Inspection · 2024-12-11
Licensing Inspector
Angela Farmer
(276) 608-2283
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
22.1 Background Checks Code
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 General Qualifications
8VAC20-790 Building or Home Maintenance
8VAC20-790 Supervision and Ratio Requirements
8VAC20-790 Programs
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
Inspector Notes
A subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was initiated on completed on 12/11/2024. The inspection started at 1:30 pm and concluded at 4:45 pm. There were 17 children present and five staff. The inspector reviewed one child?s record and 10 staff records on-site
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 12/19/2024.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. There are no sworn statements available for Staff # 2 & 3, who have been working, 12-20 months..
Plan of Correction: Complete Statements
Standard 8VAC20-790-560-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #1, 3 & 10 had no documentation and had been employed for 20 months, Staff #2 had been employed for one year, Staff #4 had been employed for eight months, Staff #5 & 6 had been employed for one month, Staff #8 had been employed for one two months.
Plan of Correction: Notified Staff
Standard 8VAC20-790-660
The vendor shall ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment.
There was no cushioning material under the playground equipment.
Plan of Correction: Usage Discontinued until modifications are made.
Standard 8VAC20-790-780-A
Emergency supplies shall be on each floor of each building used by children, accessible to outdoor play areas, on field trips, in vehicles used for transportation, and wherever children are in care.
The vendor did not have a first aid kit on each floor of the building.
Plan of Correction: Order
Standard 8VAC20-790-780-C-1
The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required, one working, battery- operated flashlight.
The vendor did not have a battery operated flashlight available.
Plan of Correction: Order
Standard 8VAC20-790-780-C-2
The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required, one working, battery-operated radio.
The vendor did not have a battery operated radio.
Plan of Correction: Order
Standard 8VAC20-790-790-A
The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan that addresses staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation, relocation, lockdown and shelter-in-place procedures.
The vendor has not completed the emergency preparedness plan.
Plan of Correction: Complete Plan
Standard 8VAC20-790-790-C
Emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures or maps shall be posted in a location conspicuous to staff and children on each floor of each building.
The vendor has not posted emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures or maps at the center.
Plan of Correction: Complete Maps
Standard 8VAC20-790-800-A-1
Evacuation (fire drills) procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.
The last documented fire drill was February, 2024.
Plan of Correction: Conducted Fire Drill