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Pinnacle Education Services, Inc

Inspection · 2024-08-20

Date
2024-08-20
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Captain
(571) 835-0599
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was conducted on 8/20/2024, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 9:55am and ended at 11:50am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 16 children present and 3 staff divided in two classrooms, within ratio.The inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and 2 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review of injury logs, policies and procedures, emergency drill logs, medication administration logs, authorization forms, a 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

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of tuberculosis screening for staff was not completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment, prior to coming in contact with children.
Evidence: Staff #1 (date of TB screening 8/25/2023) in contact with children 8/19/2024.
Plan of Correction: Center staff will obtain TB screening results in the next 7 days.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Based on record review, not all staff have completed annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care.
Evidence: Staff #2 only had 7 hours of ongoing training 2023-2024.
Plan of Correction: Center staff will obtain 16 hours of training annually. A log will be created to track training hours/topics.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
Based on documentation review and interview, the center did not obtain annual approval or a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage system from the health department
Evidence:
1. No current Environmental Health and Sanitation assessment was available.
2. Date of most recent inspection was 1/24/22 .
Plan of Correction: Center staff submitted an application with Fairfax County to request a new inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-E
Based on documentation and interview, shelter in place procedures were not practiced a minimum of twice per year.
Evidence: Between 8/2023 and 8/2024 only one Shelter in place drill was practiced.
Plan of Correction: Center staff has updated drill schedule to include 2 Shelter in place drills annually.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services