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Shining Stars Montessori

Inspection · 2024-08-14

Date
2024-08-14
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Monique Anderson
(540) 309-2397
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
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced onsite renewal inspection was initiated on 08/14/2024 and completed on 08/14/2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:50 am and ended at 12:35 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 9 children present and 3 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 3 staff records onsite. 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

7
Standard 22.1-289.011-F
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that the violation notice, inspection summary and any other documents required by the superintendent are posted in a conspicuous place in the licensed premises.

Evidence: The findings of the most recent inspection conducted on 05/29/2024 were not posted in the facility.
Plan of Correction: Provider will post violation notice.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
Based on document review and interviews with staff, the provider failed to ensure that no person shall be hired for compensated employment prior to requesting the results of the central registry search and the provisional hire shall not be alone with children until the results of the central registry search have been obtained as required by the Code of Virginia.

Evidence: The central registry search for Staff 3 was not requested before hire. Staff 3 was left alone with children on the playground. Staff 3 has been employed for 2 days.
Plan of Correction: Provider will request CRS.
Standard 22.1-289.058
Based on observation and interviews with staff, the Center failed to ensure each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program serving preschool-age children is equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.

Evidence: Building housing the child day program was not equipped with a carbon monoxide detector.
Plan of Correction: Provider will obtain carbon monoxide detector.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-L
REPEAT VIOLATION
Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that there shall always be at least one staff member on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health check.

Evidence: There was no staff member on duty who has obtained instruction in performing the daily health check.
Plan of Correction: Staff will obtain Daily Health Training.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used and that the diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children, and it shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use.

Evidence: The changing area of the changing table was used for storage and contained 3 storage baskets with various child items such as diapers, wipes, and ointment.
Plan of Correction: Provider will move items.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that the separate record for each enrolled child contains all of the elements as required by the standards.

Evidence:
1. The record for Child 1 did not contain the following information: first day of attendance.
2. The records for Child 2, Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 did not contain the following information: documentation of viewing proof of the child?s identity and age.
Plan of Correction: Provider will obtain this information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Based on observation and document, the center failed to ensure that 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.

Evidence: The attendance record documented 3 children. There was a total of 6 children in care. The daily attendance record did not document the arrival of each child as it occurred.
Plan of Correction: Provider will re-train staff on standard.