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Inspection · 2025-10-06

Date
2025-10-06
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Krysten Hunt
(804) 335-6724
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 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 record
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. 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 monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 10/06/2025 with a local agency in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 09/23/2025 relating to staffing and supervision. The inspector reviewed 1 children?s record and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations, and measurements.

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 10/21/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

On 09/19/2025, Child 1 (age 2 years) was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for approximately 2 minutes.
Plan of Correction: Retrain staff on sight and sound supervision and strengthen policy to add more frequent verbal headcounts.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
Centers shall be in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures required by these standards.

The center?s procedures for identifying where attending children are at all times states that ?it is the Lead Teacher?s responsibility to account for all the children in his/her care during their time at the center. On 09/19/2025, Child 1 (age 2 years) was unaccounted for and not in the care of staff for approximately 2 minutes.
Plan of Correction: Retrain staff on center procedures and strengthen procedures to add more frequent verbal headcounts.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services