programs. This inspection was conducted remotely and included document review and interviews.

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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on January 21, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
Repeat Violation
Systemic Violation
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. On January 7, 2025, staff #1 observed infant #1 and two other infants trying to climb out of their cribs and did not intervene. Infant #1 (age 14 months) fell from a crib to the ground, receiving a contusion to the head.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-G
Cribs shall be used for children under 12 months of age and for children over 12 months of age who are not developmentally ready to sleep on a cot or mat. On January 7, 2025, infant #1 (age 14 months), who had predominately been sleeping on a cot for two weeks prior, was placed in a crib for nap. Infant #1 climbed out from the crib, falling to the ground, which resulted in a contusion to the head.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services