VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Deep Creek Country Day School
718 Shell Road
Chesapeake, VA 23323
(757) 485-1701

Current Inspector: Nanette Roberts (757) 404-2322

Inspection Date: Nov. 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. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide

Technical Assistance:

Technical assistance was provided in the following areas; 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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 11/5/2024. The on-site inspection began at 8:30am and ended at 12:30pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. There were 85 children present and 15 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 7 staff records on-site. Additional records were reviewed on 12/2/2024 electronically. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, observations and measurements. 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 12/18/24. 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 2/12/2024, were not posted.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-130-E
Description:	Repeat Violation The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The updated immunization documentation for Child #3 was overdue by 8 weeks.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-60-A
Description:	Repeat Violation Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain all of the required information. The record for Child #5 did not include the first date of attendance.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Description:	Repeat Violation Staff records shall contain all of the required information.Staff #2, who has been working at the center for the past 11 months, had only 1 completed reference verification on file. 2 reference verifications is required. The address of an emergency contact for Staff #5 was not in the file. The following staff, Staff #1, Staff #4, Staff #5 and Staff #7, are documented as teachers however the files did not contain documentation of education.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-270-A
Description:	Repeat Violation The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. In the school age area there was a hole in the wall close to the refrigerator, there was a missing wood floor board and loose floor tiles. In the bathroom the vanity was loose. In the cabinet under the sink a pipe was leaking and there was a full bucket of water underneath it. In a school age classroom the wall where an air conditioner was mounted had water damage and a black substance on it. The knob of a cabinet door was off and a screw with a sharp tip was exposed. On the playground there was chipped paint on a rocking horse. There was chipped paint and a hole on a climb in playground car.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-280-B
Description:	Repeat Violation Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Multiple cleaning products including Scrubbing Bubbles cleanser and disinfectants with the warning labels, ?Keep out of reach of children,? or "hazardous to humans" were unlocked in a school age classroom, within reach of children. In the three-year old classroom there were cans of Scrubbing Bubbles cleanser and Lysol spray in an unlocked cabinet in the bathroom. In the four year old classroom there was cleaning supplies including Oxy Clean and Scrubbing Bubbles in an unlocked closet.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-330-B
Description:	Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99. On the preschool/school age playground there was less than 2" of resilient surfacing in the fall zones of the climbing equipment, slides and swings. On the two year old playground there was less than 1" of resilient surfacing in the fall zones of the climbing equipment. At least 6" of resilient surfacing is required.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-500-B
Description:	Repeat Violation The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children. In the waddler and toddler classrooms a binder and a clipboard were on the diaper changing surfaces.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-510-P
Description:	Repeat Violation When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. The following authorizations for medication had expired more than 14 days prior. The medications were not picked up by the parent or disposed of by the center. The medication authorization for Child #6 had expired 3 weeks prior. The medication authorization for Child #7 had expired 8 weeks prior. The medication authorization for Child #9 expired 12 weeks prior.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-560-F-4
Description:	Children three years of age or younger may not be offered foods that are considered to be potential choking hazards. Children were served whole grapes in the three year old classroom.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-560-G
Description:	When food is brought from home the food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. There were drinking containers that were not labeled with the date and the name of the child it belonged to.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.