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Harvest Child Care/BEVC
1017 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
(804) 861-2850

Current Inspector: Tara Barton (804) 381-8487

Inspection Date: March 9, 2020

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)

Technical Assistance:
According to the Virginia Dept of Health, please let bleach/water solution sit for a minimum of two minutes to adequately sanitize.

Staff Information Sheet provided

Comments:
An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted with center director and center staff on March 9, 2020 to determine compliance with the licensing standards. There were 33 children present, ranging in age from 5 months to 5 years. The children were having rest time, waking for afternoon snack, and playing outside on the blacktop with age appropriate toys. Snack served today: Chex mix and apples. The school age children arrived from school. Five staff files and five children's files were reviewed - please see Supplemental Summary for missing items. The last evacuation drill was conducted 2/11/2020; please conduct a shelter in place drill soon. The last health inspection was conducted 8/27/2019. The last fire inspection was conducted 4/25/2019. Time of today's inspection: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please call me if you have any questions at 804-662-9766 or e-mail tara.barton@dss.virginia.gov.

Violations:
Standard #: 22VAC40-185-90--A
Description: Based on the review of childrens records and staff interview, the facility failed to have a written agreement between the parent and the center in each child's file by the first day of attendance to include: a statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease, as defined by the State Board of Health and secondly the center will notify the parent when the child becomes ill and that the parent will arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible if so requested by the center. Evidence: the written statement was not included in the signed agreement in five children's files.

Plan of Correction: LI provided the VDSS model form that includes the written agreement. The facility will have all parents sign the required written statement.
*Most of the parents signed the written statement by 3/12/2020.

Standard #: 22VAC40-185-450-C
Description: Based on staff interview, the facility failed to wash crib sheets daily as required. Evidence: center staff advised that parents provide one sheet for the week and they are sent home on Fridays to be washed.

Plan of Correction: Center staff will ensure that crib sheets are clean and are washed daily.
**Center director received an order of crib sheets on 3/12/2020.

Standard #: 22VAC40-185-550-D
Description: Based on review of the emergency drill log, the facility failed to conduct two shelter in place drills each year. Evidence: the last recorded shelter in place drill was conducted March 2019.

Plan of Correction: Center director will conduct a shelter in place drill this month.

Standard #: 22VAC40-191-60-C-2
Description: Based on review of five staff files, the facility failed to have documentation of a completed search of the central registry for each staff within 30 days of employment. Evidence: Staff 3 (date of hire 5/11/2019) did not have a completed search of the central registry within 30 days of hire.

Plan of Correction: Center director will submit a new search of the central registry for Staff 3 if the original can not be located.
* A new search of the central registry check was sent to OBI.

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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