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KinderCare Learning Center - Chester

Inspection · 2025-03-27

Date
2025-03-27
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Tara Barton
(804) 381-8487
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

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 conducted on March 27, 2025 from 2:10 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 63 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 6 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.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Repeat violation. The center is required to do the appropriate background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from two previously resided states for Staff 2, who has been employed for approximately six months . Staff 2 was working with children at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Out of state background checks will be conducted as required.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff 1 and Staff 3 completed 9 of 16 required training hours in 2024. Staff 4 completed 3 of 16 required training hours in 2024.
Plan of Correction: Staff will receive the required 16 hours of required annual training.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
Documentation shall be maintained of at least one lockdown drill annually. There was no documentation of a lockdown drill in the past 12 months.
Plan of Correction: A lockdown drill will be conducted this year as required.
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