Inspection · 2025-05-23
Licensing Inspector
Trisha Brown
(757) 404-2601
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.
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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
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
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 5/23/25 on, as a part of licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 9:10am and ended at 11:30am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 12 children present and 3 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 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 6/19/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. The most recent fire inspection report is dated 11/1/2023.
Plan of Correction: We have reached out to the local
fire department and are awaiting
response
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in safe condition. In the infant room there is a dangling cord within reach of children from a laptop to the outlet. The dangling cord poses a toppling hazard.
Plan of Correction: We will ensure that all cords are out
of reach
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There are multiple cleaning chemicals stored within reach of children in an unlocked closet between the infant room and the kitchen.
Plan of Correction: The staff will check all
doors regularly to make
sure that they remain
locked
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-C
When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to-children ratio and group size applicable to the youngest child in the group shall apply to the entire group. Upon arrival there were 11 children present in one with two staff. The ages of the children present ranged from 14months to 5years. Therefore, an additional staff was needed.
Plan of Correction: During the time you arrived we
were in the process of transitioning
to breakfast. We were not out of
ratio. Our kitchen staff was in the
room while the teachers were
taking the children to the bathroom
and transitioning them
Standard 8VAC20-780-540-E
The following nonmedical emergency supplies are required one working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children. The battery operated radio was not working during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: A new radio has been purchased
and will be on sight for the next
inspection
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Documentation of child updates and confirmation of up-to-date information in the child's record. Three out of five records reviewed did not have documentation of information update after 2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. There is not an individual attendance record for each group of children. There is one attendance sheet for the entire building located at the entrance.
Plan of Correction: We keep an individual roster for
each of the three classrooms that
we have. We're not exactly sure
what you're referring to.