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Inspection · 2025-01-16

Date
2025-01-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Ariel Hayes
(804) 629-7124
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 completed on 01/16/2025. The on-site inspection began at 1:30 pm and ended at 3:40 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 92 children present and 27 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews regarding an injury that was reported to the Fairfax licensing office on 01/14/2025, 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.

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 01/29/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
Each employee shall provide a sworn statement disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether they have been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect.

Staff #5 has been employed for 3 months and did not have a sworn disclosure on record during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
Authorize the child day center, to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect against them.

Staff #4 (employed for 2 months) and Staff #5 (employed for 3 months) did not have a central registry check on record during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Authorize the child day center, to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history records information check, a criminal history check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #4 (employed for 2 months) and Staff #5 (employed for 3 months) did not have a copy of the sex offender registry, the child abuse and neglect registry, and the criminal history record check for all states resided in the preceding five years.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

Staff member #5 has been employed for 3 months and did not have an initial TB screening on record.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
REPEAT VIOLATION

At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening, staff members shall obtain and submit results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening.

Staff #3 had a TB test that was expired for 6 months.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-D
The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.

A evacuation drill was not completed for November and December 2024.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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