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VINCI School Merrifield

Inspection · 2025-02-24

Date
2025-02-24
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Stacy Doyle
(571) 835-0386
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
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. 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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 2/24/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on
2/10/2025 relating to a serious injury that occurred at the center.

The Department issued a Special Order on August 22, 2025 to require the licensee to
contact parents, guardians, or other responsible persons (families) regarding health and safety
violations as a result of high-risk violations.

This inspection included document review, tour of the facility 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. Though not a part of the original self report, violations that were not reported were found related to administration and 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 3/04/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-I
Repeat Violation
Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center in a manner that allows for identification by individual staff member, is considered part of the staff member's record, and shall include all required documentation information.

Staff #1's who has been working 5 months at the center had orientation training documentation that was missing the training delivery method.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1's orientation records have been updated to include the training
delivery method. In the future management will perform quarterly
audits of staff files to ensure completeness of files to prevent
future documentation errors.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
Repeat Violation
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

On 2/10/2025 at approximately 12:10pm, Child #1 (12 month old infant) received a serious injury while Staff #1 was washing the infants hands at the food preparation area sink. The infant reached over touching a crock pot that is used to heat bottles and burnt the infant in two areas on the back of the left 5th digit. The infant received second degree burns at the base of the finger and dorsum of hand and at mid finger joint.
Plan of Correction: The crockpot used was immediately removed on the same day as the
incident and replaced with bottle warmers to ensure no child can
come into contact with a warm surface. All staff were retrained
on infant room safety and handwashing procedures.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence and include all required information. The record shall include staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures.

An accident form was filled out for Child #1 (12 month old infant) for an injury that occurred at the center on 2/10/2025. The accident report was signed by one staff member and was missing another staff signature or parent signature.
Plan of Correction: Management will ensure all incident reports are signed by a staff member
and parent or two staff members