VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Farjana Akter
5614 7th Place South
Arlington, VA 22204
(571) 645-3857

Current Inspector: Diana DeSilva (571) 596-3656

Inspection Date: Feb. 4, 2025

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 Emergencies 8VAC20-800 Nutrition 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor?s records 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 on February 4, 2025 and completed on February 4, 2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:56am and ended at 12:42pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were twelve children present and three caregivers; the point total was thirty-five. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and four caregiver/household member(s) records on-site. This inspection included document review and tour of the facility. 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 February 11, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.011-F
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The License and the findings from the most recent inspection, dated 7/17/2024, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	22.1-289.057-A
Description:	The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-960-E
Description:	Bottles must be refrigerated and labeled with the child's full name and the date. Child #1 had two milk bottles stored in a bag with two ice packs under the kitchen cabinet. It had been three hours since Child #1 arrived to the family day home.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-60-B
Description:	Children's records are required to contain name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached. The record for Child #1 was missing the required information for one of two emergency contacts.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-510-A
Description:	A child must be provided with an individual crib, cot, rest mat, or bed for resting or napping. Child #1, #2, #4 were sleeping on Fisher Price bouncers and were not provided a crib, cot, rest mat or bed for napping.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-530-B
Description:	Cribs when being used by infants shall have a tight-fitting bottom cover. Child #2's crib sheet was loosely fitted on the mattress.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-540-A
Description:	Infant equipment must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions and when occupied by a child. Four occupied cribs had three crib mattresses stacked on top of each other in each crib. Child #1, #2, #4 were sleeping on Fisher Price bouncers.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-540-B
Description:	Infant walkers must not be used. Two V-Tech infant walkers were being used to assist children to learn to walk.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.