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Inspection · 2025-08-27

Date
2025-08-27
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Heather Dapper
(804) 625-2304
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.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect.

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 monitoring inspection was initiated on August 27, 2025 and completed on September 3, 2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on August 26, 2025 relating to supervision. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and 10 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 September 16, 2205. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-A
***Repeat Violation***
When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.

1. On August 26, 2025 child #1, age 3 years, was left alone and unsupervised on the playground. Child #1 was discovered holding the hand of another child?s parent through the playground fence when staff #2 was entering the playground with their class.

2. Staff #1 did not realize child #1, age 3 years, was left alone and unsupervised on the playground until after entering the classroom when staff #2 brought child #1 back in from the playground.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1 received an additional 12 hours of training with our onsite trainer in regards to supervision. She received video, policy, and hands on training.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

On August 26, 2025, child #1, age 3 years, was left alone and unsupervised on the playground.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1 received information and training on importance of sight and sound.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the centers own policies and procedures that are required by the standards.

1.The center?s policy titled ?Supervision Policy? states ?Name-to-face checks or threshold counts must be conducted and documented every time the children move from one location to another, such as when the children move from the classroom to the gym, from the classroom to the playground and from the playground to the classroom?.

2. Staff #1 did not realize child #1, age 3 years, was left alone and unsupervised on the playground until after entering the classroom, counting the number of children two times, and grabbing for the table to complete name to face check when staff #2 brought child #1 to the classroom from the playground.
Plan of Correction: Staff #1 reviewed all policies + procedures that pertain to supervision, name to face, and threshold counts. Administration will monitor staff #1's ability to know the counts, ability to properly conduct name to face procedures effectively, and to properly move children accurately in the tablet.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services