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Inspection · 2025-04-16

Date
2025-04-16
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Monique Anderson
(540) 309-2397
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.
Yes

Areas Reviewed

32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1-3408 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
63.2(17) License & Registration Procedures
63.2 Facilities & Programs.
22VAC40-191 Background Checks for Child Welfare Agencies
22VAC40-665 INTRODUCTION
22VAC40-665 ADMINISTRATION
22VAC40-665 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
22VAC40-665 PHYSICAL PLANT
22VAC40-665 STAFFING & SUPERVISION
22VAC40-665 PROGAMS
22VAC40-665 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS & EMERGENCIES
22VAC40-665 SPECIAL SERVICES

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

A subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was conducted in conjunction with the code compliance inspection. Subsidy standards that are not covered in code were reviewed during this SHSI.

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 (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 5/1/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

7
Standard 8VAC20-790-560-A
Vender shall ensure each staff person is evaluated by a health professional and issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB).

Staff 2, who has been actively working for 3 weeks, had no TB screening in the record.
Plan of Correction: Will have staff complete by end of the month.
Standard 8VAC20-790-600-C
Orientation training for staff shall be completed prior to the staff member working alone with children and within seven days of the date of employment or the day of subsidy vendor approval.

Staff #2, who has been actively working for one month, had no documentation of orientation in the record.
Plan of Correction: Will get this done by close of business 4/17/25.
Standard 8VAC20-790-790-A
The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan that address staff responsibility and readiness with respect to emergency evacuations, relocation, lockdown and shelter-in- place procedures.

The center did not have a written Emergency Preparedness plan.
Plan of Correction: Will have posted by the end of the month.
Standard 8VAC20-790-790-C
The vendor shall post emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures/maps in a location conspicuous to staff and children.

Emergency maps/procedures were not posted.
Plan of Correction: Wil have posted by the end of the month.
Standard 8VAC20-790-800-A-1
The vendor shall conduct monthly evacuations drills.

Monthly evacuation drills have not been completed.
Plan of Correction: Will have them completed by the end of the month.
Standard 8VAC20-790-800-A-2
The vendor shall practice shelter-in-place procedures twice a year.

Shelter-in-place procedures have not been practiced.
Plan of Correction: Will have them completed by the end of the month.
Standard 8VAC20-790-800-A-3
The vendor shall practice lockdown procedures at least annually.

Annual lock down drills have not been practiced.
Plan of Correction: Will have them completed by the end of the month.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services