VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Epiphany Preschool
1014 Country Club Drive, NE
Vienna, VA 22180
(703) 938-2391

Current Inspector: Mark Davis (804) 629-7103

Inspection Date: Sept. 13, 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:

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. Also discussed spacing cots 12" apart during nap time, covering the canvass with mulch on the ground of the playground, painting playground equipment, zip ties on the fence, orientation check, and medicine permissions for children.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 9/13/2024 and completed on 9/13/2024. The on-site inspection began at 10:00am and ended at 11:35am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 36 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 4 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Description:	Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Caregiver #1 and Caregiver #2, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction:	The center will obtain the results of the national criminal background check for the staff.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-3
Description:	The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction:	The center will request a search of the central registry for the staff and prior to employment of any future staff.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Centers must obtain a completed Out of State Sex Offender Registry Search prior to the employee's first day of employment. Caregiver #1, caregiver #2. and caregiver #4, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a completed Out of State Sex Offender Registry Search.
Plan of Correction:	The center will obtain the results of the Out of State Sex Offender Registry Search for the staff.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-40-M
Description:	The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60 A 8. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. There was no allergy list in three classrooms where children are present.
Plan of Correction:	The center will place allergy lists in the classrooms.