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Kristha Scott

Inspection · 2024-06-21

Date
2024-06-21
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Cindy Horne
(804) 297-4469
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household Members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

Inspector Notes

An unannounced renewal inspection was conducted on 6/21/2024. The inspector was on site from approximately 9:15 am-11:49 am. There were 8 children in care, ranging in age from 1 year to 5 years with one caregiver supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, personnel, household members, physical environment and equipment, care of children, emergencies, caregiver training, preventing the spread of disease and nutrition. A total of 5 children?s records and 1 caregiver record were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or laws and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it within 5 business days. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected.

Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

If you have any questions about this inspection, please contact the licensing inspector.

Cindy Horne
Office of Child Care Health and Safety
Division of Early Childhood Care and Education
Phone# 804-297-4469
cindy.horne@doe.virginia.gov

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-800-100-A
(Repeat Violation) Based on review of five children?s records and interview, the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician prior to a child?s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

Evidence: The first day of attendance for Child #1 was documented in the record as 5/20/24. There was no physical examination in the record for Child #1. The provider acknowledged that documentation of a physical examination had not been obtained.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Based on observations and interview, the provider did not maintain areas in the back yard in a clean and safe condition.

Evidence: In the children?s outdoor play area in the backyard, there was a rusted grill and compressor. There was a board on the back deck at the top of the steps that was warped and protruding which could cause a tripping hazard. There was peeling paint on the deck and on the trim around the back door. The children enter and exit the family day home through the back door. The provider acknowledged that the deck needs repairs and that the rusted equipment posed a hazard.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-280
Based on observations and interview, the provider did not store poisonous materials safely in an area inaccessible to children.

Evidence: In the corner of the deck leading to the back door there was an open box of mothballs and a can of RAID pesticide within reach of children. The children enter and exit the family day home through the back door. In the back yard near the children?s play equipment there was a full gasoline can and a container of Round Up weed killer. The provider acknowledged that these items were hazardous and needed to be stored away from the children.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services