VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Inspire, LLC
4753 Spotswood Trail
Penn laird, VA 22846
(540) 298-3150

Current Inspector: Michelle Argenbright (540) 848-4123

Inspection Date: May 30, 2024

Complaint Related: Yes

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Comments:

A complaint inspection was initiated May 30, 2024 from 3:25 P.M-4:45 P.M. on site, and concluded on June 10, 2024. A complaint was received in the Office of Child Care Health and Safety (Valley) on May 22, 2024 regarding cleanliness of physical plant, and parent notification of communicable diseases. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, staff qualifications and training, staffing and supervision, physical plant, special care provisions and emergencies. Six staff were interviewed, and five staff records were interviewed, parent communications, and evacuation drills were reviewed. The information gathered during the investigation suports the allegation, therefore the complaint is determined to be "valid". Please complete the columns for "description of action to be taken," and "the date to be corrected" for each violation cited on the violation notice. An Intensive Plan of Correction conference will be scheduled to discuss the violations that state "SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION. 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. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Licensing Inspector at 540-430-9257.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on a review of staff records, the center failed to ensure that the National Fingerprint background check was completed and on file prior to the first date of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #4's date of employment was 10/18/2023. There was not a completed national fingerprint background check in the staff record. 2. Staff #4 was observed working with a group of children on 05/30/2024.
Plan of Correction:	SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on a review of staff records, the center failed to ensure that all out of state background checks in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years were completed. Evidence: 1.Staff #1's date of hire was 05/23/2023. There was not a completed out-of-state sex offender registry check or an interstate child abuse neglect registry from the state in which Staff #1 resided. 2. Staff #1 was observed working with a group of children on 05/29/2024.
Plan of Correction:	SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-60-C-2
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on a review of staff records, the center failed to obtain a central registry finding within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 date of employment was 05/23/2023. The central registry finding in the record was dated 04/25/2024. 2. Administration verified the date on the central registry finding, and the date of employment for Staff #1.
Plan of Correction:	SEE INTENSIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-260-B
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on a review of the health inspection, the center failed to ensure that annual approval from the health department was completed. Evidence: The most current health inspection on file was dated 02/14/2023.
Plan of Correction:	This has already been fixed. The health inspector forgot to give us a report after he had come.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Complaint related:	Yes
Description:	COMPLAINT RELATED Based on observation, the center failed to maintain the areas of the center in a clean and safe condition. Evidence: 1. In the Pre-K #1 classroom the walls had smudge marks of dirt and handprints on the wall, and there was peeling paint that was accessible to the children. 2. In the Pre-K/School Age classroom the walls had smudge marks of dirt on the wall.
Plan of Correction:	We will have a painter come in to repair the parts of the wall where a calendar had been taken down which pulled part of the paint off the wall. We have cleaned the marks on the walls and will look into different type of paint for future coatings of paint.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-490-C
Complaint related:	Yes
Description:	COMPLAINT RELATED Based on interviews, the center failed to notify parents within 24 hours when children at the center have been exposed to a communicable disease. Evidence: 1. Staff stated that a communicable disease started May 6, 2024 till approximately May 21, 2024. 2. Parents of children in the School Age program were not notified of the communicable disease until May 22, 2024 when an email communication was sent out to all families. 3. The Pre-K and School Age children use shared areas of the center in one of the class rooms, and in the indoor gym space located in the facility.
Plan of Correction:	SEE INTESIVE PLAN OF CORRECTION
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-550-G
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on a review of evacuation drills, the center failed to ensure all required information was documented. Evidence: 1. The evacuation drill completed in March 2024 did not include the date. 2. Administration verified that the documentation did not include the date for March 2024.
Plan of Correction:	We will implement checks in the middle of each month to make sure our chart is being updated.