Grove Avenue Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Henrico, Virginia 23229
8701 Ridge Road, Henrico, Virginia 23229. (804) 741-2860.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 222026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
2 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.
9 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
9 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 22, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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The center is required to ensure that each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.
“The record for staff #11 did not have documentation of certification by a physician and was over due by more than two years.”
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The following aspects of the child day center’s operations are described in a written statement provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public: physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance.
“The center did not have a written statement available to parents, guardians, and the general public.”
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The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“1. The record for staff #8 did not have documentation of an updated fingerprint-based criminal history determination and was overdue by more than two years. 2. The record for staff #11 did not have documentation of an updated fingerprint-based criminal history determination, an updated central registry record check, and an updated sworn statement disclosure statement which was overdue by more than six months.”
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The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The record for staff #6 did not have documentation of a completed sworn statement and is overdue by more than six months.”
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The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The record for staff #8 did not have documentation of a central registry record check.”
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“The record for staff #12 did not have documentation of Out of State Child Abuse and Neglect Search Request or Out of State Sex Offender Registry Search which was overdue by 614 days.”
Oct 23, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent national criminal background check for staff #3 was 14 months overdue.”
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The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The records for staff #1, staff #2, staff #3, staff #4, staff #5, staff #6, and staff #7 did not have documentation of a sworn statement.”
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The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #6 and staff #7 did not have a national criminal background check prior to hire.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Oct 24, 2026.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 100 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 232 child care providers in Henrico County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| West Richmond Church of the Brethren | 0 |
| Welborne United Methodist Church | 3 |
| Grove Avenue Baptist Church This child care provider | 9 |
| River Road United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | 9 |
| Three Chopt Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Richmond Montessori School | Not given |
| West End Montessori School | 7 |
| West End Assembly of God | 3 |
| Ridge Baptist Church | 0 |
| Starling International Child Care and Learning Complex | 13 |
| West End Presbyterian Church | 1 |
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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