Inspection · 2024-02-15
(276) 698-9981
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.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
Inspector Notes
An unannounced renewal inspection was completed on 2/15/2024 by two licensing inspectors from 12:30pm until 2:10. There were 20 children present between the ages of infant and 4 yrs. old. Five staff were present.
The inspectors reviewed compliance in the areas of administration physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of 5 staff records, one board agent's file and 4 children's records were reviewed.
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. Repeat violations are noted.
This violation is a revised violation notice that was previously issued to the provider.
Please complete the ?plan of correction? and date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within five (5) business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring gain; and 3) person or person(s) responsible for implementation.
Violations
7Evidence:
1. Staff #4 DOH was 11/29/2023 and the fingerprint results were dated 6/16/2023 which had been completed under the previous licensee. Fingerprint results are to be completed before an employee's hire date. Staff # 7 was hired 9/1/2023 and fingerprints had not been completed which staff #7 verified.
Evidence:
1. Staff #4 was hired 11/29/2023 and there were no central registry findings in the file. Staff #6 verified they were not in the file. Staff #7 was hired 9/1/2024 and there were no central registry results documentation. Staff #7 verified they had not been completed.
Evidence:
Staff #1 was hired 10/31/2023 and the TB screening was completed 4/16/2022. Staff #4 was hired 11/29/2023 and the TB screening was completed 06/05/2023.
Evidence:
1. There is a yellow chair on the back porch with a crack in it causing a pinch point.
2. There is a green tryicycle with the white times broken and sticking out.
Evidence:
1. Mulch measured between 4-5 inches in the fall zone of slide and monkey bars. The required depth is 6 inches.
Evidence:
1. During the inspection, staff #5 left the classroom and went to the kitchen leaving four toddlers who were napping out of sight and sound supervision for approximately 2 minutes.
2. During the inspection, staff #4 was sitting in the middle of the class area in the preschool room with 7 children napping; one preschool age child was behind a bookcase and not in sight and sound supervision for approximately 4 minutes.
Evidence:
1. Staff #2 (DOH 9/5/23) was working during the inspection as the program lead in the 2 yr. old classroom and does not have qualifications documentation.
2. Staff # 3 (DOH 2/12/24) was working during the inspection as the program lead in the infant classroom and did not have qualifications documentation.
3. Staff #4 (DOH 11/29/23) arrived at 1:30 the day of the inspection and was acting as the program lead in the pre-k classroom and did not have qualifications documentation.