Inspection · 2025-01-16
Date
2025-01-16
Complaint Related
Yes
Licensing Inspector
Christine Mahan
(757) 404-0568
(757) 404-0568
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
Violations
1Standard 8VAC20-780-400-A
Center did not ensure that in order to promote a child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide needed help, comfort, support. Video footage shows that on January 9, 2025 in Room #1, Staff #1 was observed walking past Child #1 who fell face forward while strapped into a rocker seat. Child #1, with the rocker attached to them crawled over to a group of children who were being fed by Staff #2. Staff #1 did not provide support until approximately 90 seconds later.
Plan of Correction: 1/16/2025: All staff that were present in the classroom during this incident are no longer employed with us.
1/20/2025: All staff undergo extensive training on our positive guidance policy, which provides detailed instructions on properly caring for every child in our program.
1/20/2025: All infant staff and floaters have been trained on what infant support equipment is appropriate for what size/age of infants in our care.
3/18/2025: Infant staff and floaters have been assigned to complete the ?Age Appropriate Activities for Infants and Toddlers? training to provide additional knowledge on the reducing the use of any infant support equipment.
1/20/2025: All staff undergo extensive training on our positive guidance policy, which provides detailed instructions on properly caring for every child in our program.
1/20/2025: All infant staff and floaters have been trained on what infant support equipment is appropriate for what size/age of infants in our care.
3/18/2025: Infant staff and floaters have been assigned to complete the ?Age Appropriate Activities for Infants and Toddlers? training to provide additional knowledge on the reducing the use of any infant support equipment.