VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Wright's Chapel United Methodist Church
8063 Ladysmith Road
Ruther glen, VA 22546
(804) 448-1251

VDSS Contact: Florence Martus (804) 389-0157

Inspection Date: Oct. 2, 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 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/. Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site code compliance inspection was initiated on 10/02/2024 and completed on 10/02/2024. The on-site inspection began at 9:15am and ended at 10:25am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 21 children present with nine staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records and five staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations. 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.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.031-A-4
Description:	Each person in a supervisory position should be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision. Staff #3 was in a supervisory position effective 08/01/24, but their staff health report was completed on 08/20/24.
Plan of Correction:	Staff will obtain a staff health report prior to working with children.
Standard #:	22.1-289.035-A
Description:	The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent sworn disclosure for Staff #4 was overdue by more than two years. The most recent national fingerprint-based criminal background check in the record for Staff #4 was overdue by a year and three months.
Plan of Correction:	A new sworn statement was completed on 10/02/24 and an appointment was scheduled to obtain new fingerprint results on 10/05/24. The center will create a chart to ensure all staff members are up-to-date.