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Big Blue Marble Academy

Inspection · 2025-07-29

Date
2025-07-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
LaTasha Smith
(804) 588-2362
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 Trainings
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
8VAC20-820 The Licensing Process
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
32.1 Report by person other than physician
63.2 Child Abuse & 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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on July 29, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:50am and ended at 12:00pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 130 children present and 25 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and 10 staff records on-site. This inspection included a tour of the facility, document review, observations, 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.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

The record for Staff #6, employed for more than 30 days, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry or sex offender check from a state the staff member lived in.
Plan of Correction: Check/reach out to NC backgrounds to follow up with background NC submitted.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.

Staff #10 TB was dated two months prior to date of employment and has been employed for two months.
Plan of Correction: Get staff #10 to get new TB within the 30 day range.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center is required to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

A child size sofa had a tear in the vinyl exposing the inside material.
Plan of Correction: Remove sofa from Three's classroom and replace.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-D
The license shall be posted in a place conspicuous to the public.

The license was not posted in the facility when the inspector arrived at 9:50 am on 07/29/2025.
Plan of Correction: Corrected immediately posted by the front door.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services