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Karter School Of South Riding
25235 Elk Lick Road
Chantilly, VA 20152
(703) 729-5755

Current Inspector: Charles Perkins (703) 309-3963

Inspection Date: July 8, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:
8 VAC 20-780 Administration
8 VAC 20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training
8 VAC 20-780 Physical Plant
8 VAC 20-780 Staffing and Supervision
8 VAC 20-780 Programs
8 VAC 20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8 VAC 20-780 Special Services
8 VAC 20-820 THE LICENSE
8 VAC 20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8 VAC 20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Technical Assistance:
* Discussion that effective 11/15/23, to be authorized to give seizure rescue nasal spray to a child in your care, a provider must meet ONE of the following criteria:
1. Holds a current MAT Certificate AND a current MAT Seizure Rescue Nasal Spray Online Course Completion Certificate;
2. Holds a current MAT Certificate AND a current MAT Epilepsy for Certified Providers Certificate; or
3. Holds a current MAT Epilepsy for Uncertified Providers Certificate.

* Discussion that effective January 1, 2025, 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.

* The Code of Virginia, ? 22.1-289.035 A, requires that all background check components be completed for all applicants for employment, employees, applicants to serve as volunteers, and volunteers prior to employment or beginning to serve as a volunteer and every five years thereafter. VDOE had previously required that both Virginia and out-of-state child abuse and neglect checks be requested within 30 days of employment. Instead, these requests must be submitted prior to the date of employment.

This change allows prospective employees and volunteers to be provisionally hired upon receipt of a satisfactory fingerprint check signified by written documentation from the Office of Background Investigations stating that the individual is eligible for hire. Provisionally hired employees and volunteers must be in the line of sight of at least one other staff member who has a complete and satisfactory background check and must not be left alone with children until all components of the background checks required in? 22.1-289.035 of the Code of Virginia are complete.

New applicants for employment and volunteering hired on or after July 1, 2024, may be provisionally hired if the applicant has received qualifying results on a fingerprint-based background check through the Central Criminal Records Exchange or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Current employees must continue to meet the requirements set out in ? 22.1-289.035 of the Code. Previous background check requirements apply to all applicants and volunteers hired prior to July 1, 2024.

* Discussion that the term ?resided? or lived in any other state is not limited to only a legal residence. The regulation, Background Checks For Child Day Programs And Family Day Systems in 8VAC20-770 states that ?living in? means to reside in a place for an extended or permanent period of time. Per Code requirements stated above, all applicants for employment are required to obtain the out-of-state background checks for any state the applicant has lived in the past five years. This would include a person living in another state due to a military assignment or to attend school for an extended period of time.

Comments:
This renewal inspection was initiated by licensing staff and concluded on 07/08/2024, between the hours of 9 am to 1:30 pm. There were 63 children present, ranging from infant to preschool-age, with 13 staff supervising; across 4 classrooms. The children were engaged in the following: centers within their classroom, birthday cake project, circle time, story lime, learning, discovery, infant nap time, diaper changing, bathroom breaks, hand washing, and other organized activities. 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 children files, and 15 staff files were reviewed.

Information gathered during the inspection determined that there was (1) non-compliance with an applicable standard. This violation was documented on the Violation Notice issued to the center.

If you should have any questions, please call or send an email to charlie.perkins@doe.virginia.gov. Thank you.

Charlie Perkins,
Licensing Inspector
(703) 309-3963

Violations:
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-245-J-1
Description: Based on review, the center does not have in place a staff member who has satisfactorily completed a training program to safely perform a specific medication administration practice.

Evidence -
1. On the date of inspection (07/08/2024), a certificate of completion for MAT Auvi-Q was not available for review.
2. Currently, Child #6 has an Auvi-Q on site to be administered on an as needed basis.

Plan of Correction: Corrected on the date of inspection. At least one staff person has become certified in this training.

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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