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: March 21, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Trainings 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 minor?s records 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 32.1 Report by person other than physician 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Comments:

A monitoring inspection was conducted on March 21, 2024, to determine the center?s compliance with licensing standards. The inspection began at 11:15 AM and concluded at 12:50 PM. There were 25 children present with 3 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 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. 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).

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Based on a review of records and interview, the center did not ensure that results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry are obtained from any state in which the individual staff has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #3 (hire date 9/11/2023), contained a sworn disclosure that indicated that staff #3 has lived outside of Virginia within the last 5 years. Staff #3?s record did not have documentation of an out of state sex offender registry check, and an out of state search of the child abuse and neglect registry. 2. An administrator stated that the state does not provide background checks.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-140-A
Description:	Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that each child shall have a physical examination within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: The record for Child #3 (date of enrollment is 09/05/2023) did not have a physical examination.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Based on a review of five staff records, the center did not ensure one staff member had a completed tuberculosis (TB) test within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and be signed by a physician, physician's designee, or an official of the local health department. Evidence: The record of Staff #5 (employment date1/3/2024), contained a tuberculosis (TB) document that was not signed by a physician, physician designee, or an official of the local health department.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-C
Description:	Based on a review of five staff records and interview, the center did not ensure one staff submitted the results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing. Evidence: 1. The most recent TB screening in the record of Staff #4, was dated on 3/4/2022. 2. During the interview, management confirmed Staff #4 does not have an updated TB screening on file.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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) contained the required information. Evidence: The record for #2 (enrollment date 8/23/2022), and child #4 (enrollment date, 12/15/2020), did not contain documentation of child updates and confirmation of up-to-date information in the child?s required.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-D
Description:	Based on interview and review of documentation, the center did not ensure that monthly evacuation drills were practiced as required. Evidence: 1. The last evacuation drill was documented on 05/09/2023.There were no evacuation drills documented for June 2023 ? February 2024. 2. An administrator stated that drills were conducted but the drills had not documented.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-E
Description:	Based on review of documentation, the center did not ensure that shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Evidence: 1. There was no documentation of a shelter in place drill practiced a minimum of twice per year for January 2023- December 2023. The last shelter-in-place drill was documented on 10/30/2022.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-F
Description:	Based on the record review, the center failed to ensure that lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually. Evidence: 1. There was no documentation that a lockdown drill was practiced at least annually between January 2023- December 2023. The last lockdown drill was documented 7/20/2022. 2. The director stated that drills were conducted but were not documented.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.