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Inspection · 2025-05-14

Date
2025-05-14
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Amy Tomblin
(804) 629-3923
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

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 renewal inspection was initiated on May 14, 2025 completed on May 14, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:50 a.m. and ended at 11:50 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 24 children present and nine staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and four staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews and observation.

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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on May 23, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Playground equipment with climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall.
The fall zones around the climber on the front playground measured to be four to five feet when each piece of equipment requires at least six feet of a fall zone.
The fall zones around the small climber on the back playground measured to be 10 inches to five feet when each piece of equipment requires at least six feet of a fall zone.
Plan of Correction: Children are currently not playing on front playground equipment. Maintenance measured the amount needed to extend the border around the equipment to have 6 feet fall zone. Will purchase the border and mulch.
Removed the small climber from back playground.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-B
Prescription medication shall be given to a child only with written authorization from the parents.
Prescription medication had been administered to Child #1 on April 4, 2025. There was no parent authorization on file.
Plan of Correction: Parent completed proper documentation and in child's file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-F
The medication authorization shall be available to staff during the entire time it is effective.
Child #6 had two medications on site and there was no authorization form.
Plan of Correction: Parent completed proper documentation and in child's file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
Child #6 has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.
Plan of Correction: Parent completed proper documentation and in child's file.
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