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Inspection · 2025-08-22

Date
2025-08-22
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Cassie Anderson-Leichty
(757) 409-4668
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor's records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 8/22/2025. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 16 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site on 8/22/2025. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements

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.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
Staff members and individuals from independent contractors shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, or more frequently as if recommended by a licensed physician or the local health department,
Staff #5's last TB screening was overdue by more than 1 year and 5 months.
Plan of Correction: Staff #5 will ensure that a TB screening is completed and that results are documented placed in her file within 2 weeks.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
Staff must request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child's record is up to date. The records for child #2 and child #4 did not contain documentation to demonstrate that the parent had confirmed that the information in the child's record was up to date. This information was overdue by more than 7 months for child #2 and overdue by more than 2 years for child #4.
Plan of Correction: The licensee stated that this information will documented in child #2 and child #4's records by next week and annually all children's records will be reviewed for any needed updates and documentation of the annual review will be kept in the children's records.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-F
When centers choose to provide meals or snack, they are required to follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
USDA requires that require milk, grains or bread, meat or meat alternate, and
two different servings of fruit or vegetable be served at lunch. The children were served Chicken, green beans and apple juice for lunch. A grain and milk were missing from the required food components.
Plan of Correction: The licensee stated that beginning next week, the menu will be adjusted to ensure that USDA requirements are met at each snack and meal served to children.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services