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Eric KA Fernando

Inspection · 2025-09-30

Date
2025-09-30
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Derek Acosta
(703) 554-4995
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

8VAC20-800 Administration
8VAC20-800 Personnel
8VAC20-800 Household Members
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-800 Care of Children
8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease
8VAC20-800 Medication Administration
8VAC20-800 Emergencies
8VAC20-800 Nutrition
8VAC20-800 Transportation
8VAC20-800 Nighttime Care
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.

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 renewal inspection was initiated on September 30 2025 and completed on September 30 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:00am and ended at 11:15am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 8 children present and 3 caregivers; the point total was 30. The inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 2 caregiver records.

This inspection included a document review, a 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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five business days from today, which will be the close of business on October 7 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-800-120-B
Assistants' and substitute providers' records shall contain name address and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.

The provider did not ensure that Staff # 2 record contained the name, address, and telephone of a person to be notified in an emergency. The provider is 3 months out of compliance.
Plan of Correction: The updated information will be added to Staff 2's personal file.
Standard 8VAC20-800-530-B
Cribs when being used by infants shall have a tight-fitting bottom cover.

The provider did not ensure that cribs being used by infants had a tight fitting bottom cover. 4 of 8 cribs in the provider's home need tight fitting bottom covers.
Plan of Correction: The provider will immediately obtain and install tight-fitting bottom covers for the effected cribs.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-B
A child's record shall contain the following information: Written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located immediately.

Child #3 record does not contain written authorization for the provider to seek emergency medical care for the child should the parent not be located immediately. The provider is 2 days out of compliance.
Plan of Correction: The provider will immediately obtain a signed emergency medical authorization form from child 3's parents.
Standard 8VAC20-800-70-A
Before the child's first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing the following information: Policies for the administration of medications.

The provider did not ensure that documentation of policies for the administration of medications was received by the parents of Child #3. The provider is 2 days out of compliance.
Plan of Correction: The provider immediately provided the parents of child #3 with the written medication policy and obtained their signed acknowledgement of receipt
Standard 8VAC20-800-830-A
The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.

The provider did not practice the emergency evacuation drills monthly. The provider conducted a shelter in place drill in June 2025 in place of the required monthly evacuation drill.
Plan of Correction: A drill log will be maintained and signed each month to verify compliance.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services