VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Tuckaway Child Development Center - West
2125 Tuckaway Lane
Richmond, VA 23229
(804) 270-1780

Current Inspector: LaTasha Smith (804) 588-2362

Inspection Date: Sept. 25, 2019

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22VAC40-665 INTRODUCTION 22VAC40-665 ADMINISTRATION 22VAC40-665 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING 22VAC40-665 PHYSICAL PLANT 22VAC40-665 STAFFING & SUPERVISION 22VAC40-665 PROGAMS 22VAC40-665 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS & EMERGENCIES 22VAC40-665 SPECIAL SERVICES

Comments:

A Subsidy Health and Safety inspection was conducted on 09/25/2019 from 9:45am to 2:00pm to review supplemental health and safety requirements. The children were observed playing outside, water painting, creating art projects, playing in centers, eating lunch and preparing for nap. A formal observation was completed with the fours, threes and twos classrooms. Lunch consisted of chicken tacos with cheese and lettuce, grapes, carrots and milk. The menu was posted. Interviews were held with staff throughout the inspection, and the inspector interacted with children in each classroom when appropriate. All classrooms and playgrounds were inspected today as well as the center's mini buses. Five children?s records and five employee records were reviewed during this inspection. Medication is being administered and was reviewed. Sixteen injury reports were reviewed. The center's first aid kit and emergency supplies were inspected. Last emergency drill: 08/27/2019 Last shelter-in-place drill: 09/18/2018 Last fire inspection: 07/09/2019 Last health inspection: 5/6/2019 Today, the following child to staff ratios were observed: Orange Birds (Twos) - 5:1 Green Birds (Threes) - 6:1 Yellow Birds (Fours) - 6:2 A licensing inspection was also conducted on this date; the two inspections combined cover all subsidy health and safety requirements. Only subsidy requirements that are not covered in licensing standards are reviewed during this supplemental inspection. Violations were found during the supplemental subsidy health and safety inspection and are identified on the violation notice. If you have any questions about this inspection, please contact the licensing inspector, Kandra Brown, at (804) 662-9038.

Violations:

Standard #:	22VAC40-665-540-A
Description:	Based on record review, the center did not ensure that one of five staff records had documentation of a tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to contact with children. Evidence: The record of staff #3 (start date: 6/24/19) did not have documentation of a tuberculosis screening.
Plan of Correction:	[Staff #3] will have their TB test results by Monday 9/30/19.
Standard #:	22VAC40-665-770-B-5
Description:	Based on review, the center did not ensure to have continuity of operations procedures to ensure that essential functions are maintained during an emergency. Evidence: The center's emergency procedures did not contain continuity of operations procedures to ensure that essential functions are maintained during an emergency.
Plan of Correction:	The director has spoken with the home office, who is aware of this. They are working to create this. [The Director] will follow up with them.