Kempsville Academy, Inc. t/a Barefoot Kids
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464
1458 Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23464. (757) 467-1234.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 52026 the latest visit on record
- 147 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 5, 2026.
10 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Mar 5, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-150-B
“Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The immunization record for child #1 was not signed.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #1 updated screening was due 1 month ago and had not yet been completed.”
Aug 22, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence and includes all of the required information. The injury record for child #1 did not contain the child’s last name and two signatures.”
Mar 10, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The results of a central registry check were not on file for Staff #1 who has been employed for more than 30 days. Staff #1 was observed alone with a group of children during the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Repeat Violation The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. In a preschool classroom the plastic on a sensory box was broken and had a jagged edge. In the bathroom the linoleum was peeling away around the base of the toilet.”
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, all of the requirements shall apply. In a preschool classroom the menu listing foods to be served was not dated. In another preschool classroom a notice indicated the menu could be viewed in the main building. The menu was not posted in the main building.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for two months, was missing the address of one emergency contact.”
Sep 24, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“Staff #3, employed for 1 month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry and sex offender check from one state and no documentation of requesting a central registry check, criminal history check and sex offender check from a different state.”
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Repeat Violation The center is required to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“On the playground there was standing water in a rocker seesaw and on a tarp covering the sand box area. On the playground there were three screw heads protruding from a plastic fence and the bench of a picnic table was cracked and had a jagged edge. The screw heads and the cracked bench posed a scratch or snag hazard. In the 3-4 year old classroom there was a finger sized hole in the wall and the drywall was exposed.”
Feb 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Repeat violation Based on observation and interviews, it was determined that the facility did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center were maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. There were six rusty nail heads protruding from a wooden pallet used for the children’s gardening. 2. The owner confirmed the the nail heads were sticking up from the wood.”
Aug 21, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of 5 staff records it was determined the center did not ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening prior to employment beginning. Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #1 did not contain documentation of a tuberculosis (TB) screening. 2. The Director confirmed the record for Staff #1 did not contain documentation of a TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In the bathroom of the Ladybug classroom there was insulation protruding from a hole in the wall next to the toilet. The hole was approximately 10? wide and the insulation was accessible to children. 2. Staff #6 confirmed there was a hole in the wall accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-290-A-3
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that electrical outlets have protective covers. Evidence: 1. In the Ducklings classroom there was an electrical outlet without a protective cover in an open floor cabinet. This cabinet was accessible to children. 2. Staff #6 confirmed there was no protective cover on the outlet.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that for children, from three years old to the age of eligibility to attend school, one staff member for every 10 children is maintained when children are in care. Evidence: 1. The four year class was on the playground with Staff #3. There were eleven children and one staff member supervising. The center did not maintain the 1:10 ratio required for four year old children. 2. Staff #3 confirmed the class was not in the 1:10 ratio.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that when food is brought from home it is clearly dated and label in a way that identifies the owner. Evidence: 1. In the infant room refrigerator there were four bottles containing formula or breast milk that did not have dates on them. 2. The Director confirmed the bottles did not have dates.”
Aug 3, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on observation and interviews, it was determined that the facility did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition.
“Evidence: 1. There were two picnic tables located on the large playground that had a section where the wood was cracked and splintering. 2. Staff #10 (Program Director) confirmed the picnic tables were not in a safe and operable condition.”
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Based on a review of the medication being stored at the facility, it was determined that the facility did not ensure that in order to administer prescription medication, the center has obtained written authorization from a parent or guardian.
“Evidence: 1. The written authorization for the medication (Ventolin inhaler) for child #10 was not signed by the parent. 2. Staff #10 (Program Director) confirmed that there was medication for child #10 did not have written authorization from the parent to be given.”
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Based on a review of the emergency drill log and interview, it was determined that the licensee did not ensure that the center shall maintain a record of the dates of the practice drills for one year.
“Evidence: 1. The emergency drill log did not have documentation to indicate an emergency evacuation drill was completed for the months of April through July 2022. 2. Staff #10 Program Director) and staff #5 both confirmed that an emergency evacuation drill had been completed each, but that the information was not documented on the emergency drill log.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 24, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 8, 2027.
- Ages: 2 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 147 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 2, 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 10.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| St. Matthew’s School | 20 |
| New Light Full Gospel Baptist Church | 7 |
| Kempsville Academy, Inc. t/a Barefoot Kids This child care provider | 10 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS - INDIAN RIVER FAMILY YMCA | 57 |
| Hope Lutheran Church | 6 |
| Lucila Figuereo | 2 |
| Randee Holmes | 5 |
| Marrilyn Davis | 5 |
| Childtime Learning Center 1019 | 17 |
| First Discovery Academy | 5 |
| Kid’s Kingdom Child Development Center LLC- Virginia Beach | 27 |
| Kidz World Learning Center | 5 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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