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KinderCare Education LLC - Dogwood

Inspection · 2025-07-24

Date
2025-07-24
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Molly Muscat
(804) 588-2367
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
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.

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 focused inspection was initiated on 07/24/25 and completed on 07/28/25, as a part of an Intensive Plan of Correction (IPOC). The Department requested that the provider complete an IPOC as result of the last inspection related to allergy management. The on-site inspection began at 11:30 am and ended at 1:00 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records on-site and electronically on 07/28/25. This inspection included document review, 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.

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 08/04/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

Child #8, who has been attending for 10 months, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.
Plan of Correction: The center will ensure that each child has received all immunizations required by the State Board of Health prior to enrollment. The CD and AD will be responsible for collecting and verifying immunization records during the orientation process, ensuring that documentation is complete and current before the child attends the center.
As part of corrective action, the CD and AD have undergone retraining on student orientation procedures and child file documentation requirements.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Repeat Violation
Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There was no physical examination in the record of child #8 who has been enrolled for 10 months.
Plan of Correction: Moving forward, the center will ensure that a current physical examination, completed and signed by a licensed physician, is obtained for each child prior to their first day of attendance. This requirement will be reviewed with all families during the enrollment process.
The CD and AD have been retrained on the correct procedures for conducting student orientations and maintaining complete and compliant child files. They will be responsible for verifying the physical examination documentation that is received and filed before a child begins care.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
The center is required to obtain a written care plan 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.

1. Child #8, who has been enrolled for 10 months, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.
Plan of Correction: Effective immediately, the center will ensure that a written care plan is obtained for every child with a diagnosed food allergy regardless of if the food is served at the center or not. This documentation will include physician instructions specifying the allergen(s) and detailed steps to follow in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction, regardless of whether the allergen is served at the center.
The child?s parent has requested the required documentation from the physician. The Center Director (CD) and Assistant Director (AD) will be responsible for obtaining this documentation during the orientation process, prior to the child?s first day of attendance.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services