Inspection · 2025-02-25
(703) 479-4675
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 (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 February 25, 2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 12:45 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 71 children present and 12 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, 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 March 5, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
Violations
11The TB screening for Staff #1 was dated over 1 year prior to the date of employment and has been employed over 3 months.
The documentation of orientation was not complete for Staff #3 and did not include the name or date of the training.
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
-Classroom #3 contained chipping paint on the door to the playground.
-Classroom #4, #5, #6, and #7 contained rust around the bottom of the window next to the back door to the playground.
-Classroom #6 contained cracked and chipping wood along the bottom of the interior classroom door.
-The rust around the windows in Classrooms #4, 5, 6 and 7 are fixed.
-Cracked and chipping wood along the bottom of the door in classroom #6 will be fixed in 3 weeks.
Harmful agents shall be kept inaccessible to children.
Classroom #4 had shaving cream labeled ?keep out of reach of children? in an unlocked bottom filing cabinet drawer.
The center is required to keep a current list of all known allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions in each room or area where children are present. The list must be dated and kept confidential.
Six out of seven classrooms did not have an allergy list. One classroom had an allergy list that was not current.
Child #6, 8 months old, was asleep in a crib with the mattress propped up approximately 3-4 inches.
Child #7, 12 months old, was asleep in a crib with an unzipped sleep sack and a blanket.
The diaper changing pad in Classroom #2 had a rip in it, causing it to not be a nonabsorbent surface.
Classroom #2 contained one diaper ointment that expired over 7 months ago.
Classroom # 2 contained a bottle of insect repellent on top of a low children?s shelf by the back playground door.
The center did not have documentation of conducting a lockdown procedure.