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La Petite Academy #7137

Inspection · 2025-07-22

Date
2025-07-22
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Arlene Agustin
(804) 629-7519
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
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on July 22, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 8:50am and ended at 12pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 87 children present and 16 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 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.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the
close of business on July 29, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-E
The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1 and Child #2, both under the age of 2 years old, did not have documentation of additional immunizations every six months.
Plan of Correction: Children?s files were reviewed and audited; parents were given until August 8, 2025, to submit all required documents. Child #1 and Child #2?s updated immunization records have been requested. Center director will ensure all required documentation are updated in children?s files going forward using our Child File Tracking Workbook.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Cleaning supplies to clean and sanitize the diapering area do not need to be kept locked during diapering time as long as they are inaccessible to children. In the toddler room, there were three bottles of cleaning and sanitizing products directly on the changing table and a toddler was on the changing table. One bottle was bleach disinfectant which was in reach of the toddler on the changing table. All three bottles were accessible to the child.
Plan of Correction: The sanitizing bottles were immediately placed in the designated locked cabinet to ensure compliance. Management will conduct retraining with all staff on proper cleaning, diapering procedures & storage of hazardous substances during August staff meeting scheduled on August 14th, 2025.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services