Inspection · 2025-06-12

The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The most recent inspection posted was dated over a year ago and was not the most recent inspection conducted.

The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. There is no sworn statement for Staff #5, who is currently working.

(Repeat Violation Systemic Deficiency) Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #3, #4, and #5, currently working with children, did not have a completed national criminal background check.

The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #3, #4, and #5, currently working with children, did not have a central registry search requested.

The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.

Child day programs that serve preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector.

(Repeat Violation) Each immunization and physical examination report shall include the date of the physical examination and dates immunizations were received and shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The physical examination and immunization report were not signed.

The center is required to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment, prior to coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #3, currently working with children, TB was dated one month after the date of employment and Staff #5, currently working with children, has no documentation of a negative TB screening.

The center shall have a qualified program director or a qualified back-up program director who meets one of the director qualifications who shall regularly be on site at least 50% of the center's hours of operation. There is currently no staff member that is program director qualified.

(Repeat Violation) The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Staff #3, employed for ten months, and Staff #4, employed for over six months, did not have documentation of completing this course.

Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #1 completed 6 of the 16 required hours of training in 2024. Staff #2 completed 4 of the 16 required hours of training in 2024.

The center shall provide an annual fire inspection report. The most recent fire inspection report available was completed thirteen months ago.

Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes were on a table, within reach of children and there were multiple bottles of disinfectant spray on a shelf in an unlocked and open adjoining storage room within reach of children.

In areas used by children of preschool age or younger electrical outlets shall have protective covers. There were four outlets with out protective covers in the area where children were present.

During the stated hours of operation, there always shall be on the premises when one or more children are present one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director. There was no one program leader or program director qualified on the premises.

The sponsor shall maintain public liability insurance for bodily injury for each center. Documentation of public liability insurance was not available for review.

There shall be at least two staff members who have current certification in CPR and First Aid present on the premises during the center's hours of operation, on fieldtrips, and wherever children are in care. One staff is currently CPR and First Aid certified.

(Repeat Violation) The center is required to have one working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children. There was no battery-operated radio.

The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There were no evacuation drills practiced during the last 9 months.

Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. There were no shelter in place drills practiced in 2024.

Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually. There was no lockdown procedure practiced in 2024.

When centers choose to provide meals or snacks the following shall apply:
-Centers shall follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Punch, described by staff as watered down kool-aid, was served in place of milk at lunch.
-A menu listing foods to be served for meals and snacks during the current one-week period shall be dated and list any substituted food. The menu that was posted was not dated and did not include the substituted food being served during lunch time.

(Repeat Violation Systemic Deficiency) Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The records for Child #1 and Child #4 were missing name home address and home phone number of parents, work phone number and place of employment of each parent, name and phone number of child's physician, name address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency, names of persons authorized to pick up the child, written agreements between the parent and the center, previous child day care and schools attended, first date of attendance, and documentation of viewing proof of child's identity and age. The record for Child #3, enrolled for more than two years, was missing work phone number and place of employment of each parent. The record for Child #5 was missing the name of child's physician, and the address for one of the designated people to call in an emergency.

(Repeat Violation Systemic Deficiency) Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and shall contain all required information. The record for Staff #2 was missing the name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency. The records for Staff #3 and Staff #4 were missing job title, date of employment, verification of age, name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency, documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment, documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position, and orientation and training as required. There was no record for Staff #5.