VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Little Angels Child Care and Learning Center
444 Halifax Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 861-4463

Current Inspector: Jennifer Moore (540) 430-0384

Inspection Date: Feb. 23, 2023

Complaint Related: 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. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minors records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education

Comments:

An unannounced monitoring inspection was initiated and concluded on 2/23/2023. The inspector was on site from approximately 8:14 am- 9:50 am. There were 5 children present, ranging in ages from 3 to 5 years, with 3 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, special care and emergencies, nutrition and background checks. A total of 5 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Just writing the word corrected is not acceptable. Your plan of correction must contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Based on a review of five (5) child records and interview, the center did not ensure that three (3) records were kept that contained the required information. Evidence: 1. The record of child #2 (date of attendance: 2/23/2023) was missing two (2) emergency contact addresses. Children's records are required to contain the address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The records of children #3 and #4 (date of attendance: 11/30/2022) contained incomplete emergency contact addresses. 2. Administration acknowledged that the records were incomplete.
Plan of Correction:	make sure emergency contact address is received and completed before a child starts
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. On the playground, the stairs to the slide structure were observed to have multiple areas where the plastic coating was split which exposed rusted metal. 2. Administration acknowledged that the areas required maintenance.
Plan of Correction:	contact the distributor of the playground equipment to see if we can obtain and replace the plastic coating. If need be we will have the plastic coating removed and sanded down and pained.