Inspection · 2025-01-27
Date
2025-01-27
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Karen Dickens
(571) 423-6978
(571) 423-6978
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
Inspector Notes
An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated and completed on January 27, 2025, as a part of the conditional licensure period.The on-site inspection began at 9:00am and ended at 11:30am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 23 children present and six staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on-site. 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
7Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
Child #4 and Child #5 do not have documentation of additional immunizations once every six months. Child #4 is 19 months old and the last documented immunization has not been updated in ten months. Child #5's last documented immunization record was taken over two years ago.
Child #4 and Child #5 do not have documentation of additional immunizations once every six months. Child #4 is 19 months old and the last documented immunization has not been updated in ten months. Child #5's last documented immunization record was taken over two years ago.
Plan of Correction: The parents have been contacted to obtain updated immunization records for the children.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening and completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
Staff #2 has a tuberculosis screening dated two months prior to the date of employment.
Staff #2 has a tuberculosis screening dated two months prior to the date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Moving forward, management will ensure that TB screenings are within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Repeat Violation
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
In classroom B, the carpet located in the block area is buckled, causing a tripping hazard. The carpet located in front of the cubby area is curling on one edge, causing a tripping hazard.
In classroom A, the carpet is curled on two edges, causing a tripping hazard. The carpet is also frayed on a third corner.
On the playground, a board is missing from the fence causing a head entrapment hazard.
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
In classroom B, the carpet located in the block area is buckled, causing a tripping hazard. The carpet located in front of the cubby area is curling on one edge, causing a tripping hazard.
In classroom A, the carpet is curled on two edges, causing a tripping hazard. The carpet is also frayed on a third corner.
On the playground, a board is missing from the fence causing a head entrapment hazard.
Plan of Correction: Carpet tape has been ordered to tape down the curled edges of the carpets. The carpet in the classroom will be straightened to release the buckle. Maintenance will be contacted to place a new board for the fence. Children will be monitored to ensure that they will not have access to the area of the playground with the loose board.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
In classroom C, a container of air deodorizer was located on a high shelf and not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method.
In classroom C, a container of air deodorizer was located on a high shelf and not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method.
Plan of Correction: The air deodorizer was removed from the top of the cabinet at the time of the inspection. Staff will be retrained on proper procedures for hazardous substances.
Standard 8VAC20-780-50-A
Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially.
Staff and children's records were located in an open office to staff and parents in a unlocked cabinet.
Staff and children's records were located in an open office to staff and parents in a unlocked cabinet.
Plan of Correction: Staff and children's records will be kept confidential by relocating them to a locked file cabinet.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hands nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
In classroom C and classroom D, diapers were disposed of in such a way that the staff member's hands touched the exterior surface of the storage system.
In classroom C and classroom D, diapers were disposed of in such a way that the staff member's hands touched the exterior surface of the storage system.
Plan of Correction: A foot operated disposable system will be purchased and placed in the classrooms.
Standard 8VAC20-780-90-A
A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child's record by the first day of the child's attendance. The agreement shall be signed by the parent.
Child #4 does not have a signed written agreement between the parent and the center for authorization for emergency medical care, pick up ill child, and notification of communicable diseases. Child #4 has been enrolled for 11 months.
Child #4 does not have a signed written agreement between the parent and the center for authorization for emergency medical care, pick up ill child, and notification of communicable diseases. Child #4 has been enrolled for 11 months.
Plan of Correction: Management will provide the parent of the child the written agreements and have them to sign it and document the record.