Free Union Country School
4220 Free Union Road
Free union, VA 22940
(434) 978-1700
Current Inspector: Kelly Campbell (540) 309-2494
Inspection Date: Feb. 15, 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 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
- Technical Assistance:
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8VAC20-770-(BC) Background Checks (8VAC20-770)
22.1-(14.1) Background Checks Code
8VAC20-780-(3) Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780-(7) Special Care Provisions and Emergencies.
- Comments:
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An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on-site February 15, 2024 from 10:26am to 12:30pm. The director was available during the inspection. There were 21 children present with 5 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 5 child records and 5 staff records were reviewed.
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 5 business days from today. Please 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 again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventative measures. Please do not use staff names; list staff by positions only.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-245-A Description: Repeat Violation
Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to obtain an annual minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care for each staff.
Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 did not contain documentation of 16 hours of training from February 8, 2022 to February 7, 2023. Administration confirmed the training was not completed.
2. The record of staff #4 contained documentation of 6 hours of training from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Administration confirmed staff #4 didn't complete 16 hours of training.Plan of Correction: Improved tracking on the specific dates that are used for the 16 hours of training. Better understanding now that the date staff is hired starts 1yr. for hours to be accumulated.
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.
