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Blossoms Childcare Center

Inspection · 2022-03-23

Date
2022-03-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Florence Martus
(804) 389-0157
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.
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Inspector Notes

A renewal inspection was initiated on 03/23/2022 and concluded on 03/29/2022. The facility submitted documentation to the inspector on 03/23/2022 and the inspector conducted an unannounced inspection on-site on 03/28/2022 from approximately 11:15am to 1:30pm. On 03/28/2022, there were 10 children present with three staff directly supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of four child records and three staff records were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the `plan of correction' and `date to be corrected' for each violation cited on the Violation Notice and return it to me within 5 business days from the date of receipt. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standards, 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again, and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measure(s).

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Based on a review of three staff records and interviews, the center did not ensure one staff record contained all the required information.

Evidence: 1) The record for Staff #3, hired on 12/08/21, did not contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment or volunteering. 2) During interviews, a member of management reported the references for Staff #3 were obtained prior to hire, but documentation was not kept on file as required.
Plan of Correction: Per the Director: "Yes, I have printed such reference letters and added them into this teacher's folder."
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services