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Noah's Ark Infant Care LLC

Inspection · 2025-03-24

Date
2025-03-24
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Emily Walsh
(757) 404-2575
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

Areas of Standards 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

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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 03/24/2025, as a part of the licensure period, The on-site inspection began at 10:50 AM and ended at 12:40 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 9 children present and 3 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 3 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.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.
An infant was in care for nine months without documentation that the child received the required immunizations.
Plan of Correction: The facility responded with the following:
The parent was contacted today and will be required to bring in the child's physical examination. All children's records will be checked to ensure that they included the results of a physical examination signed by a physician.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
A fifteen month old child attended for nine months without any immunization updates.
Plan of Correction: The facility responded with the following:
A tracking system will be used to ensure that updated immunization records are obtained every six months for children under two years.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician.
A well baby check for an infant in care for 8 months did not have the child's name and was not signed by a physician.
Plan of Correction: The parent was contacted today. In the future, no child will be allowed to attend without the required immunization records.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean condition.
There was paper litter scattered throughout the infant outdoor play space.
Plan of Correction: The facility responded with the following:
All staff will be reminded to check that the outdoor infant play space is maintained to be free of litter and debris and should be checked daily before the infants are taken outside.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
Repeat Violation
For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
There were nine children in care in the infant room but only 8 children had been added to the attendance record.
Plan of Correction: The facility responded with the following:
All staff will be reminded to add each child to the attendance sheet as they arrive and remove them from the attendance when they are picked up each day.
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