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Little Steps Learning Center

Inspection · 2024-06-10

Date
2024-06-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Katie Gifford
(276) 698-9981
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
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced 60 day inspection was completed from 11:20am until 2:00pm. There were 15 children and 7 staff present. Four children?s records and four staff records were reviewed. Children were observed playing, being read to, washing hands, eating lunch, and during rest time.

The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violation (s) were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

An exit meeting was held with the director and the licensee to review violations.

Violations

7
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Based on record review, the center did not have fingerprints results for staff before date of employment.
Evidence:
Staff #4was hired 5/17/24 and the fingerprints results were completed 6/4/24.
Plan of Correction: Background checks will be completed as required.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Based on record review, staff did not have TB screening before hire and within 30 days prior to date of hire.
Evidence:
Staff #2 and #3 did not have TB screenings before the date of hire.
Plan of Correction: Tb screenings will be completed as required.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-J-3
Based on record review, there was a child in care who had emergency medications but there was not a person on site with MAT training.
Evidence:
Child #1 had an epi-pen on site and there was no staff present with MAT training.
Plan of Correction: Additional staff will be trained in MAT. There is a MAT trained person that the licensee owns very close to the center that has a MAT trained person who will be called if needed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation, the center failed to keep an area outside of the center in a safe condition.
Evidence:
There was a board attached to the back of the building where children have access that has a approximately 4 nails sticking out from it.
Plan of Correction: The board and nails will be removed today.
Standard 8VAC20-780-330-B
Based on observation, the was a piece of playground equipment that did not have the required resilient surfacing.
Evidence:
There was tetter totter on the playground that had a turf like mat under it but it was not resilient surfacing. Resilient surfacing is required for equipment with moving parts.
Plan of Correction: The piece of equipment will be removed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-I
Based on observation, there was a medication on site that did not have the prescription label attached.
Evidence:
Child #1 had a medication on site with no prescription label attached.
Plan of Correction: The parents will be contacted to get the original label.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
Based on observation, food brought from home was not labeled and dated.
Evidence:
Lunch boxes brought from home were observed during lunch and they were not labeled.
Plan of Correction: The director will label the lunch boxes or get the parents to.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services