Inspection · 2025-12-09
Date
2025-12-09
Complaint Related
Yes
Licensing Inspector
Heather Harrell
(757) 334-4329
(757) 334-4329
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
Violations
1Standard 8VAC20-780-350-C
When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to-children ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group shall apply to the entire group. During the week of December 1, 2025, the toddler and two?s classrooms were out of ratio for varying periods of time throughout the week.
1. The required ratio for children aged 16 months to 24 months is 1 staff per 5 children. The youngest child in the toddler classroom was 14 months old, reducing the ratio to 1 staff per 4 children, which is the required ratio for birth up to 16 months. Throughout the week of 12/1/25, there were often only 2 staff with up to 12 children in care. The amount of time the classroom was out of ratio during the week varied from 10 minutes up to 68 minutes.
2. The required ratio for 2-year-old children is 1 staff per 8 children. The youngest child in the two?s classroom was 21 months old, reducing the ratio to 1 staff per 5 children, which is the required ratio for children aged 16 months to 24 months. Throughout the week of 12/1/25, there were times when there were up to 11 children in care with only 1 staff and times with up to 14 children in care with only 2 staff. The amount of time the classroom was out of ratio during the week varied from 35 minutes up to 1 hour and 42 minutes.
1. The required ratio for children aged 16 months to 24 months is 1 staff per 5 children. The youngest child in the toddler classroom was 14 months old, reducing the ratio to 1 staff per 4 children, which is the required ratio for birth up to 16 months. Throughout the week of 12/1/25, there were often only 2 staff with up to 12 children in care. The amount of time the classroom was out of ratio during the week varied from 10 minutes up to 68 minutes.
2. The required ratio for 2-year-old children is 1 staff per 8 children. The youngest child in the two?s classroom was 21 months old, reducing the ratio to 1 staff per 5 children, which is the required ratio for children aged 16 months to 24 months. Throughout the week of 12/1/25, there were times when there were up to 11 children in care with only 1 staff and times with up to 14 children in care with only 2 staff. The amount of time the classroom was out of ratio during the week varied from 35 minutes up to 1 hour and 42 minutes.
Plan of Correction: The center responded with the following: Effective immediately, the center will ensure that staff-to-child ratios are always determined by the age of the youngest child in each classroom or mixed-age group. Staffing schedules will be adjusted to account for any changes in ratios. Leadership or support staff will be available to support classrooms as needed to prevent any lapse in ratio compliance. All teaching and administrative staff will be retrained on mixed-age ratio requirements and procedures to follow when a classroom is approaching ratio limits. Leadership will monitor ratios throughout the day to ensure ongoing compliance.