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KinderCare Learning Centers at Sterling Park

Inspection · 2025-02-20

Date
2025-02-20
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Leslie Perez
(703) 537-6013
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. 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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 2/20/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:50am and ended at 2:50pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 61 children present and 11 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 8 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 2/27/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

9
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care.

Staff #1, #3, #4 and #5 had no hours, staff#2 had 3 hours, of training documented in 2024.
Plan of Correction: Staff training certificates to be printed and placed in files.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.

The date of last fire inspection provided was 1/13/2023, over two years ago.
Plan of Correction: 2/20/2025 Director contacted Fire Marshall to schedule inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
REPEAT VIOLATION
After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for water and sewage.

The center did not provide the inspector annual approval from the health department for water and sewage.
Plan of Correction: Application sent 2/21/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-J
Injury prevention procedures shall be updated at least annually.

No documentation of injury prevention plan review.
Plan of Correction: To update injury prevention plan on 2/28/25 and review at least annually.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCY
Parents shall be provided at least semiannually in writing information on their child's development, behavior, adjustment, and needs.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-P
When an authorization for medication expires, the facility shall notify parents that the medication must be picked up within 14 days of the authorization expiring or that a new authorization should be completed.

Medication for Child #8 was onsite, but the medication authorization had expired over 60 days ago. The medication had not been administered past the expiration of the authorization. The authorization had not been renewed and the medication was not returned or disposed of as required.
Plan of Correction: Expired medication returned to parent on 2/20/25. New form expected 3/3/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-B
The emergency preparedness plan shall contain procedural components for plan review and update.

The emergency preparedness plan had not been reviewed, at least since August 2024 and contained out of date information including evacuation location, center's emergency contact person and phone number.
Plan of Correction: Updated preparedness plan. To schedule annual review/update as necessary.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-F
REPEAT VIOLATION
Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

The center did not have documentation of lockdown drill being practiced.
Plan of Correction: Lockdown drill completed 2/27/2025.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
REPEAT VIOLATION
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

The record for Child #7, enrolled for 21 months, was missing the name, address and phone number of a second person to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached and the name of second person authorized to pick up the child.
Plan of Correction: Family was notified of missing information and provided emergency contact on this date.