St. Stephen Lutheran Church
A religious exempt child day center in Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
612 Jamestown Road, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. (757) 229-6688.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Feb 42026 the latest visit on record
- 56 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 4, 2026.
4 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Feb 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 200 words
“The center did not ensure, to request results of a criminal history record information check, 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 prior to the employment. 1.Staff #1, who has been working for more than 5 months, has lived in two different states outside of Virginia within the last 5 years. Staff #1 did not have the results of a criminal check, sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for one state and did not have the sex offender check and child abuse and neglect search for another state . 2. Staff #7, who has been working for more than 5 months, did not have the results of a sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for one state where they had lived in the last five years. 3. Staff #9, who has been working for more than 5 months, did not have the results of a sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for one state where they had lived in the last five years.”
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22.1-289.049-A
“The center shall require from the person enrolling the child information regarding previous child day care. The records for child #1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 did not include previous child care and schools attended.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-A
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The following staff did not have updated background checks are required. 1.The most recent central registry check for staff #3 was overdue by 6 months and the sworn statement was overdue by 4 months. 2.The most recent central registry check for staff #5 was overdue by 6 months and the sworn statement was overdue by 4 months. 3.The most recent criminal records check for staff #6 was overdue by 5 months.. 4.The most recent criminal records check for staff #7 was overdue by 4 months and the sworn statement was overdue by 4 months.”
Jan 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on staff interviews, the center did not ensure handwashing by staff and children occurred before eating.
“Evidence: Center Staff in the 3 year old room verified the children use hand sanitizer before eating and not always do they wash their hands which is a required established procedure that is to be implemented.”
Jan 31, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on inspection and interview with staff, the center has not established and implemented procedures for a daily simple health screening and exclusion of sick children by a trained person.
“Evidence: Staff #3 confirmed that there was not a trained person on site to conduct a daily simple health screening.”
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Based on inspection and interview with staff, the center did not ensure all staff are able to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect.
“Evidence: Staff #3 confirmed that the staff has not received required information on child abuse and neglect.”
Nov 15, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, in two of three records reviewed, the center did not ensure that staff had obtained background checks for employees, volunteer, or any other person who is expected to be alone with one or more children enrolled in the religious exempt child day center, a sworn statement or affirmation before employment or commencement of service at the facility and a search of central registry ( CPS ) within 30 days of employment.
“Evidence: The Administrator confirmed the following Staff #1-(hire date 9-19-2019) CPS dated 12-5-2019 and sworn statement dated 9-28-2019 Staff #2-(hire date 9-6-2019) CPS dated 3-22-2020 and sworn statement dated 3-10-2020”
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Based on record review, one of three staff records reviewed, the center did not ensure staff obtained a fingerprint check results prior to the first day of employment.
“Evidence: The Administrator confirmed Staff #1 (date of hire 9-19-2019) began employment prior to obtaining fingerprint results. Fingerprint check results dated 9-26-20219.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Feb 10, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 56 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 30, 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 4 child care providers in the City of Williamsburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 4.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Walnut Hills Baptist Church | 2 |
| St. Stephen Lutheran Church This child care provider | 4 |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Americas | 8 |
| Williamsburg Campus Childcare, Inc. | 18 |
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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026.
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