VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Deep Creek Country Day School
718 Shell Road
Chesapeake, VA 23323
(757) 485-1701

Current Inspector: Nanette Roberts (757) 404-2322

Inspection Date: Dec. 17, 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. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. 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.

Technical Assistance:

8VAC20-780-500 and 8VAC20-780-560

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 12/17/25. The on-site inspection began at 2:00pm and ended at 6:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. There were 125 children present and 15 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, a tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. 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 12/30/25 . A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-3
Description:	The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for more than one week, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: The CR was sent out the same day.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-130-E
Description:	Repeat Violation The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1, 23 months old, last documented immunization was over 12 months ago. Child #2, 23 months old, last documented immunization was over 8 months ago.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: An email reminder was sent out to parents in those classrooms to be updated.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Repeat Violation Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #1 had no documentation and had been employed for 10 weeks.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: TB screening was given upon hire but misplaced and now added to the file.
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 #3 was missing a parent work phone number.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Parent work number was added.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	Repeat Violation Staff records shall be kept for each staff member and must contain all of the required information. The records for Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 did not contain the address of the emergency contact.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Our emergency contact form has been updated and or staff will redo.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Repeat Violation The center shall ensure that areas and equipment, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. 1. Equipment on the preschool/school age playground was broken and posed a scratch and cut hazard. a. A large piece of the side of a boat that children play on is broken and has jagged edges. b. The metal platform on a piece of climbing equipment is broken and rusted. The rusted metal is sharp and jagged. 2. In a school-age classroom, a drinking fountain is plugged into an extension cord, plugged into an outlet over the sink. The cord runs down alongside the sink and cabinet posing an electrical hazard. There is a leaking pipe under this sink and water on the bottom of the cabinet. There is peeling paint on a windowsill. 3. In another school age classroom, tables and chairs have dirt and grime on them. The bathroom floor had dirt and grime.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: 1. We are in the process of ordering something to cover the platform area. The boat will be removed ASAP. 2. The fountain was repaired and the cord was secured differently. Window sill will be painted the week of January 5th. 3. The tables were cleaned deeply and the bathroom tile.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-280-B
Description:	Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Multiple cleaning products and disinfectants with the warning labels, ?Keep out of reach of children? were unlocked in a school age classroom.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Cabinet was locked immediately.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-B
Description:	The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children. In the toddler classroom a bag of animal crackers and a food container lid were laying on the diaper changing surface.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Nothing will be placed on this area and will be frequently monitored.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-P
Description:	When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. The medication authorization for Child #6 expired 5 months prior. The medication was not picked up by the parent or disposed of by the center.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Parent was notified to update form weeks ago. No further care will be given until the form is provided.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-560-J
Description:	High chair trays shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. In the infant room, there was food debris on the tray surface of an unoccupied highchair.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: They were just finished up snack, but will be cleaned up immediately moving forward.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-570-A
Description:	When a child is placed in a high chair the protective belt shall be fastened securely. The belts fastening Child #4 and Child #5 into the high chairs were not fastened securely. The shoulder straps were not fastened and the waist straps were loose.
Plan of Correction:	The facility responded: Safety belts were tightened.