VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

YMCA Child Care at Portsmouth YMCA
4900 High Street West
Portsmouth, VA 23703
(757) 483-9622

Current Inspector: D'Nae Goodwin (757) 404-3063

Inspection Date: Oct. 28, 2020 and Oct. 29, 2020

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22VAC40-185 ADMINISTRATION. 22VAC40-185 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING. 22VAC40-185 PHYSICAL PLANT. 22VAC40-185 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION. 22VAC40-185 PROGRAMS. 22VAC40-185 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS AND EMERGENCIES. 22VAC40-185 SPECIAL SERVICES. 22VAC40-191 Background Checks (22VAC40-191) 63.2(17) License & Registration Procedures 63.2 Facilities & Programs.

Comments:

This inspection was conducted by licensing staff using an alternate remote protocol, necessary due to a state of emergency health pandemic declared by the Governor of Virginia. A monitoring inspection was initiated on 10/28/20 and concluded on 10/29/20. The director was contacted by telephone to initiate the inspection. There were 79 children present and 11 staff present. The inspector emailed the director a list of items required to complete the inspection. The Inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and 5 staff records submitted by the facility to ensure documentation was complete. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility. The Licensing Inspector has reviewed with the provider COVID-19 Essential Guidance for Child Care programs.

Violations:

Standard #:	63.2(17)-1720.1-B-3
Description:	Based on a review of five staff records, it was determined that the facility did not deny continued employment of a staff who did not have a search of the central registry finding within 45 days of employment from any other state in which the employee has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 (date of hire 2/29/20) did not contain documentation of a completed search of the central registry finding from South Carolina. The sworn statement in the record indicated staff #1 had previously lived in South Carolina. 2. The record for staff #2 (date of hire 3/21/20) did not contain documentation of a completed search of the central registry finding from Florida. The sworn statement in the record indicated staff #2 had previously lived in Florida. 3. Staff #6 (Program Director) reviewed the records for the staff #1 and staff #2, and confirmed that the search of the central registry finding from the state (New York) in which staff #3 previously resided in has not been received.
Plan of Correction:	The provider responded: The request for the search of the central registry finding for staff #1 and staff #2 will be been sent. All new employees that have lived outside of the state of Virginia will complete a search of the central registry finding from the state they previously resided in within the last 5 years. We will forward the results to our Licensing Inspector when it is received for staff $1 and staff #2.
Standard #:	63.2(17)-1720.1-B-4
Description:	Based on a review of five staff records, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that the center obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from any state in which the applicant has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 (date of hire 2/29/20) did not contain documentation of a completed criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from the state of South Carolina. The sworn statement or affirmation located in the record for staff #1 indicated that staff #1 lived in the state of South Carolina within the last 5 years. 2. The record for staff #2 (date of hire 3/7/20) did not contain documentation of a completed criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from the state of Florida. The sworn statement or affirmation located in the record for staff #2 indicated that staff #2 lived in the state of Florida within the last 5 years. 3. The record for staff #4 (date of hire 9/3/20) did not contain documentation of a completed criminal history record information check from the state of Oklahoma. The sworn statement or affirmation located in the record for staff #4 indicated that staff #4 lived in the state of Oklahoma within the last 5 years. 4. Staff #6 (Program Director) reviewed the records for the staff #1, staff #2, and staff #4, and confirmed that the criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from the states in which they previously resided had not been received for any of them.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: A criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from the each of the states in which the staff previously resided will be requested within the required ten days. The results will be forwarded to the Licensing Inspector when received. All new employees who have lived outside of the state of Virginia within the last five years will complete a criminal history record information check and sex offender registry check from the state in which they resided.