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Inspection · 2025-09-22

Date
2025-09-22
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Mahrukh Aziz
(571) 835-4718
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.
20 Access to minor's records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication.
63.2 Child abuse and neglect

Areas reviewed:
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 monitoring inspection was conducted on 9/22/25 from 10:10 am to 12:40pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 135 children present and 26 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 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.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center must submit an out of state criminal record check (CRC) for staff members prior to the first day of employment.
1. Staff # 1 has been employed at the center for 2 months. Staff # 1 has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years. A CRC for Staff # 1 was not submitted prior to the first date of employment.
2. Staff # 2 began employment one month ago and one week ago. Staff # 2's has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years. A CRC for Staff # 2 was not submitted prior to the first date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Staff CRC's will be obtained and the licensing inspector will be notified as the results come in. The staff members will not be left alone with children.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative Tuberculosis (TB) screening must be obtained within 30 days prior to the employee's first date of hire.
1. The TB screening for Staff # 1 was dated almost two months before the first day of employment.
2. The TB screening for Staff # 2 was dated one day after the first day of employment.
3. The TB screening for Staff # 3 was dated one month and ten days after the first day of employment.
Plan of Correction: We will follow the appropriate timeline to obtain the TB screenings for staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department.
1. The center's license permits care for children from 2.5 years to 6 years of age.
2. Two children under the age of 2 years were enrolled in the M101 class and were present during the inspection. Both children started care on 9/4/25.
3. Child # 1 turned 2 years old three days after the first day of enrollment.
4. Child # 2 was still not two years old on the day of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The license age range will be modified to ensure that children in care meet the requirements of the terms of license.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services