St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA) of Charlottesville, VA
A religious exempt child day center in Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
100 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903. (434) 293-0792.
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The short answer
- 1 deficiency in the last three years
- Apr 142026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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 Apr 14, 2026.
1 violation 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2024. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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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.
Apr 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the Religious Exempt Provider failed to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment.
“Evidence: 1. The LI observed children climbing a rope on the swing set that the ground was visible and the mulch was washed away.”
Aug 22, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to ensure each staff member has been certified by a physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his/her supervision.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 documented the start date as 6/27/22. The record did not contain a staff health report. 2. The director verified the center did not obtain a staff health report for staff 1.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to have a completed central registry record check by the end of the 30th day of employment.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 documented the start date as 6/27/22. The record did not contain the results of a central registry background check. The record did contain the receipt of payment for the central registry background check dated 7/19/22. 2. The director verified the results for the central registry background check have not been received and the center has not followed up.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires May 12, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 60 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 40 child care providers in the City of Charlottesville, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| University Montessori School, Inc. | 18 |
| St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA) of Charlottesville, VA This child care provider | 1 |
| Jacqueline Tyree | 2 |
| The Covenant School | 3 |
| Montessori School of Charlottesville | 6 |
| Malcolm Cole Child Care Center | 19 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA Early Learning Center | 26 |
| Boar’s Head Outfitters | 32 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc at Charlottesville Early Learning Cen | 1 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA @ Jackson-Via Elementary | 2 |
| Tabitha Courtney | 1 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA @ Tall Oaks Elementary | 0 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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