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Mother Goose Preschool Academy LLC

Inspection · 2025-06-12

Date
2025-06-12
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Susan Ellington-Sconiers
(804) 588-2368
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 LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 06/12/2025 at 9:30 a.m. ? 10:40 and completed on 06/18/2025 from 1:34 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The inspectors reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 8 children present 06/12/2025 with one staff supervising and then a 2nd staff coming in to assist with supervision. There were no children present on 06/18/2025 and one staff present. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 2 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and 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.
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
06/27/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

8
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Repeat Violation
Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day
of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no
physical examination in the record for C2 and C3.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-B
Physical examinations shall be within certain time periods prescribed. The physical examination for C5 was completed outside the required 12 month prior to attendance.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. A child activity table in the classroom was observed to have peeling contact paper.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances shall be stored in an area inaccessible to children. Chemical
cleaning products were observed and accessible at the front door of the center where children enter the center.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-290-A-3
In areas used by preschool age or younger children, electrical outlets shall have protective
covers. Four outlets were in the main classroom were observed without outlet covers.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-C
During the stated hours of operation, there always shall be on the premises when one or more children are present a staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director and an immediately available staff member with direct communication between them. On 06/12/2025 S1 reported that she was alone with 8 children at the center from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. when the licensing inspector arrived. The second staff arrived at the center at 10:00 a.m.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
Repeat violation
The center is required to maintain documentation of emergency evacuations that
document all of the required information. The drills conducted in January, February, March, April, and May 2025 did not document: the method used for notification for the drill; the number of children and staff participating; any special conditions simulated; problems encountered, if any; the time it took to complete the drill; and for emergency evacuation drills only, weather conditions.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Repeat Violation
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled
that contains all of the required information. The records for C1, C2, and C4 did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child?s identity and age.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services