Scott County Public School Head Start-Nickelsville
A child day center in Nickelsville, Virginia 24271
11477 Nickelsville Highway, Nickelsville, Virginia 24271. (276) 479-2790.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 252026 the latest visit on record
- 20 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 Mar 25, 2026.
2 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
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. 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 |
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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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Oct 21, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall implement monthly practice evacuation drills.
“The center did not have documentation of an evacuation drill for 5/2024.”
Apr 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“This is a repeat violation. Based on observation and measurement, the resilient surfacing did not meet the resilient surfacing measurement. Evidence: In the front and back use zone of the swings pea gravel measured approximately 0-4 inches. The use zone of swings is twice the height of the swing beam in front and back of the swing. The required depth is 6 inches.”
Oct 2, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation and measurement, the required depth of resilient surfacing was not maintained. Evidence: 1. Approximately 5 feet In front of the swings and in back of the swings, the pea gravel measured less than the 6 inches required. Bare dirt was showing in some spots.”
May 1, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation and measurement, where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing failed to comply with minimum safety standard. Evidence: 1. In front of the swings and in back of the swings there was bare ground showing approximately two feet by one foot in the in the fall zone. Gravel measured 2-3 inches around the bare areas.”
Oct 24, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-320-B
“Based on measurement, the center had a water supply that was higher than the maximum required. Evidence: 1. The water temperature in the bathroom the children use measured 122 degrees.”
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on measurement, the playground equipment did not have the required resilient surfacing depth in the fall zones. Evidence: 1. The resilient surfacing measured approximately 0-3 inches in front of the swings where the children typically land.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“The center failed to have all the required information in a child’s record. Evidence: 1. Child record #4 did not have two emergency addresses.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 1, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 24, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 5, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 10 months - 5 years 11 months.
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 2.
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-Nickelsville This child care provider | 2 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Shoemaker #1 and #2 | 3 |
| Shoemaker Early Head Start 1 and 2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start -Duffield #1 and #2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Shoemaker #4 | 4 |
| 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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