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Grace United Methodist Church

Inspection · 2025-09-03

Date
2025-09-03
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Beth Velke
(804) 629-8302
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 code compliance inspection was initiated on 9/3/25 and completed on 9/3/25. The on-site inspection began at 8:45 a.m. and ended at 10:16 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were eight children present with two staff. The inspector reviewed three children?s records and two staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, and violations are 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 9/30/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The religiously exempt child day center is required to obtain a Sworn Disclosure Statement for employees and volunteers prior to the first day of employment or volunteering.

Evidence: The record for Staff #2, employed for four months and Volunteer #1, who has been volunteering for five months did not contain documentation of a Sworn Disclosure Statement.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
The religiously exempt child day center is required to obtain the results of a National Fingerprint Criminal History OBI Background check prior to employment.

Evidence: The records for Staff #1, who has been employed for two years, Staff #2, who has been employed for four months, and Volunteer #1, who has been volunteering for five months, did not contain the results of a National Fingerprint Criminal History OBI Background check.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The religiously exempt child day center is required to obtain the results of a child abuse and neglect central registry search within 30 days of employment for staff hired prior to 7/1/2024 and request a search of the child abuse and neglect central registry by the first day of employment or volunteering for staff or volunteers hired after 7/1/2024.

Evidence: Staff #1, hired prior to 7/1/24, has been employed for two years and did not have central registry results on file. Staff #2, hired after 7/1/24, has been employed for four months and Volunteer #1 has been volunteering for five months did not have documentation on file of a central registry search request.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services