Gayle Dunn
A family day home in Tappahannock, Virginia 22560
1331 Hoskins Drive, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560. (804) 443-4993.
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The short answer
- 0 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 222026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
17 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 22, 2026.
0 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
9 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
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| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
Dec 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-280
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure potentially poisonous substances, materials and supplies such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants, deodorizers, plant care chemicals, pesticides, and petroleum distillates were stored away from food in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1. A bottle of Once and Done Resilient Floor Cleaner was stored on the counter next to the sink in the bathroom accessible to children.”
Jun 21, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure that areas and furnishings were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Evidence: 6 out of 11 children’s rest mats were ripped and had exposed foam. The children were observed sleeping on the mats.”
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8VAC20-800-40-A
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“Based on observation and interview, the provider did not ensure that the total number of children receiving care at any one time does not exceed the maximum licensed capacity of the home. Evidence: At 12:15 pm two children got off the bus and came into the home increasing the number of children in care from 11 to 13. The home is only licensed to care for 12 children. When asked, the provider stated that the children are usually picked up by their aunt at the end of the driveway but do sometimes have to come in and wait for a few minutes. The children were picked up at 12:16 pm.”
May 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the provider did not ensure indoor slides and climbing equipment over 18 inches high were not over bare floor.
“Evidence: The indoor double slide climber, was observed on the bare wood floor with children playing on it. The lower platform is approximately 20 inches from the floor and the upper platform is approximately 27 inches from thee floor.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Aug 22, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 6 child care providers in Essex County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 0.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Gayle Dunn This child care provider | 0 |
| Mount Landing Children’s Center | 7 |
| Tender Care Children’s Center | 28 |
| Tappahannock Junior Academy | Not given |
| Mile High Kids and Community Development - Essex | 8 |
| Ephesus Baptist Church | 2 |
| Blossoms Childcare Center | 21 |
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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026.
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