Smithfield Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Smithfield, Virginia 23430
100 Wainwright Drive, Smithfield, Virginia 23430. (757) 357-7452.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Dec 102025 the latest visit on record
- 104 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 Dec 10, 2025.
3 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Dec 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of Child Abuse and neglect from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for more than 2 months.”
Dec 13, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“(Repeat Violation) The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the Sex Offender registry from one state for Staff #4, who has been employed for more than 3 months and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”
Dec 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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***REPEAT VIOLATION*** Based on a review of records, the exempt program did not ensure that, for each staff person, 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 is present in their record.
The inspectors’ words, 183 words
“Evidence: 10 staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #7, contained a Sworn Disclosure Statement dated 9/20/2022 that indicated that staff #7 resided in California within the previous five year period. The record for staff #7 did not contain a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from California. The record for staff #9 contained a Sworn Disclosure Statement dated 8/22/2023 that indicated that staff #9 resided in Texas within the previous five year period. The record for staff #9 did not contain a sex offender registry check, and a criminal record from Texas. The record for staff #10, contained a Sworn Disclosure Statement dated 9/20/2022 that indicated that staff #10 resided in Georgia within the previous five year period. The record for staff #10 did not contain a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from Georgia. The interim director was unable to locate these background check documents during the inspection and confirmed that they were not in the staff records.”
Dec 16, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of records, the exempt program did not ensure that, for each staff person, their 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 is present in their record.
“Evidence: Five staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #5 (hired September 2021), contained a Sworn Disclosure Statement that indicated that staff #5 lived in Maryland within the previous five year period. The record for staff #5 did not contain a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from Maryland. The staff person on charge at the time of inspection was unable to locate this documentation.”
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Based on a review of records, the exempt program did not ensure that for each staff person, a copy of the results of a search of the Central Registry was obtained within 30 days of employment or commencement of service.
“Evidence: Five staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #1, whose hire date was September 2021, did not contain results of a Virginia Search of the Central Registry. The staff person in charge at the time of the inspection was unable to locate the results, but was able to produce a copy of the documentation that she stated had been mailed out at the time of hire.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jan 10, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 104 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 27, 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 21 child care providers in Isle of Wight County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 3.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| YMCA OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS-Hardy | 25 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Smithfield Baptist Church This child care provider | 3 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas - L | 39 |
| Benn’s United Methodist church | 1 |
| Quality Time at Waterford, Inc. | 18 |
| The Children’s Center-Smithfield | 5 |
| YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas-Westside Elementary School | 25 |
| The Children’s Center - Smithfield Head Start | 3 |
| Kids Come 1st Inc | 28 |
| Ora Lynnell Vaden | 3 |
| Dymon Humphrey | 6 |
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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026.
From the provider
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