VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

The Father's House Community Outreach Center
3340 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 861-5270

VDSS Contact: Molly Muscat (804) 588-2367

Inspection Date: April 22, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide 8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training 32.1 Report by person other than physician 8VAC20-790 Physical Plant 54.1 Must be MAT Certified. 8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision 63.2 Child abuse and neglect 8VAC20-790 Programs 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies 8VAC20-790 Introduction 8VAC20-790 Special Services 8VAC20-790 Administration

Comments:

An annual code compliance monitoring inspection was conducted on 04/18/2024. The inspector was on site at the center from approximately 10:30 am to 12:45 pm. There were 27 children in care with 6 staff supervising. Interviews were held with staff throughout the inspection, and the inspector interacted with children in each classroom when appropriate. The centers playground and classrooms were inspected today. Nine children's records and six employee records were reviewed during this inspection. Information gathered during the inspection determined areas of noncompliance with applicable regulations or law, and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the vendor. Violations were issued. Please complete the plan of correction and date to be corrected for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today, 04/29/2024. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again, and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measure(s).

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.031-B-5
Description:	Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or cushioning material under playground equipment. Evidence: 1. The playground contains playground equipment that was directly on the ground and does not have sand or cushioning material under it.
Plan of Correction:	Moving forward, we will ensure that we maintain sand or cushioning material under all playground equipment.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Repeat Violation Based on record review, and interview, the center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: The record for staff #5, date of employment 9/19/22, indicated that staff #5 lived in another state outside of Virginia in the preceding five years. Administration confirmed that they did not obtain the results of a criminal history record information check or a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from that state.
Plan of Correction:	This violation has been corrected. Moving forward, we will ensure that we obtain copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years before start date.