VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Olivia Gomes
3114 15th Street, South
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 271-7954

Current Inspector: Lynette A Storr (703) 309-9153

Inspection Date: Aug. 5, 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 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication. 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 program was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities

Technical Assistance:

1. The plastic sheeting under mulch located beneath the swings on the outdoor playground is starting to come up through the mulch and should be covered or removed to avoid a trip hazard. 2. Discussed when/what age children should be moved from cribs to cots for safe sleep.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was conducted on 8/5/25. The on-site inspection began at 12:00pm and ended at 12:52pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 2 children present and 2 caregivers; the point total was 6. The inspector reviewed 2 children?s records and 4 caregiver/household member(s) records while on-site. The inspection included document review, tour of the daycare areas of the home 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 8/13/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-800-770
Description:	A working battery-operated weather band radio, and extra batteries shall be kept in a designated area and be available to caregivers at all times. The weather-band radio did not work by battery.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-830-D
Description:	Records of emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place drills shall be maintained for one year. There was no documentation of an emergency evacuation drill for July 2025, or 2 shelter-in-place drills for the past year.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-90-C
Description:	The family day home shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations for a child who is not exempt from the immunization requirements according every 6 months until the age of 2 years old. The immunizations on-file for Child #1 were dated as completed May 2024 when the child was 12 months old.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-140-D
Description:	A substitute provider shall record and sign the time of arrivals and departures on each day that the substitute provider works. There was no documentation of the substitute provider's work hours for days she has been working in the provider's absence. The substitute was unaware of this requirement.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.