Virginia
Sign in
Back
Amazing Childcare and Learning Academy

Inspection · 2025-05-21

Date
2025-05-21
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Tiffany Jones
(757) 403-3045
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.
8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS CODE; CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR

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 focused monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on May 21, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:06 am and ended at 12:09 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 16 children present and 3 staff, 1 administrator. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 3 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.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on May 30, 2025 . A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

9
Standard 22.1-289.011-F
The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
The license and the findings from the most recent inspection, dated 02/13/2025 , were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Plan of Correction: Childcare license and most recent inspection report are posted on the entry way bulletin board.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-1
The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #1, who is currently working and has been employed for two days did not have documentation of a completed sworn statement.
Staff #3, who is currently working and has been employed for 1 month did not have documentation of a completed sworn statement.
Plan of Correction: All Staff Sworn Statements have been added to staff files.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #1, who had been employed for two days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.

Staff#2, who had been employed for one month, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction: Staff#1 Waiting for portability request to be returned. They have worked in childcare centers in the last 30 days.

Staff#2 waiting for background check results to be returned finger prints were completed over 30 days.

TBD awaiting results
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-3
The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #1, who had been employed for two days, did not have a central registry search requested.
Staff#2, who had been employed for 1 month, did not have central registry search results.
Staff#3, who had been employed for 1 month, did not have central registry search results.
Staff #1, Staff#2, Staff#3 were working alone with children.
Plan of Correction: All central registry results will be requested during the application process. All current employees have had central registry search requested.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

Child #5, who had been attending for twenty six days, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.
Plan of Correction: Child#5 has submitted their immunization records.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
A bottle of sanitizer with warning labels, "keep out of reach of children" was unlocked in the shelf in preschool classroom.
The kitchen door was unlocked and a bottle of sanitizer and air freshener with warning labels, "keep out of reach of children.
The closet was unlocked inside the kitchen contained multiple disinfectant cleaners.
Plan of Correction: Staff has had a meeting verbally and in writing that all sanitizer and air freshener must be locked up.

The kitchen closet with cleaning supplies will be locked and keys will be in the kitchen and with the Director for access.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The center is required to keep a current list of all known allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions in each room or area where children are present. The list must be dated and kept confidential. The list in the preschool room was posted on the wall in plain sight.
Plan of Correction: The children's allergy list is now in a folder out of plain sight in a teachers folder in each classroom.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1,enrolled for twenty six days, was missing the following required components: address of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached; Child#2, enrolled for one day, name, nickname, sex, and birth date of the child; name home address, and home phone number of each parent who has custody; when applicable, work phone and place of employment of each parent who has custody, name of phone number of child physicians; name, address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reach; names of persons authorized to pick up the child, written agreements between the parent and the center. Child#5, enrolled for twenty six days, work phone and place of employment of each parent who has custody, name of phone number of child physicians; name, address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reach; names of persons authorized to pick up the child, written agreements between the parent and the center.
Plan of Correction: Each parent/guardian has been contacted to provide any missing information in their file and is due by May 30th 2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.
Staff #1, who has been actively working at the center for two days, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Staff#2, who has been actively working at the center for 1 month, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Staff#3, who has been actively working at the center for 1 month, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Plan of Correction: References for staff have been checked but were not adequately documented in staff files.

Reference interview notes will be added to all staff files.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services