VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

La Petite Academy #7137
341 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 547-7619

Current Inspector: Arlene Agustin (804) 629-7519

Inspection Date: July 26, 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 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 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:

Reviewed standards on equipment in school age room regarding couch and rug. Reviewed standards in toddler room and bookbag placements.

Comments:

A renewal inspection was conducted on July 26, 2022, from 9:40am to approximately 12:15pm. There were 74 children present and 13 staff members. The Inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records. The Inspector observed the interaction of staff and children throughout the inspection. Children were observed during free play indoor and outdoor, group activity, lunch, handwashing, diapering, and naptime. First aid kits and emergency preparedness documents were observed. The transportation vans were observed. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliances 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 program director and assistant director at the exit interview.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (date of hire 6/07/2021) has a tuberculosis screening date of 8/16/21 which is outside of the required timeframe. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Staff #3 did not have their tuberculosis screening 30 days prior to the date of their employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will ensure that all new staff hired will have their tuberculosis screening completed within the required timeframe.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that children?s records contain the work phone number of each parent who has custody. Evidence: 1. Child #1 (date of enrollment 4/25/2022) does not contain the work phone numbers for both custodial parents in their record. 2. Child #2 (date of enrollment 7/11/2022) does not contain the work phone number for the custodial parent in their record. 3. Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed that Child #1 and Child #2 do not have work phone numbers of their parents listed to their record.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff #2 will call the parents to obtain the work numbers for Child #1 and Child #2 and place the numbers in their records.
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 toddler room, there was a fan on a high shelf that was in use not bolted to the wall and not secure making it a tipping and injury hazard to children in care. 2. Toddler staff confirmed the fan was not secure, not bolted to the wall, and posed as a potential injury hazard. 3. On the toddler playground, there are seven large metal screws, approximately an inch and a half in circumference that are protruding out of the ground on a playset apparatus. This poses a tripping and injury hazard to the children in care. 4. Staff #2 confirmed the seven screws were protruding from the ground and that it poses a tripping and injury hazard. 5. There is peeling paint throughout the entire center, both indoor and outdoor, in which dry paint chips are observed on the floor in the classrooms and on the playground. The areas of peeling paint are in reach of children. 6. Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed that there is peeling paint throughout the building, both inside and outdoors, in reach of children.
Plan of Correction:	The center responded with the following: Staff immediately turned off the fan, took the fan off the shelf during the inspection, and locked the fan in a closet. Moving forward, the fan will not be used in the classroom. Staff will place barriers (pool noodles) around the large screws until the screws can be repaired. Staff will continue to clean up the peeling paint. In the next 2 weeks, there is a painter that will be painting the exterior walls to the playground. Staff #1 has placed a work order for new paint throughout the building.