James City County Parks & Recreation-Clara Byrd Baker
A child day center in Williamsburg, Virginia 23185
3131 Ironbound Road, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. (757) 592-3461.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 282026 the latest visit on record
- 200 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 May 28, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 28, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There were two bottles of sanitizing cleaning solution on a table in the cafeteria, accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-540-B
“Each first aid kit shall be easily accessible to staff but not to children. The first aid kit was on a table in the cafeteria, accessible to children.”
Oct 27, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #2, who is currently working, was dated three days after their first day of employment.”
Dec 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation and staff interview the center did not ensure that provisions shall be made for an individual place for each child’s personal belongings.
“Evidence: The director confirmed that the baskets for children to use for their personal belongings were not big enough so the children’s personal belongings were all together on tables in the cafeteria.”
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Based on observation and staff interviews the center did not ensure for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“Evidence: The director confirmed that the attendance record showed 18 children checked in when there were 19 children present.”
Aug 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of 5 staff records and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure staff completed 16 hours of annual training.
“Evidence: The record for staff #5 only included 3 hours of annual training. Center Coordinator confirmed the training hours for the year.”
May 25, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure the center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.
“Evidence: The Center Director confirmed there was not a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. The record for child # 1 included a diagnosed food allergy (peanuts) from a physician. Child #1 was in care during the inspection”
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Based on record review and staff interviews, the licensee did not ensure there was a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
“Evidence: The record for child # 1 has a diagnosed food allergy (peanuts) and the record did not include a written care plan, to include instructions from a physician.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 25, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 27, 2028.
- Parks and Recreation Program Located in a Public School.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 200 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?
- 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 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 37 child care providers in James City County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| York County- Griffin -Yeates Head Start | 3 |
| La Petite Academy, INC- 7144 | 22 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Laurel Lane | 8 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Matthew Whaley | 2 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Clara Byrd Baker This child care provider | 5 |
| Williamsburg-James City County Community Action Agency, Inc-Jame | 8 |
| Williamsburg Parent Preschool, Inc. | 6 |
| The Kensington School, LLC | 8 |
| CREATIVE KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2, LLC | 49 |
| Creative Critters Learning Center IV LLC | 29 |
| Williamsburg United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Ivy Paige | 3 |
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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