VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

VINCI School Merrifield
8408 Arlington Boulevard
Fairfax, VA 22031
(571) 278-1439

Current Inspector: Stacy Doyle (571) 835-0386

Inspection Date: Sept. 14, 2022

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Technical Assistance:

Discussed the procedures to ensure children are accounted for at all times. Discussed staff must be capable of communicating effectively both orally and in writing as applicable to the job responsibility.

Comments:

A self-reported incident was received by the department on 9/02/2022 regarding leaving a toddler in a classroom alone while the teachers and remaining children went to the play ground. An investigation was initiated and concluded on 9/14/2022. Staff were interviewed and two staff files and one child's file was reviewed. Information gathered during the investigation of the self-report determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please contact me if you have any questions at Stacy.Doyle@doe.virginia.gov or 571-835-0386.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-40-E
Description:	Based on staff interviews, the center's activities and services were not maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. Evidence: 1. The center's policy on supervision states: ?Staff should regularly count children in care, at every transition, and whenever the group is leaving one area and arriving at another to confirm the safe whereabouts of every child at all times.? 2. On 9/02/2022,Staff #1 and Staff #2 of the Jr. Toddler Class did not count children when they arrived at the playground as required by policy: *At approximately 10:00am, Staff #1 and Staff #2 lined up 9 children in the Jr. Toddler classroom to go outside. They stated they counted the children before they left. *When they arrived at the playground, both teachers stated they did not do a count of the children.
Plan of Correction:	Both teachers were re-trained on the policy "Policy_Child Supervision _Accident Prevention" on 9/14/2022. They have signed off for committing to alway follow the policy to count children at every transfer threshold (stair landing, door step, playground gate, before leaving, after arriving.)
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-340-F
Description:	Based on interviews, it was determined that the center did not ensure that all children 10 years of age or younger shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Evidence: 1. On 9/02/2022, Child #1 (Age 20 months), was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for approximately 5-6 minutes. 2. Staff #3 and Staff #4 stated that they were walking by the Jr. Toddler Class on their way to the playground and saw that Child#1 was alone in the classroom. Staff #3 took the child to the playground where the Jr. Toddler Class was playing and spoke with Staff #1. 4. Staff 1 and Staff 2 were not able to explain how Child #1 (20 months old child) was able to leave their supervision.
Plan of Correction:	The eachers of the class were re-trained on the policy "Policy_Child Supervision _Accident Prevention" on 9/14/2022. They have signed off for committing to alway follow the policy to count children at every transfer threshold (stair landing, door step, playground gate, before leaving, after arriving). Additionally, all staff members were alerted and followed through the incident and undertood the severity of the incident.