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Michele Salinas

Inspection · 2026-03-19

Date
2026-03-19
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Margaret Allworth
(703) 209-3521
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
8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members
8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training
8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment
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
8VAC20-821 Licensure Requirements
8VAC20-821 Renewal
8VAC20-821 Application Fees
8VAC20-821 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
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 3/19/2026. The on-site inspection began at 9:55 am and ended at 10:50 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 6 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 14. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 caregiver/household member(s) records.
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

4
Standard 8VAC20-800-180-A
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
An updated TB screening for Caregiver #1 was not completed and was overdue by three days.
Plan of Correction: The caregiver will schedule an appointment for the TB screening.
Standard 8VAC20-800-350-E
REPEAT VIOLATION:
Hot water at taps available to children shall be maintained within a range of 105?F to 120?F.
The water tap in the kitchen measured 125.5 degrees.
Plan of Correction: The provider will notify the landlord that the water temperature needs to be lowered. The caregivers will carefully monitor the children during handwashing.
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 conduct a monthly evacuation drill for December 2025, January and February 2026.
Plan of Correction: Fire drills will be conducted and documented monthly.
Standard 8VAC20-821-170-B
Any person 14 years of age or older living in the home of a licensed or registered family day home shall request a Virginia child protective services central registry check within seven days of reaching 14 years of age or beginning to live in the home.
Household member #1 did not have central registry search within seven days of reaching 14 years and is overdue by 7 weeks.
Plan of Correction: The provider will complete the central registry search for the household member and email the results to the inspector.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services