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Inspection · 2024-05-07

Date
2024-05-07
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Susan Ellington-Sconiers
(804) 588-2368
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minors records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education

Inspector Notes

A renewal inspection was conducted on 05/07/2024 from approximately 9:15 p.m. to 11:50 a.m. There were eleven children present ranging from infants to three years old and three staff supervising. Five child records and five staff record were reviewed. The information gathered during the inspection determined violations with applicable standards or law.

Please sign and complete the ?plan of correction? and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days.

Your plan of correction should 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 preventive measure(s). If you have any questions related to this inspection, please contact Susan Ellington-Sconiers, Licensing Inspector at 804-588-2368 or susan.ellington-sconiers@doe.virginia.gov.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-A
Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that staff shall complete the Virginia
Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment.
Evidence:
The record for S3, employed 11/20/2023 did not contained a certificate of completion of the Virginia Preservice Training.
The record for S1, employed 12/18/2023 did not contained a certificate of completion of the Virginia Preservice Training.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
(Repeat violation)

Based on observation, the provider did not ensure that all areas of the center be
maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
Evidence:
The refrigerator used to store children?s lunch boxes was caked with unidentified debris.
The bathroom used by children had broken floor tiles creating a fall hazard.
The plastic henge cover on the children?s bathroom door is ripped exposing the door henges.
The diaper changing pad in the infant room was ripped and exposing absorbent foam material.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-1
Based on observation, the staff-to-child ration of 1:4 for children birth up to 16 months was not followed when children were in care.

Evidence:
Licensing inspector entered the infant room and observed five infants with S4. S4 reported a staff member calling out that morning.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-2
Based on observation, the staff-to-child ration of 1:5 for children 16 months up to 24 was not followed when children were in care.

Evidence:
Licensing inspector entered the preschool class and observed six children with S1. The youngest child in the classroom was not yet 2 years old requiring a 1:5 ratio.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services