VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Naheed Hamid
7205 Sumpter Lane
Springfield, VA 22150
(703) 913-7576

Current Inspector: Laura Lunceford (571) 835-5058

Inspection Date: July 31, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-800 Administration 8VAC20-800 Personnel 8VAC20-800 Household Members 8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and House 8VAC20-800 Caregiver Training 8VAC20-800 Physical Equipment and Environment 8VAC20-800 Care of Children 8VAC20-800 Preventing the Spread of Disease 8VAC20-800 Medication Administration 8VAC20-800 Emergencies 8VAC20-800 Nutrition 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor's records 22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide 54.1 Provider must be MAT certified to administer prescription medication. 63.2 Child abuse and neglect

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. 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 renewal inspection was initiated on July 31, 2024, and completed on July 31, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 9am and ended at 10:45am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 4 children present and 2 staff. The inspector reviewed 4 children?s records and 2 staff records on-site on July 31, 2024. This inspection included document review, a tour of the facility, interviews, 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 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 9, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-800-900-A
Description:	Based on observation, a child was seen running around the daycare area with hard candy which is a choking risk. Evidence: Child A was seen being given a large lollipop by the Provider and running around the daycare area with it.
Plan of Correction:	No children in care will be given any hard candy or anything that is a choking hazard.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-900-B
Description:	Based on observation, a child was walking and playing around the daycare area with a sippy cup and drinking from it. Evidence: Child A was observed walking and playing with a sippy cup in hand throughout the daycare area.
Plan of Correction:	I will monitor children to ensure they do not walk around with drinks or food.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-50-A
Description:	Based on record review, there was no documentation of attendance for children in care. Evidence: The Provider had no current documentation of children attending the daycare for weeks. The Provider was filling the paperwork out as the inspection was happening.
Plan of Correction:	I will keep attendance for all children.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-80-A
Description:	Based on record review, there was no documentation of proof of identity within a record. Evidence: Child B had no documentation of proof of identity in the record.
Plan of Correction:	I will get the proof of identity.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-180-A
Description:	Based on record review, the Tuberculosis screenings for household members were out of date. Evidence: Household member A's Tuberculosis screening was last dated March 28, 2022, Household member C's Tuberculosis screening was last dated April 1, 2022.
Plan of Correction:	I will have all household members get a current Tuberculosis screening.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-210-A
Description:	Based on record review, there was no documentation of 16 hours of training in the staff files. Evidence: Staff A and C had no documentation of sixteen hours of training in the records.
Plan of Correction:	I will have the sixteen hours of completed training in all the staff files.