VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Yamile Ferrari
6714 Abberley Loop
Gainesville, VA 20155
(703) 606-9483

Current Inspector: Shawanda Henderson (540) 216-1434

Inspection Date: Sept. 30, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-800 Administration 8VAC20-800 Personnel 8VAC20-800 Household Members 8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members 8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training 8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment 8VAC20-800 Care of Children 8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease 8VAC20-800 Medication Administration 8VAC20-800 Emergencies 8VAC20-800 Nutrition 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect 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:

Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/. Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on9/30/2024 and completed on 9/30/2024. The on-site inspection began at 11:45am and ended at 1:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 11 children present and 3 caregivers; the point total was 28. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 4 caregiver/household member(s) records on-site on 9/30/2024. This inspection included document review, a tour of the facility, observations 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. 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 10/10/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-800-750-A
Description:	Topical skin products are required to be labeled with the child?s name. Three topical skin products were not labeled with a child?s name.
Plan of Correction:	All creams are labeled and placed in their cubbies.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-750-B
Description:	Topical skin products are required to be kept inaccessible to children. Three topical skin products were sitting in a basket on a bottom shelf, accessible to children in care.
Plan of Correction:	All cream are labeled and placed in their cubbies.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-830-A
Description:	Emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly. There have been no documented evacuation drills for four months.
Plan of Correction:	We had updated our documentation. And schedule new information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-70-A
Description:	Before the child's first day of attendance, parents shall be provided required information in writing.' The parents of Child #2 were not provided in writing the following required information: provisions of the family day home?s emergency preparedness and response plan. Child #2 has been in care for a year and nine months.
Plan of Correction:	Document was provided and signed by parents. We did go through all files
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-520-C
Description:	Cribs shall have mattresses that fit snugly next to the crib so that no more than two fingers can be inserted between the mattress, and shall not have mesh sides. One crib had mesh sides around and above the crib; three cribs had mattresses that did not fit snugly next to the crib.
Plan of Correction:	We bought new mattress and crib sheets.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-600-B
Description:	Infants and toddlers shall spend no more than 30 minutes of consecutive time during waking hours confined in a high chair. The children were not eating, and did not have any toys to play with. Two children were observed sitting in a high chair for 55 minutes.
Plan of Correction:	The children had lunch, milk and dessert in high chair. After the 30 minute lunch they will be moved to the next activity.