VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Ambassadors For Jesus Christ
4 Duncan Drive
Hampton, VA 23663
(757) 723-5530

VDSS Contact: Anita Drewry (757) 404-5261

Inspection Date: Oct. 10, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

22.1 Religious Exempt; Background Checks Code; Carbon Monoxide 32.1 Report by person other than physician 54.1 Must be MAT Certified. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect 8VAC20-770 Background Checks

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 code compliance inspection was initiated and completed on October 10, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:45 am and ended at 2:35 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 21 children present with 8 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 6 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews and observations. This inspection was amended on October 21, 2024 to adjust risk ratings. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable code sections, 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 October 28, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.031-A-4
Description:	(Repeat violation) Each person in a supervisory position shall have been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. There is no completed health form for staff #6, who has been employed for three months.
Plan of Correction:	Appointment has been scheduled.
Standard #:	22.1-289.031-B-1
Description:	Facility shall establish and implement procedures to ensure children wash their hands before eating. Children did not wash their hands before eating lunch in the Busy Bee's room and Super Stars room.
Plan of Correction:	Reminded staff to follow class schedule which indicates washing hands before each meal.
Standard #:	22.1-289.031-B-5
Description:	Facility shall ensure that areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazard to include providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment. The school age playground with a swing set, monkey bars and seesaw did not have any cushioning material or sand under the equipment. The equipment was located directly on grass.
Plan of Correction:	We have scheduled to have mulch installed under the playground structures until then children can only use bikes, balls or items that do not require a fall zone.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Description:	Facility must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #5 had a national criminal background check completed fifteen days after beginning employment. Staff #6, who had been employed three months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
Plan of Correction:	Background check was done on 10/18/2024. All staff must complete all document requirements before they start.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-3
Description:	The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a central registry. Staff were unaware if the central registry search had been submitted.
Plan of Correction:	Central registry was mailed on 10/17/2024. Going forward no staff can start without all documents on file.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-40-D-2
Description:	(Repeat violation) For staff hired before July 1, 2024, the center must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. Staff # 5 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over 3 months.
Plan of Correction:	Central registry was done on 10/18. Going forth no staff can start without all documents.