VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Daystar Children's Center
6409 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
(703) 924-1410

Current Inspector: Tameika King (804) 629-7486

Inspection Date: Nov. 4, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision 8VAC20-780 Programs 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 63.2 Child Abuse & 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/.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on November 4, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 10:15 a.m. and ended at 11:55 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 38 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 7 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, 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 November 21,2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Description:	All applicants for employment must submit to fingerprinting prior to employment. Staff #2's fingerprinting results were dated one month after the staff's first day of employment.
Plan of Correction:	Ensure that we have received applicant's fingerprinting results prior to start of employment.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Staff #2's TB screening is dated 4 months after they began employment and came into contact with children. Staff #3 does not have documentation of a TB screening on file. Staff #3 has been employed for over 4 months and has been in contact with children.
Plan of Correction:	Both staff #2 and #3 have completed their TB test screening. We have documentation of their negative TB screening on file. We will ensure that we have received applicant's negative TB screening at the time of employment.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-C
Description:	At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening. Staff #4's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 2 months. Staff #6's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 4 months. Staff #7's follow-up TB screening is overdue by 9 months.
Plan of Correction:	We will ensure that staff are notified with sufficient time to complete a follow up TB screening before it becomes overdue. Staff #4, #6, #7 were asked to complete follow up TB screenings.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-240-I
Description:	Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center. The center did not have documentation of orientation training for Staff #2.
Plan of Correction:	Staff #2 reviewed the orientation training form and completed it. The orientation training was provided at the start of her employment.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION Areas of the center, inside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. There were areas of chipped paint on walls in two classrooms.
Plan of Correction:	The areas that were chipped in both classrooms will be sanded and repainted.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-340-D
Description:	In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director shall be regularly present. The toddlers classroom does not have a qualified program leader.
Plan of Correction:	We will be providing our toddler's lead teacher with an additional formal 12 hours of training on the relevant subjects under #4 of 8VAC20-780-210.