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Great Bridge Child Care Ltd.
520 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
(757) 547-4344

Current Inspector: Rene Old (757) 404-1784

Inspection Date: Aug. 22, 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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
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:
The following was discussed/reviewed with the program director:

1. Staff background check requirements effective July 1, 2024.
2. Standard 350.L - Nap ratio once at least half of the children are awake and off cots.
3. Posting of allergy list in nap/gathering room.
4. Annual fire inspection is now due.
5. Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/.

Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new.

Comments:
An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 08/22/2024 and completed on 08/22/2024. The on-site inspection began at 11:52 am and ended at 1:20 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 48 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children's and 6 staff records on-site.

This inspection included:
*Document reviewed ( injury logs, emergency drill logs, medication and administration/authorization forms;
*Tour of the facility;
*Interviews;
*Observations.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations:
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-70
Description: Based on record review and interview, the center failed to maintain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment.

Evidence:
1. Staff 1, hire date 06/17/2024, lacked written documentation of two reference checks.
2. Administrative staff stated that both reference checks had been conducted but not documented in the employment record.

Plan of Correction: The center director stated that two reference checks had been obtained for staff 2 however, the written documentation had not been placed in the staff file. The references will be written and placed in the staff file.

Standard #: 8VAC20-780-270-A
Description: Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.
Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment.

Evidence:
1. Widespread areas of peeling paint surrounded the door frame of the playground entrance/exit door from room 8.
2. One wooden spindle on the stairway guardrail to/from the entrance/exit to the playground from room 8 was loose.
3. The exposed tree root, located at the bottom of the slide chute, on the toddler playground is a trip/safety hazard as the mulch no longer covers this area.
4. A bookcase/storage shelving unit, in the school age classroom, was not secured to the wall. This is a toppling hazard.
a. This bookcase is approximately 5 foot high.

Plan of Correction: The program director stated that a maintenance/repair request had been placed for painting of the door frame and replacement of loose spindle.

Mulch will be raked and replenished, if needed, to cover exposed tree root on toddler playground.

The shelving unit will be secured to the wall.

Standard #: 8VAC20-780-560-G
Description: Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that When food is brought from home, the food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.

Evidence:
1. 9 of 18 lunch containers reviewed lacked a name and date label.
2. 4 of 18 lunch containers reviewed were not dated.
3. 8 water bottles reviewed lacked a name label.

Plan of Correction: The program director stated that water bottles and lunch containers are always dated and labeled and that this was a infrequent lapse. Staff will be reminded that all lunch containers and water bottles should be checked for a name and date label at arrival each day.

Disclaimer:

A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.

The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.

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