Scott County Public School Head Start-Shoemaker #1 and #2
A child day center in Gate City, Virginia 24251
231 Bishop Street, Gate City, Virginia 24251. (276) 386-2502.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jan 122026 the latest visit on record
- 40 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Jan 12, 2026.
3 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Oct 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There were no physical exams in the record for child #3 and #4.”
Oct 28, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Centre are required to have a flashlight and a working battery operated radio.
“The center did not have a flashlight or a working battery operated radio.”
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Child records are required to have two emergency contacts with addresses and a proof of ID within 7 days of attendance.
“Child #2 and #5 did not have two addresses for their emergency contacts. Child #5 did not have proof of ID.”
Sep 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“Based on interview and record review, the center did not have monthly practice evacuation drill documentation. Evidence: 1. The teacher stated the drills had been completed in August but not documented.”
Nov 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-340-A
The inspectors’ words, 134 words
“Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure when staff are supervising children that staff shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Evidence: On November 10, 2022, staff #1, #2 and #3 lined up 14 children ages 3 and 4 yrs. old at approximately 10:23 am to go to lunch which is located in the public school building. The classroom is in a mobile unit on the school grounds approximately 250 ft. away. After eating lunch and cleaning up, at approximately 10:50 a.m, staff #1 counted 13 children. Staff #2 ran to the classroom where a child, four years old, was found crying and sitting in a chair inside the classroom. Interviews with staff #1 and #2 determined that the child was left alone and unsupervised in the classroom for approximately 27 minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age are always within actual sight and sound supervision. Evidence: Interviews with staff #1 and staff #2 determined that a child, four years old, was out of sight and sound supervision for approximately 27 minutes. The child was alone and unsupervised in the classroom when three staff and 13 other children left the classroom to go to the cafeteria inside the school building.”
Feb 7, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on record reviews, the facility failed to have staff obtain and submit a repeat tuberculosis screening every two years from the date of the first initial screening. Evidence: 1. The inspector reviewed three staff records. Staff record #1 contained a tuberculosis screening dated 08/30/2019.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on record reviews, the facility failed to ensure that staff complete the Virginia Preservice training within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: 1. The inspector reviewed three staff records. Staff #3’s date of employment is 10/22/2021. Staff has not completed the Virginia Preservice training.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 28, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 10 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 40 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 8 child care providers in Scott County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 3.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Shoemaker #1 and #2 This child care provider | 3 |
| Shoemaker Early Head Start 1 and 2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Shoemaker #4 | 4 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Nickelsville | 2 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start -Duffield #1 and #2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Weber City | 2 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Duffield Early Head Start | 7 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Weber City Early 1 & 2 | 3 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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