VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

St. Thomas More Cathedral Preschool and Extended Day
105 North Thomas Street
Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 528-6781

Current Inspector: Mahrukh Aziz (571) 835-4718

Inspection Date: April 19, 2021

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22VAC40-185 ADMINISTRATION. 22VAC40-185 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING. 22VAC40-185 PHYSICAL PLANT. 22VAC40-185 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION. 22VAC40-185 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS AND EMERGENCIES. 22VAC40-185 SPECIAL SERVICES. 22VAC40-191 Background Checks (22VAC40-191) 63.2(17) License & Registration Procedures

Technical Assistance:

Technical assistance was offered regarding: back ground checks

Comments:

This inspection was conducted by licensing staff using an alternate remote protocol, necessary due to a state of emergency health pandemic declared by the Governor of Virginia. A monitoring inspection was initiated and concluded on 4/19/21. The director was contacted by telephone to initiate the inspection. There were 38 children and 8 staff present. The inspector emailed the director a list of items required to complete the inspection. The Inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 3 staff records submitted by the facility to ensure documentation was complete. A virtual walk through of the outdoor space was also conducted. Children were observed engaged in outdoor play while observing social distancing and wearing masks. Medications and other center documents were reviewed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility. The Licensing Inspector has reviewed with the provider COVID-19 Essential Guidance for Child Care programs. For any questions related to this inspection, please contact me at 571-835-4718 or mahrukh.aziz@dss.virginia.gov.

Violations:

Standard #:	22VAC40-185-510-N
Description:	Based on observations and staff interview, the center did not notify parents that medications for their children need to be picked up within 14 days of expiration. Evidence: 1. Child # 1 had two expired medications on site which included an emergency allergy medication (expired on 10/20/20), and an anti histamine (expired March 2021). 2. Child # 2 had two expired medications on site which included an emergency allergy medication (expired 2/23/21), and an asthma inhaler (expired on 11/2020). 3. The center did not notify the parents of Child # 1 and Child # 2 that the expired medications needed to picked up or disposed of within 14 days of expiration.
Plan of Correction:	The parents will be contacted. All medications and forms will be thoroughly reviewed. All expired medications will either be returned to the parents or disposed.
Standard #:	63.2(17)-1720.1-B-4
Description:	Based on records review, the center did not obtain the results of an out of state central registry finding and out of state criminal history search for an employee that resided outside of Virginia in the last 5 years. Evidence: 1. Staff # 1's hire date was 9/11/20. Staff# 1's record indicated that she resided in Washington D.C. within the last 5 years. 2. Staff # 1's out of state central registry findings for D.C. were dated 1/4/21, and were not obtained within 45 days of employment. 3. Staff # 1's out of state criminal history check for D.C. was dated 1/13/21, and not completed by the deadline of 12/31/20 for existing staff.
Plan of Correction:	All records will be reviewed. Any searches related to background checks will be submitted on time. Follow ups will be completed and documented if results do not return on time.