VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

AlphaBEST @ Simonsdale Elementary
4841 Clifford Street
Portsmouth, VA 23701
(757) 204-2851

Current Inspector: Nanette Roberts (757) 404-2322

Inspection Date: Dec. 16, 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 (8VAC20-770)

Technical Assistance:

Technical assistance was provided in the following areas; Discussed 8VAC20-780-550H 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/

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 12/16/24. The on-site inspection began at 3:30pm and ended at 5:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. There were 18 children present and 2 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site on 12/16/24. Additional records were reviewed on 12/18/24. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews and 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. Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 12//26/24. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.011-F
Description:	Repeat Violation The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The detailed findings from the most recent inspection, dated 6/11/24 were not posted on the premises.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect and sex offender registry from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for 10 months and was working with children at the time of the inspection.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-60-B
Description:	Repeat Violation An employee or volunteer of a licensed child day program must not be employed or provide volunteer service until the agency has the person's completed sworn statement or affirmation. The sworn statement for Staff #3 was not dated.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-60-C-2
Description:	Repeat Violation For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. Staff #1 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over 10 months.
Plan of Correction:	The central registry check has been submitted but has been returned for errors. The background check will be resubmitted.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-130-A
Description:	The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #3, who had been attending for four months, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-140-A
Description:	Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #3, who had been enrolled for four months.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Repeat Violation Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1,#2,#3, #4, and #5 did not include the first date of attendance. The record for Child #1 and Child #2 did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child's identity and age.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	Repeat Violation Staff records shall be kept for each staff person that include all of the required information. The record for Staff #3 did not include the date of hire.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-90-A
Description:	A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child's record by the first day of the child's attendance. The agreement shall be signed by the parent and include a statement that the center will notify the parent when the child becomes ill and that the parent will arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible if so requested by the center. A statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after the child or any member of the household has developed a communicable disease. The records for Child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 did not contain the written and signed illness agreement or the communicable disease agreement.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-A
Description:	Children?s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. The children did not wash their hands after eating their afternoon snack.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.