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Inspection · 2025-04-23

Date
2025-04-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Christina Bakonyi
(571) 596-3655
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.
8VAC20-820 The License.
8VAC20-820 The Licensing Process
8VAC20-820 Hearings procedures
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

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.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated on April 23, 2025 and completed on April 23, 2025, as a part of the current licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:20am and ended at 12:00pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 108 children present and 20 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 child files and 5 staff files on-site. This inspection included: document review, postings review, tour of the facility and playgrounds, 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

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-290-A-3
Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.

Outlet in the preschool class not covered.
Plan of Correction: Corrected during inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff, except that staff need only be able to hear a child who is using the restroom provided that there is no second entry-way to the bathroom.

The Pre-K teacher was observed allowing children to use the bathroom without sight and sound supervision. The bathroom was across the classroom (>20 feet), the teacher asked for confirmation that no other children were in the bathroom. The bathroom also had a second door to another classroom.
Plan of Correction: The teacher will be retrained on proper care and supervision while children are using the bathroom.
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