VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Saint Thomas Anglican Church
7500 Logos Way
Gainesville, VA 20155
(703) 754-9673

VDSS Contact: Sharon Allen (540) 272-2941

Inspection Date: Aug. 26, 2025

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-790 Introduction 8VAC20-790 Administration 8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training 8VAC20-790 Physical Plant 8VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision 8VAC20-790 Programs 8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies 8VAC20-790 Special Services 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.

Comments:

An initial subsidy health and safety inspection (SHSI) was conducted in conjunction with the code compliance inspection. Subsidy standards that are not covered in code were reviewed during this SHSI. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations were 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 09/08/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-790-520-F
Description:	The vendor shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. The center did not have a written list of children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. Child #2 had a food allergy documented on the registration form.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-530-B
Description:	For each group of children, the vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. A written record of daily attendance was unavailable for the group of children in care.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-540-B
Description:	Children's records shall contain all of the required components. The records for child #1, child #2, child #3, child #4, child #5, and child #6 did not contain the address and telephone number for emergency contacts, names of authorized pick up persons, written authorization for emergency medical care and to administer medication, and written agreements.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-540-B-11
Description:	The child's record shall include a written allergy care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #2 has a diagnosed food allergy. The record of child #2 did not contain a written allergy care plan.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-560-A
Description:	Staff shall be evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and be signed by a physician, physician's designee, or an official of the local health department. The records for staff #1, staff #2, staff #3, staff #4, staff #5, staff #6, staff #7, and staff #8 did not contain documentation of a TB screening.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-640-A
Description:	Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1.) Hand sanitizer was observed on a table in the downstairs preschool classroom and was accessible to children. 2.) Disinfectant wipes, disinfectant spray, and 3 bottles of cleaning solution were observed unlocked on a shelf in the upstairs bathroom. 3.) Disinfectant wipes and sanitizer were observed unlocked on a counter in the upstairs four year old classroom.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-660
Description:	The vendor shall ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment. There was not adequate cushioning material under the slide structure. The mulch beneath the slide structure was minimal and dispersed exposing the surface of the ground under the slides.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-670-E
Description:	The vendor shall develop and implement a written policy and procedures that describes how the vendor will ensure that each group of children receives care by a consistent staff or team or staff members. The vendor has not developed a written consistent caregiver policy.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-760-A-1
Description:	Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after eating meals or snacks. The group of children, ages 3 - 5 years that were in the dining area did not wash their hands after eating lunch.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-780-A-1
Description:	A first aid kit shall contain all required components and be on each floor of each building used by children, accessible to outdoor play areas, on field trips, in vehicles used for transportation, and wherever children are in care. 1. The upstairs first aid kit did not contain a thermometer, tweezers, scissors, a triangular bandages. 2. The downstairs first aid kit did not contain scissors.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-780-C-1
Description:	The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required, one working, battery- operated flashlight. The vendor did not have a battery operated flashlight available.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-780-C-2
Description:	The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required, one working, battery-operated radio. The vendor did not have a battery operated radio.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-790-790-A
Description:	The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan that addresses staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation, relocation, lockdown and shelter-in-place procedures. The vendor has not developed an emergency preparedness plan.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.