VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Amania Naseer
4524 2nd Street North
Arlington, VA 22203
(571) 314-3100

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 Medication Administration 8VAC20-800 Emergencies 8VAC20-800 Nutrition 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:

The provider must ensure and have documentation that each caregiver receives training regarding the emergency evacuation, emergency relocation, and shelter-in-place procedures by the end of his first week of assuming job responsibilities, on an annual basis, and at the time of each plan update. Furthermore, a substitute provider must record and sign the time of arrivals and departures on each day that the substitute provider works. Use of a substitute provider must be limited to no more than 240 hours per calendar year. Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE began 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 7, 2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:39am and ended at 11:41am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above.There were nine children present and two caregivers; the point total was twenty-two. The inspector reviewed seven children?s records and six caregiver/household member(s) records on-site. This inspection included document review and a 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 2/13/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.011-F
Description:	The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 8/21/2024, was not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
Plan of Correction:	License will be printed and put up.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-1
Description:	The provider is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. The sworn statement for Caregiver 2, who had been employed for one month, did not have a completed sworn statement in the file.
Plan of Correction:	Sworn statement will be done and submitted.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-3
Description:	The provider must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Caregiver 2, who had been employed for one month, did not have a central registry search requested.
Plan of Correction:	Caregiver 2 central registry has been submitted. Will send proof.
Standard #:	22.1-289.036-A
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION: The provider is required to have assistant caregivers and household members undergo a background check every five years. The most recent central registry check for Household Members A and B were overdue by a eight months.
Plan of Correction:	Household member background is done. Will Submit.
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:	Water program will be done. Funding issues. In hopes to have done by end of month.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-920
Description:	When meals or snacks are provided by the family day home, the menu for the current one-week period must be dated, given to parents or posted or placed in an area accessible to parents, list any substituted food, and be kept on file one week at the family day home. The menu was not provided or posted for parents and no menus were kept on file for review.
Plan of Correction:	Menu will be posted in view.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-120-A
Description:	Providers must maintain a record for each caregiver. There was no record for Caregiver 2 who has been caring for children for one month.
Plan of Correction:	Record for caregiver 2 will be setup.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-120-B
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION: Documentation of at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Caregiver 1, who has been actively working at the center for the past four years and three months, and Caregiver 2, who has been actively working at the center for one month, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.
Plan of Correction:	Caregiver references will be done and submitted.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-170-A
Description:	Providers must obtain a current tuberculosis screening from a caregiver at the time of hires and each adult household member prior to coming into contact with children. The tuberculosis screening for Caregiver 2, was obtained 28 days after employment. There was no tuberculosis screening completed for Household Member C.
Plan of Correction:	Caregiver 2 has TB screening done. Will submit.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-180-A
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION: A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. An updated TB screening for Household Members B was not completed and was overdue by one year and two months.
Plan of Correction:	TB screening is done and will be submitted.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-230-A
Description:	The provider must maintain written documentation of each caregiver receiving orientation training. The provider does not have documentation of providing orientation training to Caregiver 1, employed for four years and three months, and Caregiver 2, employed for one month.
Plan of Correction:	Orientation is done. Papers will be visible and submitted.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-320-A
Description:	Small electrical appliances must be unplugged unless being used by the caregiver or with children under close supervision. A coffee grinder and a blender were plugged in while not in use.
Plan of Correction:	All appliances will be unplugged while not in use.