Loch Meadow Kindergarten, Inc.
A child day center in Norfolk, Virginia 23505
7400 Hampton Boulevard, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. (757) 489-2008.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 112026 the latest visit on record
- 90 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 11, 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 Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Nov 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 | 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.
Nov 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-70
“The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person, which shall contain documentation of educational requirements prior to employment. The record for staff #1 did not have documentation of a high school diploma or transcripts.”
May 27, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. The following safety and maintenance issue was observed. Three tricycles in the outdoor play area had missing pedals causing a potential snagging or poking injury. Children were observed using the tricycles that were missing the pedals.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: The address of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The record for child #1 did not contain addresses for both emergency contacts.”
Apr 22, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-280-D
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that cleaning and sanitizing materials shall not be located above food, food equipment, utensils or single-service articles and shall be stored in areas physically separate from food. Evidence: 1. The four year old classroom had a cabinet that contained a bottle of rubbing alcohol and a bottle of hand sanitizer stored next to various food items. 2. The two year old classroom had a cabinet that contained a canister of sanitizing wipes, shaving cream and had sanitizer stored next to a box of cookies. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that the hazardous materials were stored next to food items.”
Dec 1, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on review and interview, the center failed to maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.
“Evidence: 1. The written allergy list was not available in every classroom where children were present. a. The allergy list was not dated as required. 2. Administrative staff stated the allergy list was only in the classroom of the child with a diagnosed food allergy.”
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Based on review, the center failed to ensure that medication shall be labeled with the child’s name.
“Evidence: 1. One over-the-counter medication for child 1 was not labeled with the child’s name. a. The medication was stored inside of a labeled bag.”
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Based on review and interview, the center failed to maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“Evidence: 1. The attendance record had not been completed in one classroom (pre-K) when reviewed at 11:25 am. 2. Classroom staff verified that attendance had not been completed.”
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Based on review, the center failed to ensure that the findings of the most recent inspection of the facility shall be posted on the premises.
“Evidence: 1. The findings of the most recent monitoring inspection conducted on 05/24/2022 were not posted. a. The findings of the 03/11/2021 inspection were posted.”
May 24, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a fingerprint background check prior to employment.
“Evidence: 1. The results of the fingerprint background check for staff 1 were obtained after her hire date of 03/01/2022. a. The fingerprint check was obtained on 03/10/2022. Administrative staff confirmed that staff 1 began work prior to receipt of the fingerprint background check.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a TB screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“Evidence: 1. Staff 1, hire date 03/01/2022, lacks documentation of a TB screening. 2. Administrative staff confirmed that staff 1 had not provided documentation of a current TB screening.”
Nov 10, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to obtain the results of a fingerprint background check prior to employment.
“Evidence: 1. The results of a fingerprint background check were not available for staff 1. Staff 1 began employment on 08/26/2021. 2. Administrative staff and Staff 1 stated that a fingerprint background check had been requested however, no results were available.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center failed to obtain a copy of the 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.
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Evidence: 1. The results of a central registry check and sex offender check is not available from the State of Maryland - where Staff 1 has resided within the past five years. a. Administrative staff verified that a central registry check had not been requested from the State of Maryland. 2. A sex offender check and criminal record check is not available from the State of South Carolina - where staff 2 has resided within the past 5 years. a. Administrative staff verified that a sex offender check and criminal record check had not been requested from the State of South Carolina.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 24, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 10, 2021 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Nov 30, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 90 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 143 child care providers in the City of Norfolk, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| YMCA School-Age Child Care @ Suburban Park Elementary | 17 |
| Talbot Park Baptist Church | Not given |
| Loch Meadow Kindergarten, Inc. This child care provider | 4 |
| Mount Pleasant Baptist Church | 11 |
| Episcopal Church of the Ascension | 2 |
| Norfolk Christian Schools - Norfolk Campus | 8 |
| KCE Champions LLC @ Camp Allen Elementary | 34 |
| Ebony Tetteh | 11 |
| Tabernacle Church of Norfolk | 12 |
| Mary Green | 4 |
| Nurturing Minds of Value Academy | 22 |
| KCE Champions LLC @ Sewells Point Elementary | 12 |
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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