New Beginnings Learning Center
1117 W. Nine Mile Road
Highland springs, VA 23075
(804) 322-7545
Current Inspector: Tara Barton (804) 381-8487
Inspection Date: Aug. 28, 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 (8VAC20-770)
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 conducted on August 28, 2024. The on-site inspection began at 2:45 p.m. and ended at 5:45 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 35 children present and 6 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 deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on September 16, 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: Documentation of a fingerprint based national criminal check shall be obtained for each staff prior to employment. Staff 5's date of employment was documented as 5 days prior to the center obtaining a fingerprint result. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-70 Description: The facility failed to have required documentation in each staff file. Two references as to character, reputation, and competence should be checked prior to employment. Staff 4, employed almost 2 months, had documentation of only one reference on file. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-350-B-4 Description: In groupings of children ages 3 years up to school age, the required ratio is one staff for every ten children. On 8/28/2024, there were 12 preschool children alone with 1 staff, while a second staff did a van run. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-560-M Description: No child shall be allowed to drink or eat while walking around. A child in the preschool room was walking around with a cup and eating a cracker. Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-580-L Description: Parental permission for transportation shall be secured before the scheduled activity. There was no parental permission for the center to provide transportation of children to and from school. Child care vans transport children to and from school daily. 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.
