VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Children's Palace Academy
4521 East Honeygrove Road
Virginia beach, VA 23455
(757) 581-6306

Current Inspector: Arlene Agustin (804) 629-7519

Inspection Date: June 10, 2022

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

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 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Technical Assistance:

TA: Suffocation hazards review. Carbon monoxide detector reviewed. Reviewed emergency supplies.

Comments:

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on June 10, 2022. The inspector and administrator arrived at 10:05 AM and departed at approximately 1:35PM. There were 20 children present and six staff members. A sample size of 10 records were reviewed which included five children?s records and five staff records. The Inspector observed staff and children?s interactions throughout the inspection. Children were observed during group activity, free play, lunch and naptime. First aid kits and emergency preparedness documents were observed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented. The violations are listed on the violation notice issued to the center and were reviewed with the site owner at the exit interview.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Description:	Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the fingerprint-based criminal history (CRC) was not completed prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. The owner, Staff #1, (date of hire: 11/05/2018) did not have the appropriate CRC background checks prior to their first day of employment. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that the fingerprints were not completed and that they continue to have contact with children in care at the center.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will schedule to have her CRC background checks completed as soon as possible and forward the results to licensing once received. A copy of the results will also be placed in Staff #1?s record.
Standard #:	22VAC40-185-280-B
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. Upon entrance of the center, there were six canisters of sanitizing wipes with a warning label stating, ?Harmful to Humans? and two disinfectant aerosol cans with a warning label stating, ?Keep out of reach of children? on a shelf not locked to prevent access by children. 2. There is a hands-free sanitizer dispenser on the wall of the infant room that is located close to a child?s crib and within reach of the child assigned to the crib. The foaming hand sanitizer poses as a hazard. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that the cleaning materials were unlocked.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: During the inspection, Staff #1 secured all cleaning materials in a locked cabinet to prevent access by children.
Standard #:	22VAC40-185-330-B
Description:	Based on observation, it was determined that the center did not ensure where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing be under equipment with moving parts and climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. Evidence: 1. The mulch around the play equipment is less than 2 inches in height in which there is minimal resilient surfacing within the fall zone of the slide and circular play structure. 2. In the playground, the musical play structure?s base has protruded out of the ground exposing the sharp medal corners of the structure. This poses as a tripping and injury hazard.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will order the appropriate amount of mulch for the playground and will ensure that the fall zones have the appropriate resilient surfacing. Staff #1 is looking into rubber mulch and getting an estimate.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that there was documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (date of hire: 12/01/2021) did not have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. 2. Staff #2 was present and working with children during the time of the inspection. 3. The owner Staff #1 confirmed that there was no documentation of a negative tuberculosis test for Staff #2 prior to the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will request the negative tuberculosis test for Staff #2 and place documentation in to the staff?s record.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	8VAC20-780-70.1 Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that staff records be kept for each staff person including a telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency. Evidence: 1. The owner Staff #1 (date of hire: 11/05/18) did not have a name and telephone number of a person to be notified in case of an emergency in their staff record. 2. Staff #1 confirmed the emergency contact was not in the staff record.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 immediately placed the name and phone number for an emergency contact in the staff record during the time of the inspection. Moving forward, staff will ensure emergency contacts are physically listed in the staff record.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	8VAC20-780-70.2 Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that there was documentation of two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #2 (date of hire: 12/1/21) did not contain the documentation of two required reference checks before employment. 2. Staff #1 confirmed the reference checks for Staff #2 were not completed within the appropriate timeframe.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 completed the two references for staff #2 during the time of the inspection. Staff #1 will document the two references and place in Staff #2?s record.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In the 2 year old preschool classroom with three children present, a broken toy baby stroller was observed in the free play area which poses as a possible injury hazard. The metal parts were detached and the cloth parts of the toy stroller poses as a strangulation hazard. 2. The bumbo sitting chair in the infant room has peeling plastic in the chair?s sitting area which poses as an injury hazard to cut or scratch the child?s legs. 3. In the infant room, there is a twin fitted sheet used for a crib sized mattress. The crib is assigned to a child in care that was present at the time of the inspection. The loose fitting oversized sheet poses as a suffocation hazard. 4. The infant room?s baseboard has peeled away from the main wall in which 3 inches of the baseboard was taken off. The baseboard is peeling off the wall which poses as a pinching and injury hazard as the area is in reach of children crawling and walking in the classroom. 5. The playground has a total of 8 large, rusted screws protruding from the mulch. Each screw is approximately 2 inches in diameter and approximately 2-4 inches out of the ground. This poses as a tripping and injury hazard to the children. 6. The large plastic play structure has a cracked walkway throughout the entire play structure. This poses as a pinching, tripping and injury hazard. 7. The placement of the large plastic play structure is approximately 1.5 to 2 feet away from the fence which prevents an appropriate fall zone area.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Several items were disposed of. The work orders were put in for repair and by 6/25/22 the baseboards will be fixed and the screws to the playground will be put in place so they are not exposed. Staff #1 contacted the company for the playground equipment and they will be replacing the walkway by 7/1/2022. The large plastic play structure will be moved for the appropriate fall zone areas. Staff #1 will look into rubber mulch/flooring for the playground and by 7/01/22 will have a plan of then it will be completed.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-380-A
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the children?s daily schedule was posted in the facility. Evidence: 1. In the preschool 3 year old classroom with eight children present, there was no daily schedule posted. 2. In the preschool 2 year old classroom with three children present, there was no schedule posted in the classroom. 3. The 1 and 2 year old classroom did not have a posted scheduled for the five children currently in care. 4. Staff # 1 and Staff #2 confirmed that there were no posted schedules for the children in their classrooms. 5. Staff #3 confirmed that there was no posting of the schedule?s in all classrooms in the facility.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: The daily classroom schedule will be posted in each room at all times while children are in care.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-440-B
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that cots, rest mats, and beds shall be identified for use by a specific child. Evidence: 1. In the preschool 3 year old classroom, with eight children present, the cots were not labeled or identified for use by a specific child. 2. Staff #2 confirmed that there was no name or label located on the cots.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #2 will label each individual cot and bed in her classroom with the child?s name.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-B
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing be used. Evidence: 1. The changing pad in the children?s bathroom where children are diapered and changed, has several tears and rips throughout the pad making it a nonabsorbent surface. 2. In the infant room, with four children present, the changing pad had two tears making it a nonabsorbent surface. The changing pad was used the day of the inspection. 3. The owner Staff #1 confirmed the tears on both changing pads.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will purchase two new changing pads this evening and dispose of the old changing pads
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-P
Description:	Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that they maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence including two signatures to the injury report by either a staff and/or parent. Evidence: 1. The injury report for Child #1, dated April 2022, did not have the required two signatures to the injury report. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that the injury report for Child #1 had only one signature to the report.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff will ensure that the injury reports are filled out completely and have the two required signatures to the form.
Standard #:	8VAC20-820-120-E-2
Description:	Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the finding of the most recent inspection of the facility was posted on the premises of the facility. Evidence: 1. The inspection from November 25, 2019 was posted at the facility which is not the most recent monitoring inspection. 2. The most recent monitoring inspection, dated April 1, 2021, was not posted in the facility. 3. The center?s owner, Staff #1, confirmed that the most recent inspection was not posted in the facility.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: The center will post today?s acknowledgement of the inspection dated 06/10/2022. Moving forward, the center will ensure the most recent inspection is posted at all times