Smart Start
610 18th Street
West point, VA 23181
(804) 843-4869
Current Inspector: LaTasha Smith (804) 588-2362
Inspection Date: April 13, 2023
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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8VAC20-790 SUBSIDY REGULATIONS
- Comments:
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A subsidy health and safety (SHSI) inspection was conducted on April 13, 2023 to determine the center?s compliance with subsidy standards. There were 25 children present with 9 staff supervising. A licensing inspection was also conducted on this date. Both inspections combined cover subsidy health and safety regulations. Only subsidy requirements that are not covered in licensing standards were reviewed during this supplemental inspection. 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. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should 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 preventive measure(s).
If you have any questions
about this inspection, please contact the licensing inspector LaTasha Smith at (804) 588-2362.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-790-600-D-1 Description: Based on review, two center staff did not have current certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.
Evidence:
1. Staff #2 (Date of hire 4/4/2022) did not have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
2. Staff #3 (Date of hire 11/28/2022) did not have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-790-600-D-2 Description: Based on review, two center staff did not have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
Evidence:
1. Staff #2 (Date of hire 4/4/2022) did not have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
2. Staff #3 (Date of hire 11/28/2022) did not have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-790-600-F Description: Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not ensure that each staff complete annually the Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update Course sponsored by the Department as required.
Evidence:
1. The record of staff #4 (DOH: 07/01/2019) contained documentation of the Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update dated 10/19/2021.
2. The record of staff #5 (DOH: 08/16/2022) contained documentation of the Virginia Annual Health and Safety Update dated 08/16/2022.
3. The administrator acknowledged that the training update had not been completed annually as required.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Disclaimer:
A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.
The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.
