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Hopkins House - Helen Day Preschool Academy
1224 Princess Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(571) 480-4087

Current Inspector: Christina Bakonyi (571) 596-3655

Inspection Date: April 23, 2021

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:
22VAC40-185 ADMINISTRATION.
22VAC40-185 STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING.
22VAC40-185 PHYSICAL PLANT.
22VAC40-185 STAFFING AND SUPERVISION.
22VAC40-185 PROGRAMS.
22VAC40-185 SPECIAL CARE PROVISIONS AND EMERGENCIES.
22VAC40-185 SPECIAL SERVICES.
22VAC40-80 THE LICENSE.
22VAC40-191 Background Checks (22VAC40-191)
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
63.2(17) License & Registration Procedures

Comments:
This inspection was conducted by licensing staff using an alternate remote protocol, necessary due to a state of emergency health pandemic declared by the Governor of Virginia.

A renewal inspection was initiated and concluded on April 23, 2021. The director was contacted by telephone to initiate the inspection. There were 31 children present and 10 staff. The inspector emailed the director a list of items required to complete the inspection. The Inspector reviewed three children?s records and three staff records submitted by the facility to ensure documentation was complete.

Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance(s) with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the facility.

The Licensing Inspector has reviewed with the provider COVID-19 Essential Guidance for Child Care programs.

Thank you for your cooperation today. If there are questions, please contact karen.dickens@dss.virginia.gov.

Violations:
Standard #: 22VAC40-185-260-A
Description: Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not obtain an annual fire inspection from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.

Evidence:
1. The last annual fire inspection was 06/24/2019.
2. Staff #4 confirmed that the last fire inspection was conducted 06/24/2019.

Plan of Correction: The Fire Official has been contacted to conduct an inspection.

Standard #: 22VAC40-185-550-B
Description: Based on record review, the center did not ensure that the emergency plan was reviewed and updated annually.

Evidence:
1. The emergency plan was last updated on 03/12/2020.

Plan of Correction: The Emergency Plan will be reviewed and updated.

Standard #: 22VAC40-191-60-C-2
Description: Based on record review, staff records do not contain documentation of a completed Central Registry Check.

Evidence:
1. Staff # 1's record(Date of hire-03/22/16) contains an expired Central Registry Results dated 04/12/2016.
2. Staff #2's record (Date of hire-10/7/2019) does not contain documentation of a completed Central Registry Results.

Plan of Correction: A new Central Registry Search will be conducted for the expired Central Registry and the center will contact the Office of Background Investigations to retrieve results for staff member that is missing documentation. If not found, the center will conduct a new search. Once results are obtained, the center will email the results to the licensing inspector.

Disclaimer:
This information is provided by the Virginia Department of Social Services, which neither endorses any facility nor guarantees that the information is complete. It should not be used as the sole source in evaluating and/or selecting a facility.


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