Inspection · 2025-05-15

The center is required to have employees and household members undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent central registry checks for Staff #1, Staff #2, and Household Member #1 were overdue by two months.

The center is required to have all household members provide a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth.

A sworn statement or affirmation for Household Member #2 was not available for review.

Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check for all adult household members.

Household Member #2 did not have a completed national criminal background check available for review.

The Family Day Home is required to submit results of potable water testing to VDH.

The program did not have evidence of submitting test results to VDH.

The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There were no physical exam records available for Child #3, who had been in care for over 21 months.

Providers must obtain a current tuberculosis screening for all adult household members and from a caregiver at the time of hire and prior to coming into contact with children.

There was no tuberculosis screening available for review for Household Member #2.

Areas of the Family Day Home (FDH), inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.

The children's bathroom (downstairs) was not in a clean condition where all four walls and door (inside) appear to have a heavily stained and dirty surface, and the floor tile is both heavily worn with several tiles that are loose posing as a tripping hazard.

Children's records are required to contain: The name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached; name and policy number of the child's medical insurance; and written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located immediately.

The record for Child #1, #2, #3, and #4 had the information for 1 of 2 emergency contacts. The record for Child #3, and #4 did not have the child's insurance information available. The record for Child #1, #2, and #4 did not have written authorization for emergency medical care.

Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child?s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.

The record for Child #3 did not have a parent?s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. The last review was documented 2 years ago.

Within seven business days of the child's first day of attendance, the provider shall obtain from the parent verification of the identity and age of the child and name and location of previous day care programs.

This information was not available for two children who were provided care since 2023.

Before attendance, documentation of immunizations is to be obtained for each child.

There was no documentation of immunizations for Child #4, who has been in care for 6 months.