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Little Duckling's Academy LLC

Inspection · 2024-07-08

Date
2024-07-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sharon Curlee
(804) 840-8312
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 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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An announced initial inspection was conducted on June 8, 2024, from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm.
The program director/ owner was present during the inspection. The program plans to provide care for children 16 months through five years, 11 months in age. The program will operate Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 6:00 pm. The facility can accommodate a capacity of 23
children. The facility consists of two main classrooms sectioned into five areas, a play space and a quit room. Outdoor space will be sectioned off with a temporary fence when children are outside in the rear of the building for activities. Additional outdoor time will consist of walks.
The center is equipped with toys, educational materials, games, furnishing, arts and crafts materials and other items for the children to use. All areas of the facility were inspected.
Policy and procedures were submitted to the department and reviewed. Transportation will not be provided. Medication will not be administered. The center will provide snacks and parents will be responsible for meals.
During the inspection, the inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. Compliance with some standards could not be determined since the center is not yet in operation. A total of two staff
records were reviewed.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program. The center is in substantial compliance with the standards that could be determined. A six-month conditional license will be recommended. During the conditional period, the center will be subject to unannounced licensing inspections, with the first inspection taking place within the first sixty days of licensure.
If you have any questions, please contact Licensing Inspector.

Sharon Curlee, Licensing Inspector
Office of Child Care Health and Safety
Division of Early Childhood Care and Education
804-840-8312
Sharon.curlee@doe.virginia.gov

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-C
Based on observation, the center did not post emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures or maps in a location conspicuous to staff and children on each floor of each building.
Evidence:

The emergency evacuation maps posted in each classroom area did not include shelter-in-place procedures.
Plan of Correction: Per the owner: I will add the shelter-in-place information to each emergency map in the center.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services