Inspection · 2024-08-28
Licensing Inspector
Tara Barton
(804) 381-8487
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
Inspector Notes
An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was conducted on August 28, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 2:45 p.m. and ended at 5:45 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 35 children present and 6 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 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 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 September 16, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Documentation of a fingerprint based national criminal check shall be obtained for each staff prior to employment. Staff 5's date of employment was documented as 5 days prior to the center obtaining a fingerprint result.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-4
In groupings of children ages 3 years up to school age, the required ratio is one staff for every ten children. On 8/28/2024, there were 12 preschool children alone with 1 staff, while a second staff did a van run.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-M
No child shall be allowed to drink or eat while walking around. A child in the preschool room was walking around with a cup and eating a cracker.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-580-L
Parental permission for transportation shall be secured before the scheduled activity. There was no parental permission for the center to provide transportation of children to and from school. Child care vans transport children to and from school daily.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
The facility failed to have required documentation in each staff file. Two references as to character, reputation, and competence should be checked prior to employment. Staff 4, employed almost 2 months, had documentation of only one reference on file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.