VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Children of America (Glen Allen) LLC
2501 Old Brick Road
Glen allen, VA 23060
(804) 360-0248

Current Inspector: Susan Ellington-Sconiers (804) 588-2368

Inspection Date: Jan. 10, 2025

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training 8VAC20-780 Programs

Comments:

An unannounced monitoring inspection was completed on 01/10/2025 in response to a self-report received by the licensing office on 01/03/2025 relating to programs. The inspector 1 child record and 1 staff record on-site. This inspection included document review 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. Though not a part of the original self report, violations that were not reported were found related to administration and 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 08/11/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-130-E
Description:	The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The additional immunizations for C1 were 17 days late.
Plan of Correction:	I have asked the parents to provide updated immunizations each time a child has a doctor visit in an effort to stay current, and we are periodically checking files to make sure.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-150-B
Description:	Physicals are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The physical C1 was not signed.
Plan of Correction:	I have informed all parents that physicals need to be signed by the doctor and have returned any unsigned physicals to the parents to have them signed by the doctor.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	Staff records shall be kept for each staff that contains all the required information. The record for S1 did not document a name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency and information about any health problems that may interfere with fulfilling the job responsibilities.
Plan of Correction:	I have gone through all the staff files and updated the Staff Information Sheet to include all addresses, phone numbers, health concerns, and emergency contact information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-245-A
Description:	Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. S1 obtained 10 of the 16 required hours in 10/2023 ? 10/2024.
Plan of Correction:	I have reviewed all the hours of training each staff member has obtained and informed them of the date in which all trainings need to be completed.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-410-1
Description:	The following action is forbidden: rough handling of a child. The center reported and documented that S1 handled C1 in a rough manner and observed a red mark on the child?s wrist.
Plan of Correction:	Although C1 nor S1 are no longer enrolled or employed, the current staff have been briefed on how to handle a child properly and how to call management for help if they are feeling themselves in a stressful situation.