Waynesboro City Public Schools
937 Fir Street
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 280-8615
Current Inspector: Stephanie Reed (540) 272-6558
Inspection Date: May 22, 2023
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
- Comments:
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A mandated monitoring inspection was initiated onsite on May 22, 2023 from 10:45 A.M.-12:45 P.M., and concluded on May 24, 2023. There were eleven children present, ranging in ages from 12 months to three years of age, with three staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of five child records and four 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.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Licensing Inspector at 540-430-9257.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-290-A-3 Description: Based on observation, the center failed to ensue that all electrical outlets shall have a protective cover.
Evidence:
1. In Classroom A next to the dramatic play area there was one electrical outlet without a protective cover.
2. Staff #2 verified that the outlet cover was missing the protective cover.Plan of Correction: May 22, 2023, the center manager took more outlet covers into classroom A. She
replaced the missing one. The extras were placed in the teacher storage cabinet in the event others need replacing.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-500-A Description: Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that children and staff washed their hands with soap and running water at all required times.
Evidence:
1. In Classroom A the children did not wash their hands before lunch. The children were observed in free play, and when lunch arrived to the classroom the children went and sat down at the table and began to eat.
2. In Classroom A Staff #1 was observed serving lunch. Staff #1 places a pair of gloves on her hand, but did not wash with soap and running water before placing the gloves on her hand.
3. In Classroom A Staff #2 was observed taking a biscuit of a child's tray and putting it on another tray. Staff #2 did not have gloves on and did not wash with soap and running water before assisting with serving lunch.Plan of Correction: ? May 22, 2023, the center manager met with the staff at the end of the day to review handwashing regulations, including before and after meals and before and after using gloves.
? At this same time, meal and food regulations were reviewed. Food is not to be taken from one child?s plate and placed onto another child?s.
? May 24, 2023 was a teacher training day. Training videos on proper hand washing were shown along with a video that spoke to the times during the day in a child care center that required hand washing.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-520-A Description: Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that all over-the-counter skin products shall not be kept beyond the expiration date.
Evidence:
1. In Classroom B there was a tube of Aquaphor Ointment that expired in February 2023.
2. Staff #3 verified the expiration date on the ointment.Plan of Correction: ? May 22, 2023, the center manager met with the staff at the end of the day. She
reviewed the requirement to check diaper cream for expirations dates.
? May 24, 2023 was a teacher training day. This regulation was reviewed.
? Checking expiration dates on diaper cream has been added to the daily/monthly
checklist.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-520-C Description: Based on review of the diaper ointment log, the center failed to ensure that the record/log contained all the required information.
Evidence:
1. There was documentation that Child #1 had diaper ointment applied. The log did not include the date of use.
2. Staff #2 verified that the log did not include all the date the ointment was applied.Plan of Correction: ? May 22, 2023, the center manager met with the staff at the end of the day. She
reviewed the requirement to fill in every blank on the diaper cream log.
? May 24, 2023 was a teacher training day. Log sheets were reviewed, including the diaper cream log, and it was reinforced that all blanks need to be filled in.
? Checking this sheet for completeness was added to the daily/monthly checklist
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.
