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Inspection · 2024-07-17

Date
2024-07-17
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Cassie Anderson-Leichty
(757) 409-4668
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 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site focused inspection was initiated and completed on 7/17/2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:15 am and ended at 10:40 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 10 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 20. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 1 caregiver record on-site. This inspection included document review, 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 7/29/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-800-120-B
Records for assistants and substitute providers shall contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Caregiver #2, employed for more than a month, did not have documentation of references.
Plan of Correction: Ensure all employees have references included in files prior to first day of employment.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-B
A child's record shall contain all of the required information. Of the 5 children's records checked:
1. All 5 were missing proof of child's age and identity
2. 3 were missing parent emergency contact information and place of employment for one or both parents
3. 3 were missing the first date of attendance
4. 1 was missing the name, address and telephone number of one of the designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.
Plan of Correction: Ensure proof of birth included in each child's file before center start date. Ensure all files have complete information in all boxes. Parents to fill out all forms to its entirety. Ensure at least one emergency contact listed for each child attendance.
Standard 8VAC20-800-90-A
Before attendance documentation of immunizations is to be obtained for each child. There was no proof of documentation for child #1, who was in care during the inspection and had been in care for a couple of weeks.
Plan of Correction: Ensure parents to include child shot records before start of the facility to include physical start date on all files.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services