VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Bears and Blankets Academy of Early Learning
320 N. Central Ave
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 886-4472

Current Inspector: Beth Orebaugh (540) 847-9173

Inspection Date: April 10, 2023

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. 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Comments:

A monitoring inspection was conducted on April 10, 2023 from 10:35 am until 2:10pm. There were 70 children present, ranging in ages from four months to five years, with 13 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of seven child records and seven staff records were reviewed. Information gathered during the inspection determined noncompliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility. Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s): 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventive measure(s). Please contact your licensing inspector, Chrystal King, if you have questions concerning this inspection, the licensing standards, and/or if I may be of assistance to you at 804-297-4469

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Based on review of seven staff records, the program failed to ensure that a copy of the results of a sex offender registry check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry was obtained from any stat in which an individual has resided in the preceding five years for one staff. Evidence: 1. The first day of employment for Staff #5 was 2/18/2023. There were no results from a sex offender registry check nor child abuse and neglect registry for two previous states of residence. 2. The administrator confirmed that the checks had not been requested.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Based on the review of seven staff records, the program failed to ensure that each staff member submits documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment for four staff. Evidence: 1. The date of employment for Staff #3 was 1/31/2023. The TB screening in the record was dated 3/23/2021. 2. The date of employment for Staff #5 was 2/18/2023. The TB screening in the record was not dated. 3. The date of employment for Staff #6 was 4/3/2023. There was no TB screening in the record. 4. The date of employment for Staff #7 was 4/10/2023. The TB screening in the record was dated 6/3/2022.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.