Stepping Stones Academy
282 Westgate Mall Cir. Suite #106
Pennington gap, VA 24277
(276) 318-0529
Current Inspector: Angela Farmer (276) 608-2283
Inspection Date: Feb. 1, 2024
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
- Comments:
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A monitoring inspection was initiated on 2/1/2024 and concluded on 2/1/2024. There were ten children present with three staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of five child records and two staff records were reviewed. The inspection started at 1:00 pm and concluded at 2:45 pm.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.
Please complete the ?plan of correction? and date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within five (5) business days from today (2/2/24). You will need to specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring gain; and 3) person or person(s) responsible for implementation.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 22.1-289.011-F Description: Based on observation the center failed to ensure that the license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
The most current violation notice (11/1/23) was not posted at the center.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-280-B Description: Based on observation the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
Evidence:
Located in the preschool/school age area is a storage closet. The door to this closet was unlocked. Inside the closet on the floor and on the shelves was various cleaning products such as, The Works, OdoBan, Foaming Bubbles, Glass cleaner and Pine sol. Children have access to this door.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-280-D Description: Based on observation the center failed to ensure that cleaning and sanitizing materials shall not be located above food, food equipment, utensils or single-service articles and shall be stored in areas physically separate from food.
Located on the table in the kitchen was two boxes with pizza inside, cupcakes and various other food items. On the end of the table beside the pizza boxes was a bottle of disinfecting spray and a container of disinfecting wipes.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-500-B Description: Based on observation the center failed to ensure that a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used. Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic lines storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand not the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
Evidence:
1. The diaper pad on the changing table had several tears.
2. Located in the diapering room is a diaper Genie that is not foot operated. The lid has to be touched my the hand in order to open the lid.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-570-B Description: Based on observation the center failed to ensure that bottle fed infants who cannot hold their own bottles shall be held when fed. Bottles shall not be propped or used while the child is in his designated sleeping location.
Evidence:
During naptime two infants (11 and 13 months old) were drinking their bottles in the cribs.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Disclaimer:
A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.
The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.
