VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

La Petite Academy #7709
4316 George Washington Memorial Hwy
Yorktown, VA 23692
(757) 856-5528

Current Inspector: Michele Patchett (757) 439-6816

Inspection Date: April 24, 2024

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. 8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS CODE; CARBON MONOXIDE

Technical Assistance:

Discussed the following : 8VAC20-780-490 E- When any surface has been contaminated with body fluids, it shall be cleaned and sanitized. 8VAC20-780-80.A- For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. 8VAC20-780-510 E. The center's procedures for administering medication shall: 3. Include duration of the parent's authorization for medication, provided that it shall expire or be renewed after 10 work days. Long-term prescription drug use and over-the- counter medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child's physician and parent. 8VAC20-780-260- B. After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for: 1. Water supply; 2. Sewage disposal system; and 3. Food service, if applicable. Definition - 1- "Shelter-in-place" means the movement of occupants of the building to designated protected spaces within the building. 2- "Lockdown" means a situation where children are isolated from a security threat and access within and to the facility is restricted.

Comments:

A unannounced mandates monitoring inspection was initiated on April 24, 2024 from 9:25am - 11:50 am. The inspection concluded on April 24, 2024. There were 46 children with 11 staff present and additional staff was present. 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 six children records and six staff records were reviewed. The children were observed participating in art activiites, story time, freely playing in station activities and diapering. The outside area was not inspected. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-P
Description:	Based on record review and staff interview, the licensee did not ensure the authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Medications that are not picked up by the parent within 14 days will be disposed of by the center by either dissolving the medication down the sink or flushing it down the toilet. Evidence: 1- Child #1's medication authorization form signed by parent was not renewed every 10 working days. 2- Child #1 medicaiton authorization form for long term was not signed by child's physician. 3- The authorization was good for 10 working days. The medication authorization form for child #1 started February 23, 2024 . Ten working days was March 8, 2024 . 3- The center did not return the medication with in 14 days or have parent fillout another medication authorization for 10 days or get a long term med ication form signed by parent and physician. 4- Fourteen days was March 28, 2024 and medication was still at the center on April 24, 2024. .
Plan of Correction:	The director will send the parent a new form home with parent to be signed by the doctor.