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Elizabeth Kaminski

A family day home in Norfolk, Virginia 23513

2709 Sewells Point Road, Norfolk, Virginia 23513. (757) 647-0185.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 10 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

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?

17 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 24, 2026.

10 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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

10 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

10 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Aug 24, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-800-840-B

    “The provider shall record in the child’s record an injury that occurs while at the family day home that includes all of the required information. The injury record for Child 1 did not include all of the required information.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-840-B.

Nov 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-800-240-A

    “Repeat Violation Areas and furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. The handrails at the entrance to the home had splintering, rotted wood and two nail heads sticking up, that was accessible to children.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-240-A.

  • 8VAC20-800-830-C

    “Repeat Violation Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation drills that include the weather conditions. The weather was not documented for the evacuation drills conducted in 2025.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-C.

Jul 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-800-920

    “When meals or snacks are provided by the family day home, the menu for the current one-week period shall be given to parents or posted or placed in an area accessible to parents. The current menu was not accessible to parents.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-920.

Jan 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-800-60-B

    “Children’s records are required to contain parental home and employment addresses and phone numbers. The record for child #1 was missing both parents work phone numbers. The record for Child #2 was missing the parent employment address and phone number. Both children were present during the inspection.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

Jul 24, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-800-240-A

    “Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the provider did not ensure that areas and furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe, and operable condition. Evidence: 1. There was a boat motor propped against the fence on the playground. The motor was not secured and presented a fall hazard. a.The caregiver confirmed the motor was a hazard.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-240-A.

  • 8VAC20-800-280

    “Based on observation and interview, it was determined the provider did not ensure that potentially poisonous substances, materials and supplies such as cleaning agents, disinfectants, and deodorizers were stored in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1.There was a can of Lysol Disinfectant spray on a low shelf accessible to children, in the family room. a.The caregiver confirmed the spray was in an accessible area.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-280.

  • 8VAC20-800-830-A

    “Based on record review and interviews, it was determined the provider did not ensure the emergency evacuation procedures were practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care. Evidence: 1.There was no documentation of an emergency evacuation drill practiced in April. a.The caregiver confirmed the drill was not documented.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-A.

  • 8VAC20-800-830-C

    “Based on record review and interviews, it was determined the provider did not ensure that all the required emergency drill information was documented. Evidence: 1.Documentation did not include identity of the person conducting the drill, number of caregivers and children participating, special conditions, the time it took to complete the drill and weather conditions. a.The caregiver confirmed the drill log in use did not include this information.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-C.

  • 8VAC20-800-940-A

    “Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the provider did not ensure temperatures shall be maintained at or below 40?F in refrigerator compartments. Evidence: The thermometer in the refrigerator measured 46 degrees.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-940-A.

Apr 5, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-790-180-B

    “Based on record review and interview it was determined the provider did not ensure they maintained a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: 1. The sign in sheet did not contain the names and times of arrival for 5 of the 6 children present during the inspection. 2. Provider confirmed that they had not documented the arrival of 5 of the 6 children in care for that day.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-180-B.

Apr 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • 22.1-289.058

    “Based on observation and interview it was determined the provider did not ensure that the home was equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. Evidence: 1. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the home. 2. Provider confirmed that they did not have a carbon monoxide detector.”

    Rule 22.1-289.058.

Sep 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-800-280

    “Based on observation it was determined the provider did not ensure that all potentially poisonous substances were in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: There were an open container of Clorox wipes in the bathroom used by the children in care.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-280.

  • 8VAC20-800-60-B

    “Based on record review it was determined the provider did not ensure that each child’s record contained all of the required information. Evidence: The record for child #1 did not contain the complete address for 1 of the 2 required emergency contacts.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

Apr 20, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-800-280

    “Based on observation it was determined the provider did not ensure that all poisonous materials were inaccessible to children. Evidence: The cabinet in the bathroom used by children in care was unlocked. There were medication and cleaning agents in this cabinet.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-280.

All 17 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 24, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Nov 13, 2025Inspection2 violations cited
Nov 13, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 29, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Jul 29, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 7, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 7, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Jul 24, 2024Inspection5 violations cited
Jul 24, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Dec 6, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Dec 6, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Apr 5, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Apr 5, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Sep 1, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Sep 1, 2022Inspection2 violations cited
Apr 20, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Apr 20, 2022Inspection1 violation cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Dec 6, 2027.
  • Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 9 children.
Source:

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.

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 143 child care providers in the City of Norfolk, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 10.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

11 of the 143 in the City of Norfolk, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Elizabeth Kaminski This child care provider10
Oakwood Chapel Academy35
Phillis Combo1
Rosemary Everette1
Katrina Briggs10
Dionne Wright6
Bank Street Memorial Baptist Church26
HRCAP Oakmont North8
KCE Champions @ Coleman Place Elementary School6
Ms. Tina Stokes15
KCE Champions LLC @ Tanners Creek Elementary6
Jaquetta Kershaw5

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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