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Chester Child Development and Day Care Center, Inc.

Inspection · 2025-05-06

Date
2025-05-06
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Molly Muscat
(804) 588-2367
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 monitoring inspection was initiated on 05/06/2025 and completed on 05/08/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 04/30/2025 relating to supervision of children. The inspector reviewed 1 child record and 2 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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 05/23/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

Review of video footage and interviews revealed that at approximately 4:30 pm on 04/29/2025, child #1, age 3 years, left the playground and ran through the parking lot. Staff #1 and staff #2 were unaware that child #1 left the playground. Several cars were pulling into and out of the parking lot at the time. The center is located on a high traffic road.
Plan of Correction: 1. Playground Gate Security: Effective immediately, all gates providing access to and from the playground are kept locked at all times during outdoor play. These gates are no longer used for child pickup. Parents and guardians must now enter through the main building entrance and proceed through the interior playground access door for pickup. All families were made aware of the new procedure on 4/29/25.
2. Pickup Procedure Changes: Outdoor playtime has been rescheduled so that all children are indoors by 5:00 PM, which coincides with peak pickup times. This minimizes outdoor activity during high traffic periods and ensures safer supervision during transitions.
3. Staff training and Supervision Protocols: All staff has been retrained on playground supervision policies, with a strong emphasis on sight and sound monitoring, proper positioning, and designated safety zones. Staff are now assigned to specific zones within the playground to ensure consistent, overlapping coverage of all children during outdoor play. A playground supervision checklist has been implemented and is reviewed daily to ensure compliance.
4. Supervisory staff will conduct unannounced spot-checks during outdoor playtime to ensure proper supervision and adherence to the new procedures. Monthly safety drills and quarterly staff refreshers on supervision protocols will be added to the professional development schedule.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services