La Petite Academy #7134
1025 Plantation Lakes Circle
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(757) 479-4812
Current Inspector: Trisha Brown (757) 404-2601
Inspection Date: Nov. 12, 2024
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
- Comments:
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An unannounced monitoring inspection and investigation was initiated on 11/12/2024 and completed on 4/1/2025 with local agencies, in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 11/11/2024 relating to Staffing and supervision. The inspector reviewed 2 children?s records and 2 staff records electronically on 4/1/2025. 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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five business days from today, which will be the close of business on 4/9/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-40-E Description: The licensee shall ensure that the center's services are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures required by these standards. The center staff did not follow their emergency preparedness plan in regard to medical emergencies involving bleeding. Plan of Correction: Our policy states that we must call 911 for certain situations, which includes internal bleeding and severe lacerations. Based on our observation during the incident, this situation did not appear to fall in either of those categories. Although we disagree with this violation, we are retraining all staff on this policy (Emergency Preparedness) at our next Staff Meeting on 4/16. We will discuss how to handle emergency situations and when to call 911.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-340-A Description: When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care and protection. A four-month-old sustained a serious injury while in the care at the center that required outside medical treatment including surgery. None of the staff called 911 when they discovered that this infant?s diaper contained a significant amount of blood. Plan of Correction: Our policy states that we must call 911 for certain situations, which includes internal bleeding and severe lacerations. Based on our observation during the incident, this situation did not appear to fall in either of those categories. Although we disagree with this violation, we are retraining all staff on this policy (Emergency Preparedness) at our next Staff Meeting on 4/16. We will discuss how to handle emergency situations and when to call 911.
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.
