Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. - Riverdale
A child day center in South Boston, Virginia 24592
1176 Huell Matthews Highway, South Boston, Virginia 24592. (434) 575-7916.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 132026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 13, 2026.
8 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 |
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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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Nov 12, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“The physical examination in the record of Child 1 was obtained approximately 48 days after the first day of attendance.”
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Prior to working alone with children and within seven days of the first day of employment, staff shall be provided in writing all of the required information.
“The documentation of required information provided in writing to Staff 3 was dated 10 days after the first day of employment.”
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“A spray bottle of ?Quat? disinfectant was unlocked in the floor of the girl’s bathroom in Class 1.”
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Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.
“The documentation of references for Staff 3 and Staff 5 were obtained after employment.”
Oct 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There was no physical examination in the record of Child #4, who had been enrolled for over 7 weeks.”
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REPEAT VIOLATION Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire.
“Staff #5 completed the course three months late”
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REPEAT VIOLATION Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles.
“The resilient surfacing measured less than an inch at the end of the yellow and purple slides and in multiple places under the equipment. Grass was observed in multiple areas of the fall zones.”
May 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that all staff complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation within 90 calendar days of hire.
“Evidence: The record for Staff 1 contained a documented hire date of 01/29/2024; no documentation of Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation was available for review. Staff 5 and 6 confirmed this information was not available.”
Oct 26, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
The inspectors’ words, 217 words
“Based on observation, and measurements, the center failed to ensure that where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. 1. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the red dome climbing equipment (approximately 48 inches tall) measured approximately 3 inches on the outer edge. 2. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the yellow/red dome climbing equipment (approximately 48 inches tall) measured approximately 3 inches on the outer edge. 3. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with yellow slide measured approximately 2 inches around the climbing platform and less than 1 inch at the base of the slide. Ground was visible at the base of the slide. 4. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with 2 purple slides measured approximately 2 inches around the climbing platforms and less than 1 inch at the base of the slides. Ground was visible at the base of both slides. 5. The resilient surfacing (pea gravel) in the fall zone of the climbing equipment with the horizontal ladder (approximately 66 inches tall) measured approximately 2 inches.”
Nov 29, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: The record for Child 5 did not contain a physical examination. The record indicated the child’s first day of attendance was 8/24/2022.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure the separate record for each enrolled child shall contain all of the elements as required by the standards. Evidence: The record for Child 5 did not contain documentation of chronic physical problems and pertinent developmental information and any special accommodation needed, previous child day care and schools attended by the child and name of any additional program or schools that the child is concurrently attending.”
May 23, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation and discussion with staff, the center failed to ensure that medications, except for those prescriptions designated otherwise by a written physician’s order, including refrigerated medication and staff’s personal medication, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Evidence: There were 6 individual packets of aspirin in the unlocked first aid kit on the playground.”
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Based on document review and discussion with staff, the center failed to ensure that for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“Evidence: The written record of daily attendance in Classroom 1 did not document the departure of each child.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 7, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 23, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 4, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years 10 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 60 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 7 child care providers in Halifax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. - Riverdale This child care provider | 8 |
| First Baptist Church | 0 |
| Emmanuel Seventh Day Adventist Church | 2 |
| Tots and Company Childcare | 15 |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. - Sydnor Jennings | 3 |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc - Mary Bethune | 13 |
| Rachel McQuigg | 0 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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