VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Bright Ideas Enrichment Center - Midlothian
14330 Sommerville Court
Midlothian, VA 23113
(804) 897-9050

Current Inspector: Jaime Harris (804) 807-3278

Inspection Date: Oct. 21, 2025

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. 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring and 60-day IPOC inspection was initiated on 10/21/2025 and completed on 10/21/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:10 am and ended at 12:55 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 53 children present and ten staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on-site on 10/21/2025. 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 (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 11/5/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-C
Description:	A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #4's updated screening was three months overdue. The updated screening has not yet been completed and staff was observed working with children.
Plan of Correction:	Tb test will be completed immediately
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-240-A
Description:	The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Staff #2, has not completed the Viriginia Department of Education orientation. The course is overdue by eight months. Staff #2 was observed working with children.
Plan of Correction:	Orientation will be completed immediately
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, rusting or breakage of any equipment and protruding nails or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin. On the preschool playground, there were two types of playing equipment with rust and chipping paint: the metal green riding equipment and a red metal house. On the toddler playground, a colorful push-car had several broken areas, presenting sharp ridges.
Plan of Correction:	The playground equipment will be repaired with a fresh coat of paint and broken toys have been disposed of.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-330-B
Description:	Playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child's trajectory in the event of a fall. On the school-aged playground, the mulch in the fall zones of the slides measured 3 inches. The required resilient surfacing is six inches.
Plan of Correction:	New mulch was added to playground to ensure safe fall zones