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Saint Mary Star of the Sea School

A religious exempt child day center in Hampton, Virginia 23663

14 North Willard Avenue, Hampton, Virginia 23663. (757) 723-6358.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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?

4 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 23, 2026.

8 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

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

8 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.

Jul 23, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.031-A-4

    “Each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. The center was unable to provide the documentation Staff #2 and Staff #3 health report. Staff #2 and Staff #3 worked in childcare program.”

    Rule 22.1-289.031-A-4.

  • 22.1-289.035-B-1

    “Each staff prior to hire should have a a completed sworn statement or affirmation. The center was unable to provide sworn statement or affirmation documentation for staff #3 and staff #5. Staff #3 and Staff #5 have worked with the children in the childcare program.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

  • 22.1-289.035-B-4

    “The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center was unable to provide documentation that a request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry and sex offender check from one state and criminal background check, child abuse and neglect registry and sex offender check from second state that Staff #4 lived in . Staff #4 has been employed and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

Jul 24, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • Each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.

    “The center was unable to provide the health report for Staff #2 and Staff #3.”

    Rule 22.1-289.031-A-4.

  • The staff need to have a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth prior to employment.

    “The center did not have sworn statements for staff #2 and staff #3 who were working. during the summer with the children.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

  • 22.1-289.035-B-2

    “National Fingerprint Check results for staff shall be completed Prior to Employment. Staff #2 and Staff #3 currently working in the summer did not have fingerprint results available during the inspection.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • 22.1-289.035-B-3

    “Central Registry Request shall be submitted Prior to Employment. The center did not have documentation that the Central Registry was requested prior to employment for Staff #3.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

Aug 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not ensure to obtain a copy of the results of a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

    “Evidence: Staff #2 lived outside in Virginia in the past 5 years . Information was provided on the Sworn Statement. Staff #2 lived in Georgia. The center was not able to provide a results for the Sex Offender Check for the state Georgia and Child Abuse and Neglect Registry for State of Georgia. Confirmed with staff.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

Jul 27, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Based on observation and staff interviews, the center did not ensure that there was a certification that the child day center has disclosed in writing to the parents or guardians of the children in the center the fact that it is exempt from licensure and has posted the fact that it is exempt from licensure in a visible location on the premises and posted the qualifications of the personnel employed.

    “Evidence: Center Camp Coordinator confirmed there was nothing posted for the public regarding exemption from licensure and the staff qualifications and there was nothing given to parents / guardians in writing regarding exemption from licensure.”

    Rule 22.1-289.031-A.

  • Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure each person in a supervisory position must be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.

    “Evidence: The records for Staff #1 and Staff #2 did not include the annual staff report at the time of the inspection. Center Camp Coordinator Staff #1 and Staff #2 were working with children in a supervisory capacity.”

    Rule 22.1-289.031-A-4.

  • Based on observation and staff interviews, the center did not ensure the required aspects of the child day center’s operations are described in a written statement were provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public.

    “Evidence: The Center Camp Coordinator confirmed the following required aspects of the center /information was not in a written statement and made available to parents or the public as required. physical facilities, enrollment capacity food services health requirements for the staff, public liability insurance.”

    Rule 22.1-289.031-A-6.

  • Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not ensure, all staff had obtained an out of state criminal history name check ( CRC ) prior to the first day of employment.

    “Evidence: The record for Staff #2 did not include a CRC prior to the first day of employment. The CRC was dated 6-28-23. Staff #2 was observed working during the inspection and confirmed their first day working with children was 6-20-2023.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • Based on a review of 5 staff records and staff interviews, the provider did not ensure each staff member had obtained by their first day or employment a sworn statement of affirmation and by end of the 30th day of hire the results of the Central Registry ( CPS ) finding for the state of Virginia.

    “Evidence: The record for Staff #2 (date of hire 6-19-2023) did not include documentation of a CPS check conducted. Staff #2 was observed working during the inspection and confirmed their first day working with children was 6-20-2023.”

    Rule 8VAC20-770-40-D-2.

All 4 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 23, 2026Inspection3 violations cited
Jul 24, 2025Inspection4 violations cited
Aug 2, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Jul 27, 2023Inspection5 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Nov 19, 2026.
  • Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 50 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 75 child care providers in the City of Hampton, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 8.
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 75 in the City of Hampton, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Saint Mary Star of the Sea School This child care provider8
Ambassadors For Jesus Christ52
Melissa Smith12
Sunshine Faces LLC-204259
Latasha Gaud14
Sunshine Faces LLC-205647
Vanessa Coleman4
The Hope Center13
KiddyCity Daycare, LLC-Hampton5
Young Mens Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas-Hamp28
Wythe Presbyterian Church1
Community Presbyterian Church8

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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Source:

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

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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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