VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

The Father's House Community Outreach Center
3340 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 861-5270

VDSS Contact: Molly Muscat (804) 588-2367

Inspection Date: April 19, 2023

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide 32.1 Report by person other than physician 54.1 Must be MAT Certified. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect 8VAC20-770 Background Checks

Comments:

An annual monitoring inspection was initiated on 04/19/2023 and concluded on 04/19/2023. The inspector was on site at the center from approximately 11:15am to 2:15pm. There were 26 children in care with 6 staff supervising. Interviews were held with staff throughout the inspection, and the inspector interacted with children in each classroom when appropriate. The center?s playground and classrooms were inspected today. Five children?s records and five employee records were reviewed during this inspection. Information gathered during the inspection determined areas of noncompliance with applicable regulations or law, and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the vendor. If you have any questions regarding this inspection, please contact the licensing inspector at (804) 929-3771.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.031-A-4
Description:	Based on observation, the center did not ensure that all children in the center are in compliance with the provisions of ? 32.1-46 regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases. Evidence: 1. The record of child #1 (enrollment date: 10/14/2022) did not have documentation of immunizations. 2. The record of child #2 (enrollment date: 3/17/2023) did not have documentation of immunizations. 3. The record of child #3 (enrollment date: 1/17/2023) had documentation of immunizations dated 2/27/2023.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.031-A-9
Description:	Based on observation, the child day center was not in compliance with safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Evidence: 1. The inspector observed an infant sleeping in a crib with a blanket underneath the infants head, one blanket on top of the infant and another blanket and cloth bib on the side of the infant. 2. The inspector observed two other infants sleeping in a crib with a blanket covering the each of them. 3. The American Academy of Pediatrics state that infant sleep should be avoided with ?loose blankets, pillows, stuffed toys, bumpers, and other soft items out of the sleep space.?
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.031-B-5
Description:	Based on observation, the center did not ensure to implement the center?s established procedures regarding hazardous substances. Evidence: 1. The center requires that all cleaners and hazardous substances be locked. 2. There were several containers of cleaners located in the center?s closet and kitchen. Both the closet and the kitchen were unlocked.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-A
Description:	Based on record review, the facility failed to obtain repeat sworn statement or affirmation for one staff within five years since the date of the last completed sworn statement or affirmation. Evidence: The record of staff #3 (employment date: 4/14/2017) had documentation of sworn statement or affirmation dated 9/19/2017.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Based on record review and an interview, the center did not ensure one of five staff records contained documentation of criminal history record results, sex offender registry check results and a child abuse and neglect search request from any state in which the individual has resided in the past five years. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2 (employment date: 9/19/2022) did not have documentation of out of state criminal history record results, sex offender registry check results and a child abuse and neglect search request. 2. The record of staff #2 indicated that the staff member has lived outside of Virginia within the last 5 years. Staff #2 confirmed that she has lived outside of Virginia within the last five years.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.058
Description:	Based on observation and an interview, the center did not ensure that the building serving preschool aged children was equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. Evidence: The licensing inspector did not observe a carbon monoxide detector installed in the center.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-40-D-2
Description:	Based on record review, the center did not ensure three of five staff records had documentation of central registry results within 30 days of employment and a completed sworn statement or affirmation prior to employment.. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (employment date: 9/22/2022) had documentation of central registry results dated 11/12/2022 and a completed sworn statement or affirmation dated 10/6/2022. 2. The record of staff #4 (employment date: 3/23/2022) had documentation of central registry results dated 11/12/2022 and a completed sworn statement or affirmation dated 4/7/2022. 3. The record of staff #5 (employment date: 1/2/2023) had documentation of central registry results dated 2/4/2024 and a completed sworn statement or affirmation dated 1/24/2023.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.