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La Petite Academy, Inc.-7709

Inspection · 2024-04-24

Date
2024-04-24
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Michele Patchett
(757) 439-6816
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
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS CODE; CARBON MONOXIDE

Inspector Notes

A unannounced mandates monitoring inspection was initiated on April 24, 2024 from 9:25am - 11:50 am. The inspection concluded on April 24, 2024. There were 46 children with 11 staff present and additional staff was present. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care
and emergencies and nutrition. A total of six children records and six staff records were reviewed. The children were observed participating in art activiites, story time, freely playing in station activities and diapering. The outside area was not inspected.

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.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-P
Based on record review and staff interview, the licensee did not ensure the authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Medications that are not picked up by the parent within 14 days will be disposed of by the center by either dissolving the medication down the sink or flushing it down the toilet.

Evidence:
1- Child #1's medication authorization form signed by parent was not renewed every 10 working days.

2- Child #1 medicaiton authorization form for long term was not signed by child's physician.

3- The authorization was good for 10 working days. The medication authorization form for child #1 started February 23, 2024 . Ten working days was March 8, 2024 .

3- The center did not return the medication with in 14 days or have parent fillout another medication authorization for 10 days or get a long term med
ication form signed by parent and physician.

4- Fourteen days was March 28, 2024 and medication was still at the center on April 24, 2024. .
Plan of Correction: The director will send the parent a new form home with parent to be signed by the doctor.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services