VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

KinderCare Learning Centers LLC
601 Hillsdale Drive
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 973-2777

Current Inspector: Stephanie Reed (540) 272-6558

Inspection Date: Oct. 21, 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 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor's records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 32.1 Report by person other than physician 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on October 21, 2024 as a part of probation. The Department issued a Special Order on June 25, 2024 to place the licensee on probation for a period of twelve (12) months and require the licensee to contact parents, guardians, or other responsible persons (families) regarding health and safety violations as a result of high-risk violations. The on-site inspection began at 9:40 a.m. and ended at 11:50 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 50 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed seven children?s records and four staff records on-site on October 21, 2024. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews. 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. Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on October 31, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. 1. At approximately 9:45 a.m. in the preschool classroom, cereal, cranberries, and a cranberry wrapper were observed on the floor under the tables. At least two areas of spilled milk were observed on top of the table. 2. In the bathroom of the two's classroom, a potty chair was observed with a dried yellow substance all over the bottom on the inside.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-B
Description:	Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. In the two's classroom, the lid to the diaper disposal was not functional by foot and had to be lifted by hand to dispose of diapers.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.