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Inspection · 2025-01-17

Date
2025-01-17
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sarah Zirzow
(703) 479-4675
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

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
54.1 Must be MAT Certified.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. 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 code compliance inspection was initiated and completed on January 17, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 a.m. and ended at 12:15 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 54 children present with 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, and observations. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, 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 January 28, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.031-B-4
Before a child may attend the center, the provider must obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized.

The record for Child #4 did not contain documentation of immunization records.
Plan of Correction: The records will be obtained from the parents.
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

The most recent central registry check for Staff #3 was overdue by over five months. The sworn statement for Staff #2 was overdue by over 13 years and 4 months. The sworn statement for Staff #3 was overdue by 11 months. The sworn statement for Staff #5 was overdue by over 4 years and 4 months.
Plan of Correction: The sworn statements were corrected on the date of inspection. The central registry will be submitted and results obtained.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The facility is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #4, employed for more than 2 years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a different state.
Plan of Correction: The background checks will be obtained.
Standard 22.1-289.049-A
Upon enrollment, the program shall require information from the person enrolling the child of proof of the child's identity and age.

This information was not available for Child #4 who had been enrolled for over 1 year and 5 months.
Plan of Correction: The information has been requested and will be documented.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services