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Marquaye Benjamin

Inspection · 2025-04-14

Date
2025-04-14
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Rene Old
(757) 404-1784
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
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 renewal inspection was initiated on 04/14/2025 and completed on 04/14/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:55 am and ended at 11:55 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 7 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 21. The inspector reviewed 7 children's records and 2 caregiver records on-site.

The inspection included:
*Document Review
*Tour of the Facility
*Interviews
*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.

Violations

7
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 as high priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, home economics room sinks, teacher's lounge sinks, nurse's office sinks, classroom sinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption.

The potable water used by the family day home has not been submitted for testing.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated she had reached out to VDH and thought she was on the wait list for grant funding. Provider will look into finding a certified lab to have water tested.
Standard 8VAC20-800-210-A
Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities.

Caregiver 1 has documentation of completion of 3 hours of annual training from 2024 to present.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated that caregiver 1 will obtain 16 hours of annual training in 2025.
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Areas and furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.

A stand up fan, observed outside, and a storage cabinet, observed in the child care room, are toppling hazards. A blanket was observed stored on the diaper changing table. This poses risk of germ transfer.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated that the stand up fan will be removed and that the storage container will be secured.
The blanket was removed during the inspection and the provider stated that no objects will be placed on the diapering table going forward.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-A
Systemic Deficiency

The provider shall maintain an up-to-date record at the family day home for each enrolled child.

The enrollment record for child 1and child 3 lack complete emergency contact information.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated that children's records will be updated for complete emergency contact information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-600-B
Infants and toddlers shall spend no more than 30 minutes of consecutive time during waking hours, with the exception of mealtimes, confined in a crib, play pen, high chair or other confining piece of equipment. The intervening time period between confinements shall be at least one hour.

Child 4 was not provided one hour between confinements in an infant seat and exersaucer.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated she will remind all caregivers to allow children sufficient time out of infant equipment and infant seats.
Standard 8VAC20-800-70-A
Systemic Deficiency

Before the child's first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing the following information:

The written parent agreement for child 2 lacked the name of the adult assistant ( caregiver 1) observed caring for children during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated that children's records will be updated to include the names of all caregivers.
Standard 8VAC20-800-900-B
Children shall not be allowed to eat or drink while lying down.

Child 3 was observed lying down in a crib with a bottle of formula.
Plan of Correction: The provider stated she will no longer put children in cribs with a bottle.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services