Highland School
A child day center in Warrenton, Virginia 20186
597 Broadview Avenue, Warrenton, Virginia 20186. (540) 878-2700.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 202026 the latest visit on record
- 199 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 May 20, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Dec 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire.
“Staff #4, employed for 21 years, did not have documentation of completing the VDOE sponsored online orientation course.”
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Prescription medications shall be maintained in the original, labeled container with the pharmacy issued prescription label attached including the prescriber’s instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration.
“Child #3 had a prescription medication on site that did not have the pharmacy issued prescription label attached.”
May 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“Based on interview and review of documentation, the program did not meet the requirement of providing an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official. Evidence: The most recent fire inspection was requested from the program during the inspection on 5/20/24 but was not provided to the inspector prior to the close of the inspection on 5/24/24.”
Dec 11, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“REPEAT Based on review of four staff records, the program did not obtain documentation of the results of a national fingerprint-based criminal background check prior to employment for one staff. Evidence: The fingerprint results on record for Staff #3, with an employment date of 9/13/23, were dated 9/19/23.”
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on review of four staff records, the program did not obtain documentation of a completed sworn disclosure statement for each staff prior to their date of employment. Evidence: The sworn disclosure on record for Staff #3, with an employment date of 9/13/23, was dated 9/15/23.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on review of four staff records, the program did not ensure that each staff member submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Evidence: The TB screening on record for Staff #1, with an employment date of 8/24/23, was dated 9/1/23. The TB screening on record for Staff #2, with an employment date of 8/30/23, was dated 9/2/23. The TB screening on record for Staff #3, with an employment date of 9/13/23, was dated 9/20/23.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Based on observation, the program did not ensure that medication, except for those prescriptions designated otherwise by written physician’s order, was kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevented access by children. Evidence: On 12/11/23 one two-year-old child’s emergency medication was observed in a pouch inside of a bookbag, hanging by the classroom door.”
May 23, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on review of two staff records, the center did not obtain documentation of the results of a national fingerprint-based background check prior to employment for a staff member. Evidence: The fingerprints on record for Staff #1, with an employment date of 9/2/22, were dated 9/13/22.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 139 words
“Based on review of two staff records, the center did not obtain the results of a criminal history record check or sex offender registry check from all states in which a staff member has resided within the past five years prior to employment, or the results of a central registry check from all states in which a staff member has resided within the past five years within 30 days of employment. Evidence: The record for Staff #1, with an employment date of 9/2/22, contained documentation that the staff member had resided in California within the past five years. The record did not contain documentation of the results of a criminal history check prior to employment or a central registry check within 30 days of employment from California. The sex offender registry check for the staff member was dated 5/23/23.”
Dec 5, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on review of three staff records, the center did not obtain documentation of the results of a national fingerprint background check prior to employment for a staff member. Evidence: The fingerprints on record for Staff #1, with an employment date of 8/2022, were dated 9/2/22.”
May 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on review of three staff records, the center did not obtain documentation of the results of a national, fingerprint-based background check prior to hire for one staff. Evidence: The fingerprints on record for Staff #2, with a hire date of 12/14/21, were dated 1/6/22.”
Nov 17, 2021: inspection4 deficiencies
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22VAC40-185-160-A
“Based on review of three staff records and interview with the provider, the center did not ensure that a staff member submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening within 21 days of employment. Evidence: The record for Staff C, with a start date of 8/23/21, did not contain the results of a negative TB screening.”
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22VAC40-185-160-C
“Based on review of three staff records and interview with the provider, the center did not ensure that a staff member obtained and submitted the results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening at least every two years. Evidence: The most recent TB screening on record for Staff A was dated 1/5/19.”
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63.2(17)-1721.1-B-2
“Based on review of three staff records and interview with the provider, the center did not obtain the results of a national fingerprint background check prior to date of hire for one staff. Evidence: The start date submitted by the center for Staff B was 8/23/21. Staff B’s orientation was dated 8/23/21. The national fingerprint background check results on record for Staff B were dated 8/24/21.”
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63.2(17)-1721.1-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 187 words
“Based on review of three staff records and interview with the provider, the center did not obtain the results of a criminal history record check or sex offender registry check from all states in which staff members have resided within the past five years prior to employment, or the results of a central registry check from all states in which staff members have resided within the past five years within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. The sworn statement on record for Staff B, dated 5/9/21, indicated that the staff member had lived in California within the past five years. The record for Staff B, with a start date of 8/23/21, does not contain the results of a criminal history record check, sex offender registry check, or central registry check from California. 2. The sworn statement on record for Staff C, dated 9/29/20, indicated that the staff member had lived in New Mexico within the past five years. The record for Staff C, with a re-hire date of 8/23/21, does not contain the results of a criminal history record check or central registry check from New Mexico.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 20, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 23, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 17, 2021 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 10, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 199 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 50 child care providers in Fauquier County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Fauquier Community Child Care, Inc.- C.M. Bradley Elementary | 9 |
| Highland School This child care provider | 7 |
| Saint James Episcopal Church | 1 |
| Warrenton United Methodist Church | 6 |
| Walnut Grove Child Care Center #3 | 11 |
| Meadowbrook Child Development Ctr | 39 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care - Brumfield | 2 |
| Central Head Start Center | 3 |
| Children of America Warrenton, LLC | 41 |
| Sheila Martin | 17 |
| Jack & Jill Preschool & Child Care Center of Warrenton | 30 |
| Warrenton Presbyterian Church | 2 |
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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