St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Yorktown, Virginia 23692
300 Ella Taylor Road, Yorktown, Virginia 23692. (757) 898-3017.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 252026 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 25, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
Mar 25, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“Ensuring that all children in the center are in compliance with the provisions regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases. The provider did not obtain immunization information for Child #1.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“Ensuring that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. In classroom D a medication was observed on shelf, in a cubby and within reach of children.”
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22.1-289.049-A
“Upon enrollment of a child in a regulated child day program, such child day program shall require information from the person enrolling the child regarding previous child day care and schools attended by the child. The program shall also require that the person enrolling the child present proof of the child’s identity and age. The provider did not obtain information related to previous childcare for Child #5 and proof of identity for Child #1 and Child #2”
Mar 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.058
“Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the building.”
Sep 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“(Repeat Violations) 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, 9 and 11, who are currently working, did not have signed statements and have been working for over a year.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“(Repeat Violation) The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff 5 has been employed for over a year and did not have a central registry search requested.”
Apr 17, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Repeat Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure each person in a supervisory position must be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.
“Evidence: The record for Staff #12 did not include the annual staff health reports and Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022.”
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Repeat Based on observation and staff interviews, the center did not ensure the required aspects of the child day center’s operations are described in a written statement were provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public.
“Evidence: The Center Director confirmed the following required aspects of the center /information was not in a written statement and made available to parents or the public as required. enrollment capacity public liability insurance.”
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Repeat Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not ensure, all staff had obtained a Criminal History Records Check Results ( CRC ) prior to the 1st day of employment..
“Evidence: Staff #12 did not have a CRC . Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022.”
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Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not ensure, all staff obtained an out of state sex offender registry check and criminal history name check ( CRC ) prior to the first day of employment and a child abuse and neglect search request by the end of 30th day of employment for each state an individual has resided in the past 5 years prior to the 1st day of employment.
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Evidence: The following records were missing required out of state background checks 1.Staff #3 did not include results of a CRC , a sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for California where they had lived in the last five years. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2023. 2. Staff #10 did not include results of a CRC , a sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for Indiana where they had lived in the last five years. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2023.”
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Repeat Based on a review of staff records and staff interviews, the provider did not ensure each staff member had obtained by their first day or employment a sworn statement of affirmation and by end of the 30th day of hire the results of the Central Registry ( CPS ) finding for the state of Virginia.
The inspectors’ words, 171 words
“Evidence: The following records were missing the required background checks 1.Staff #2 did not have a CPS check or a completed sworn statement. Center Director verified they have been working since September 2023. 2. Staff #3 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2023. 3. Staff #4 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022. 4. Staff #5 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since September 2023. 5. Staff #8 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022. 6. Staff #9 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022. 7. Staff #10 did not have a CPS check or a completed sworn statement. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2023. 8. Staff #11 did not have a CPS check. Center Director verified they have been working since August 2022.”
Apr 18, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure each person in a supervisory position must be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.
“Evidence: The Director confirmed that there was no documentation that Staff #2, and #3, who are in supervisory positions, had been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.”
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22.1-289.031-A-6
“Based on document review and staff interview, the center had not described all required aspects of the child day center’s operations in a written statement to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public. Evidence: The Director confirmed that the physical facilities and public liability insurance had not been provided in writing to the parents/guardians and made available to the general public.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure to obtain a fingerprint based national criminal record check prior to the first day of employment for each staff. Evidence: The Director confirmed that the record for staff #1, 3, 4, and 5 did not contain documentation of a fingerprint check prior to the first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not ensure that a prospective employee, volunteer, or any other person who is expected to be alone with one or more children enrolled in the religious exempt child day center shall undergo a search of central registry (within 30 days of employment or commencement of service) and have a sworn statement of affirmation (before employment or commencement of service at the facility). Evidence: Staff #1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 did not have documentation of a search of the central registry or a sworn statement of affirmation.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires May 1, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 5 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 31 child care providers in York County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| MarSal Inc. | 2 |
| York County-Yorktown Head Start | 1 |
| St. Luke’s United Methodist Church This child care provider | 11 |
| Yorkminster Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Peninsula Community Chapel | 0 |
| St. Mark Foundation | 0 |
| Right at School, LLC.-Grafton Bethel | 28 |
| Right at School, LLC-Yorktown | 29 |
| La Petite Academy, Inc.-7709 | 13 |
| Mitabahen Patel | Not given |
| Primrose School of Yorktown | 8 |
| Victory Church | 17 |
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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