Inspection · 2024-11-15
(540) 309-2397
Areas Reviewed
8VAC20 780 Administration.
8VAC20 780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 289 Background Checks
Inspector Notes
An unannounced on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 11/15/2024 and completed on 11/15/2024, as part of an Intensive Plan of Correction (IPOC). The on-site inspection began at 1:05 pm and ended at 3:00 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. The inspector reviewed two children?s records and four staff records on-site. This inspection included: document review and interviews. 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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 1/21/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
The inspection findings have been updated after a review completed by the Licensing Administrator on 03/14/2025.
Violations
8Sworn Disclosure Statements shall be completed prior to employment.
Staff 1, employed over one week, did not have a signed Sworn Disclosure Statement.
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
Staff 2 was employed for over 4 months and had no documentation showing that an out of state criminal record check or out of state central registry check was completed.
For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee within 30 days of service.
Staff 2 was employed for over 3 months before the central registry search results were received.
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
Staff 1, employed over one week, had a TB screening that was over 30 days before employment.
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 observation of children.
None of the four staff people present had daily health observation training.
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.
Child 2, enrolled three days, had no addresses for emergency contacts.
The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.
Staff 1 was identified as a program leader and did not have the documentation to be a program leader.
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 4 children present in the infant room, but only 2 were marked present on the attendance record. There were 5 children present in the two-year old room but only 4 were marked present on the attendance record.