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Carmen Stewart Cruz
2235 Perry Street
Richmond, VA 23225
(804) 502-7736

Current Inspector: Heather Dapper (804) 625-2304

Inspection Date: Aug. 27, 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.
8VAC20-800 Transportation.
8VAC20-800 Nighttime Care.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
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.

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 unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on August 27, 2025 and completed on August 27, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 AM and ended at 10:45 AM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were three children present and one caregiver; the point total was eight. The inspector reviewed three children?s records and two caregiver/household member(s) records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations.

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 September 12, 2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:
Standard #: 8VAC20-800-780-B
Description: Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child?s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.

The record for child #1 (enrolled for over 14 months) did not have a parent?s signature for annual review of the emergency contact information.

Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.

Disclaimer:

A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.

The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.

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