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Growing Years Daycare and Pre-K

Inspection · 2025-07-14

Date
2025-07-14
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Monique Anderson
(540) 309-2397
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 LICENSE PROCESS
8VAC20-820 HEARING PROCEDURES
8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS
20 ACCESS TO MINOR?S RECORDS
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS, CODE, CARBON MONOXIDE
63.2 CHILD ABUSE AND 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, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 7/14/2025, as a part of licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:05am and ended at 12:20pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 19 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, and a tour of the facility.

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.

Violations

4
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 one months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction: Will send staff out today to get fingerprints done.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
Providers must ensure no person shall be hired for compensated employment prior to requesting the results of the central registry search and the provisional hire shall not be alone with children until the results of the central registry search have been obtained as required by the Code of Virginia.

Staff #3, who had been employed for six month, did not have a central registry search on file and were working alone during the inspection.

Staff #4, who had been employed for one month, did not have a central registry search on file and were working alone during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure staff is not left alone until central registry is back.
Standard 8VAC20-770-70-A
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.

Staff #4, who has been actively working at the center for the past month, had references on file that were eight days past the required timeframe.
Plan of Correction: Will start getting them prior to hire as of today 7/14/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

The record for Child #2, enrolled for six weeks, was missing the following required components: Addresses for both emergency contacts.
Plan of Correction: Will get parents to fix today, 7/14/2025.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services