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Zelda Brown

Inspection · 2025-01-29

Date
2025-01-29
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Rene Old
(757) 404-1784
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
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect

Inspector Notes

An announced on-site initial inspection was initiated on 01/29/2025 and completed on 01/29/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:55 am and ended at 12:15 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 3 children present and 3 caregivers; the point total was 9. The inspector reviewed 3 children's records on-site and 5 caregiver/household member records on-site on 01/29/2025.

The inspection included:
*Document Review
*Tour of the home and child care areas
*Interviews
*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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 02/07/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

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Standard 22.1-289.057-A
Each child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter and any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of ? 22.1-289.030 that serves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, home economics room sinks, teacher's lounge sinks, nurse's office sinks, classroom sinks in special education classrooms, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption.

The potable water available to children in the family day home has not been tested for lead.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 22.1-289.058
Child day programs and certain other programs; carbon monoxide detectors. Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter or any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of ? 22.1-289.030 that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.

There is no carbon monoxide detector in the child care area of the family day home.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-240-A
Furnishings of the family day home shall be maintained in a safe condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, unstable heavy equipment, furniture, or other items that a child could pull down on himself.

1. A metal baker type storage rack and wooden storage unit were not secured in any way to prevent a toppling hazard.
2. The two cribs available do not have any written documentation to verify they meet current CPSC safety guidelines for cribs.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-60-B
Children's records shall contain all of the required elements.

1. The enrollment record for child 1 lacked the following required information:
a. Name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent can not be reached;
b. The telephone number of each parents place of employment;
c. First date of attendance;
e. Written authorization for emergency medical care.
2. The enrollment record for child 2 lacked the following required information:
a. Address and phone number for one parent's place of employment;
b. Address for the 2 emergency contacts.
3. The enrollment record for child 3 lacked the following required information:
a. The work phone number for each parent's place of employment;
b. Address for 2 emergency contacts;
c. Information on allergies and intolerance to food, medication, or any other substances, and actions to take in an emergency situation.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-70-A
Before the child's first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing all of the required information in the written information for parents.

The written parent agreement for child 1, child 2 and child 3 lacked the following required information:
a. Requirement for the family day home to notify the parent when the child becomes ill and for the parent to arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible;
b. Requirement for the parent to inform the family day home within 24 hours or the next business days after his child or any member of the immediate household have developed any reportable communicable disease as defined by the State Board of Health;
c. Requirement for paid caregivers to report suspected child abuse or neglect;
d. Presence of a pet or animal in the home;
e. Address of the website of the department, with a note that a copy of this chapter and additional information about the family day home may be obtained from the website, including compliance history.
f. Amount of time per week that an adult assistant or substitute provider instead of the provider is scheduled to care for the child and the name of the adult assistant or substitute provider.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-800-790
Posted telephone numbers. The following telephone numbers shall be posted in a visible area close to the telephone: The responsible person for emergency backup care as required in 8VAC20-800-A-3.

The name and phone number of the responsible person for emergency backup was not posted in the child care area of the family day home.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.