VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Sparkles! at Fair Oaks
12001 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 502-8100

Current Inspector: Laura Lunceford (571) 835-5058

Inspection Date: Aug. 5, 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. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 20 Access to minor?s records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect 8VAC20-790 Subsidy Regulation

Technical Assistance:

Effective January 1, 2025, 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 childcare.virginia.gov website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new. Effective 11/15/23, to be authorized to give seizure rescue nasal spray to a child in your care, a provider must meet ONE of the following criteria: 1. Holds a current MAT Certificate AND a current MAT Seizure Rescue Nasal Spray Online Course Completion Certificate; 2. Holds a current MAT Certificate AND a current MAT Epilepsy for Certified Providers Certificate; or 3. Holds a current MAT Epilepsy for Uncertified Providers Certificate. The Code of Virginia, ? 22.1-289.035 A, requires that all background check components be completed for all applicants for employment, employees, applicants to serve as volunteers, and volunteers prior to employment or beginning to serve as a volunteer and every five years thereafter. VDOE had previously required that both Virginia and out-of-state child abuse and neglect checks be requested within 30 days of employment. Instead, these requests must be submitted prior to the date of employment. This change allows prospective employees and volunteers to be provisionally hired upon receipt of a satisfactory fingerprint check signified by written documentation from the Office of Background Investigations stating that the individual is eligible for hire. Provisionally hired employees and volunteers must be in the line of sight of at least one other staff member who has a complete and satisfactory background check and must not be left alone with children until all components of the background checks required in? 22.1-289.035 of the Code of Virginia are complete. New applicants for employment and volunteering hired on or after July 1, 2024, may be provisionally hired if the applicant has received qualifying results on a fingerprint-based background check through the Central Criminal Records Exchange or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Current employees must continue to meet the requirements set out in ? 22.1-289.035 of the Code. Previous background check requirements apply to all applicants and volunteers hired prior to July 1, 2024.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on August 5, 2024 and completed on August 5, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:45am and ended at 12:45pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 72 children present and 19 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 8 staff records [n-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on August 21, 2024.. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Based on record review, information was missing in children's files. Evidence: Child B was missing documentation of persons authorized to pick up. Child F was missing documentation of persons authorized to pick up and the addresses for the two emergency contacts.
Plan of Correction:	Parents corrected the paperwork right away.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Based on observation, equipment of the center was not maintained in a safe operable condition. Evidence: The toddler A classroom had a wall kickboard coming off the wall. The toddler B room had a faucet missing on the play sink.
Plan of Correction:	Kickboard was fixed and hew sink was purchased for tots.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-280-B
Description:	Based on observation, cleaning materials were in an area not locked and accessible to children. Evidence: Infant 2b room had bleach water under the changing table that was not locked. Preschool 2b had hand sanitizer out and accessible to children.
Plan of Correction:	Locked cabinet was fixed right away even though its not in the room or children. Sanitizer was thrown away.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-290-A-3
Description:	Based on observation, there were no protective covers on electrical outlets. Evidence: The preschool room 3 had a multiplug unit with no protective covers on it. The staff had used some tape to cover the outlets. Preschool 2b had two outlets with no protective covers.
Plan of Correction:	Protector covers were placed in the unused outlets.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-B
Description:	Based on observation, the diapering requirements were not met.. Evidence: Infant 1a room hac no sink accessible to the diapering area. The staff member had to open a gate to enter another area to wash their hands.
Plan of Correction:	We are no longer using the changing table.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-P
Description:	Based on observation and record review, medication was at the center with an expired authorization. Evidence: Child H had an expired medication authorization of July 3, 2024 in the record. The medication was still at the center and had not been picked up by the parent and there was no new authorization provided.
Plan of Correction:	The medication was not being used and waiting to be picked up. The medication was thrown away.