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.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 232026 the latest visit on record
- 50 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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.
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.
| 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.
Jul 23, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
Jul 24, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
Aug 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Jul 27, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Inspection | 5 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.
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 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Saint Mary Star of the Sea School This child care provider | 8 |
| Ambassadors For Jesus Christ | 52 |
| Melissa Smith | 12 |
| Sunshine Faces LLC-2042 | 59 |
| Latasha Gaud | 14 |
| Sunshine Faces LLC-2056 | 47 |
| Vanessa Coleman | 4 |
| The Hope Center | 13 |
| KiddyCity Daycare, LLC-Hampton | 5 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas-Hamp | 28 |
| Wythe Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Community Presbyterian Church | 8 |
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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