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Greater Shiloh Baptist Church

Inspection · 2025-08-05

Date
2025-08-05
Complaint Related
Yes
Licensing Inspector
Sydney Emory
(804) 807-3277
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 inspection was initiated on 8/5/2025 and completed on 8/5/2025, in response to a complaint received by the licensing office on 7/22/2025 relating to allegations of children attending the center under 2.5 years old. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.

The preponderance of evidence gathered during the investigation supports the allegation(s); therefore, the complaint is determined to be valid. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and the 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 8/18/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

6
Standard 22.1-289.031-A-5-a
Complaint Related: Provider failed to follow the annual approved exemption requirements regarding the ages of children.

Exemption approved on 6/12/2025 was to serve children ages 2.5 years old to 12 years old. Center had a child that began attending at 2 years and 4 months old. Child was present on the day of inspection.
Plan of Correction: The child has been removed from the center and won't return until 8/28/2025.
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-2
Appropriate supervision of all children in care, including daily intake and dismissal procedures to ensure safety of children.

On 8/5/2025, a 2 and half year old child was observed coming and going between classrooms without appropriate supervision. The child was not signed in or signed out as they came and went from various classrooms.
Plan of Correction: Child has been added to roster and registered.
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-6
Ensure that all staff are able to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect.

Staff #4 did not have training or documentation of recognizing the signs of child abuse and neglect.
Plan of Correction: Completed.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #4, who had been employed for approximately 6 months, had a background check completed 4 days after hire date.
Plan of Correction: Obtain background checks before start dates.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #2, employed for more than 21 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or criminal history check from a different state.
Plan of Correction: Criminal background check and child neglect were both sent off.
Standard 22.1-289.057-A
Each child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of ? 22.1-289.030 that serves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The center did not have a submitted plan for potable water testing.
Plan of Correction: Test strips have been ordered to send off. Plan has been made to send off.
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