Children's Palace Academy
4521 East Honeygrove Road
Virginia beach, VA 23455
(757) 581-6306
Current Inspector: Arlene Agustin (804) 629-7519
Inspection Date: June 27, 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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
- 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/.
- Comments:
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An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on June 26, 2024. The inspection began at 10:40am and ended at 12:40pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 18 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 5 staff record. 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.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-160-A Description: Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Staff #1 and Staff #2, re-hired for the summer, did not have documentation of a negative TB screening. Plan of Correction: The center responded with the following: Director reported that last summer, both Staff #1 and Staff #2 had completed a TB screenings and both negative. The center is unable to locate the documentation of the TB screenings. Both staff members will have their TB screening redone.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-580-B Description: Any vehicle used by the center for the transportation of children shall meet the safety standards set by the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The center?s transportation van used to transport children to and from fieldtrips has expired DMV State tags with a date of April 2024. Plan of Correction: The center responded with the following: The Director will go to the Department of Motor Vehicles building to get up to date State tags for the transportation van. It was renewed the following day and the new expiration date for the State tags is April 2026.
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.
