VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Karin Zacharias
1210 Summerfield Drive
Herndon, VA 20170
(703) 869-4931

Current Inspector: Whitney Mcgrath (571) 835-4717

Inspection Date: June 21, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-800 Administration 8VAC20-800 Personnel 8VAC20-800 Household Members 8VAC20-800 Physical Health of Caregivers and Household members 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 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minors 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 8VAC20-790 Subsidy Regulations

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 monitoring inspection was conducted today between 9:05am and 10:20am. There were 7 children present with the Provider and one assistant for a total of 17 points within the supervision guidelines. The children were observed resting, eating breakfast (strawberries and cereal) and playing freely. Positive interactions were observed during this inspection. A complete inspection of the physical plant, children and staff records, fire drill log, menu and emergency procedures were observed during this inspection. Violations were found during today?s inspection and can be viewed on the Violation Notice. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at whitney.mcgrath@ doe.virginia.gov.

Violations:

Standard #:	8VAC20-800-50-A
Description:	Based on interview, the family day home does not keep a written record of children in attendance each day. Evidence: The provider could not produce documentation of daily attendance.
Plan of Correction:	I will start doing it.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-60-A
Description:	Based on interview, the provider did not maintain a record at the family day home for each child. Evidence: The provider stated that they did not have a record for child #5.
Plan of Correction:	Today the parent asked to have them here for an emergency. I will tell parents they can't come without a record.
Standard #:	8VAC20-800-530-A
Description:	Based on observation, rest mats did not consist of a top and bottom cover when being used by napping children. Evidence: Five out of five children observed napping did not have a bottom linen on their rest mats.
Plan of Correction:	I didn't know that the soft mats needed a bottom sheet. I have extra so I will start using them.