Kids Come 1st Inc
1605 South Church Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
(757) 357-2006
Current Inspector: Anita Drewry (757) 404-5261
Inspection Date: Nov. 4, 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.
8VAC20-770 BACKGROUND CHECKS
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
22.1 BACKGROUND CHECKS CODE; CARBON MONOXIDE
- Technical Assistance:
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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/.
Health Inspections - In collaboration with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), the VDOE is reminding providers that the Food Establishment Health form is only used by VDH when determining compliance with food regulations. A Report of Environmental Sanitation Inspection form should be used for environmental health inspections and determining compliance with non-food related health requirements such as water supply and sewage disposal. The Report of Environmental Sanitation Inspection form can be found on the Department?s website.
- Comments:
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An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was completed on November 4, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 12:40 pm and ended at 2:10 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 57 children present and 7 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, 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 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 November 14, 2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 22.1-289.035-B-2 Description: (Repeat violation) The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #4, who had been employed for ten months, did not have a completed national criminal background check. A copy of the results from staff #4's previous employment, dated 9/22/2023, were in the record. The program Director confirmed that the Criminal Record Results were from staff #4's previous employer and that a new Criminal Record Check had not been obtained for her current employment at this program. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-70 Description: Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment and each staff record is to have an emergency contact. Staff #5, who has been actively working at the center for the past 2 months, did not have a second reference check and a emergency contact with name, address and telephone number. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-260-B Description: The center shall have annual approval from the health department. The most recent health inspection report available for review was dated April 24, 2023 which is more than a year old. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-350-I Description: During the designated rest period, there shall be 1 staff per 10 children that are 16 months through 24 months old. Staff #1 was observed supervising 12 children (youngest 18 months old) napping in the toddler classroom. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-500-B Description: The diapering area shall have the appropriate disposal container that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the container. The diaper disposal container in the children's bathroom by the diapering table would not open with the step. 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.
