Essential Christian Academy, LLC
628 Cambridge Street, Unit 102
Fredericksburg, VA 22405
(540) 681-1897
Current Inspector: Shawanda Henderson (540) 216-1434
Inspection Date: Nov. 20, 2024
Complaint Related: No
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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
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/.
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:
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An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was completed on 11/20/2024. The inspection began at 2:17 pm and ended at 4:00 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 13 children present and 3 staff. The inspector reviewed four children?s records and three staff records. 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 12/06/2024. 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: The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Caregiver #1, who had been employed for seven months, did not have a completed national criminal background check. Caregiver #2, who had been employed for nine months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-770-60-C-2 Description: For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service.
Caregiver #1 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over seven months. Caregiver #2 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over nine months.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-130-A Description: The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.
The record for Child B, enrolled for over a year, were missing the documentation of a immunization.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-140-A Description: Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a
physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
The record for Child B, enrolled for over a year, were missing the documentation of a immunization.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-40-G Description: The center shall meet the proof of child identity and age requirements as stated in ? 22.1-289.049 of the Code of Virginia.
Child A did not have documentation of proof of age and identity and has been enrolled at the center for 6 months.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-60-A Description: Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
The records for Child B and child C, enrolled for over a year, were missing the following required components: documentation of child updates and confirmation of up-to-date
information in the child's record as required by 8VAC20-780-420 E 3.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-330-B Description: Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards.
The resilient surfacing around the playground equipment did not comply with minimum requirements, measuring less than one inch in the fall zones.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-550-E Description: Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.
There were no documentation of a shelter in placed drill being conducted, the drill was over a year past due.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-550-F Description: Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
There were no documentation of a lockdown drill being conducted, the drill was over a year past due.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.
