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Tierra Encantada Ashton Heights

Inspection · 2025-11-05

Date
2025-11-05
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Stacy Doyle
(571) 835-0386
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

7
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.

The sworn statement for Staff #8, who is currently working, was dated one month after their first day of employment.
Plan of Correction: This case was a typo, but it was corrected today 11/05/2025. Moving forward we will review carefully.
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.

Staff #1, employed for 1 month and three weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from one state.
Plan of Correction: We submitted the request 11/05/2025. Moving forward we will pay closer attention to document.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-B
If the child has had a physical examination prior to attendance, it shall be within the time period prescribed in this subsection: Within three months prior to attendance for children aged seven months through 18 months.

Child #2 was 14 months of age when they enrolled on 9/02/2025 and the child's physical was dated 8 months and 3 weeks prior to the child's 1st day of attendance.
Plan of Correction: Emailed new form to family with date it needs to be returned 11/05/2025. Moving forward will conduct more audits.
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 #3's TB documentation was dated 39 days prior to date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Spoke to staff that we will need an updated TB document. Moving forward we will ensure they are within 30 days.
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.

Two bottles of bleach were inside a cabinet with the keys in the lock.
Plan of Correction: Add hooks for staff to hang keys away from reach of child.
Standard 8VAC20-780-430-E
Centers may not install after June 1, 2005, any slide or climbing equipment to be used by preschoolers or toddlers when the climbing portion of the equipment is more than six feet in height.

The center had installed a climbing wall that was approximately 7 feet 6 inches high.
Plan of Correction: The climbing wall will be adjusted to the required height. Already is corrected. Will fill gaps next. Height corrected 11/05/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Staff records shall be kept for each staff person including name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center.

Five staff files did not have the address for the person to be notified in an emergency.
Plan of Correction: Emergency contact forms for staff will be corrected to have space for addresses.