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Aspire! Afterschool Learning

Inspection · 2025-06-04

Date
2025-06-04
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Dominick Fields
(540) 359-5244
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
8VAC20-770 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 6/4/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 12:40pm and ended at 1:35pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 21 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and 3 staff records on-site.
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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 6/12/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
REPEAT VIOLATION
The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #1, who has been employed for nine months did not have criminal background check. Staff was working with children at the time of inspection.
Plan of Correction: Results have been obtained and placed in file.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
REPEAT VIOLATION
Prior to employment the child day center is required to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #2 has lived out of state in the past five years and has been employed for over 15 months, out of state background checks were not requested or obtained until this month.
Plan of Correction: The results were requested, however they were never received. Proof of such was in file at the time of inspection. Requested again. They were received and placed in the file 6/4/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-E
Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.

No documentation and verbal confirmation that the center has not practiced Shelter in place drills, in the past year.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure drills are completed and recorded/documented.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-F
Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

No documentation and verbal confirmation that lockdown procedures were practiced at least annually.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure drills are completed and recorded/documented.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
REPEAT VIOLATION
Children's' files shall contain 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

Child #2, who has been enrolled for over a year, has a diagnosed food allergy did not have a written care plan with instructions/signature from physician.
Plan of Correction: Will work with parents to obtain the signature. The plan was there, will get the signature.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Staff record shall contain documentation of a minimum of 16 hours of annual training appropriate to the age of children in care.

None of the staff records contained documentation of training for the past year.
Plan of Correction: Professional development is conducted regularly. Will ensure files reflect this.