Denise Godfrey
A family day home in Portsmouth, Virginia 23704
2214 Queen Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23704. (757) 604-3428.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 222026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
15 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 22, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 3 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: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-140-B-3
“Providers shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care. The CPR certification for Caregiver #1 was expired on the day of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-800-140-B-4
“Providers shall have current certification in first aid. The first aid certification for Caregiver #1 was expired on the day of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-800-780-B
“Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required to ensure the information is correct. Emergency contact information was not reviewed annually for Child #1, Child #2, and Child #3, as required.”
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8VAC20-800-800-B
“The provider shall review the emergency plan at least annually, update the plan as needed, and document in writing each review and update to the emergency plan. There was no documentation to show that the emergency plan was reviewed and/or updated in 2025.”
Apr 21, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“The vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. On the day of the inspection, two children were present; however, neither of the children were signed in on the daily attendance.”
Apr 21, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-780-B
“Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information to ensure the information is correct. The record for Child #1 (enrolled for two years) did not contain documentation that the parent has reviewed emergency contact information in 2024.”
Mar 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-530-B
“Based on observation the licensee id not ensure cribs, when being used had a tight fitting bottom cover. Evidence: A child was observed in a crib that did not have a bottom cover.”
Oct 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based on observation the licensee did not ensure all areas and furnishings of the family day home were maintained in a safe condition. Evidence: The glass window above the front door was shattered.”
Dec 5, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“Based on a record review the vendor did not have all required trainings. Evidence: The vendor did not have documentation of having completed the department’s pre-service health and safety updated course.”
Mar 7, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based on observation the licensee did not ensure all areas of the home were maintained in a safe condition. The deck located in the backyard had rough, peeling and splintered wood.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Oct 18, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
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 88 child care providers in the City of Portsmouth, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Children’s Harbor - Olde Towne | 25 |
| Effingham Street Family YMCA | 32 |
| Denise Godfrey This child care provider | 7 |
| Ms. Letitia Paige | 17 |
| Lisa Brooks | 28 |
| AlphaBEST @ Park View Elementary | 18 |
| Zion Baptist Church | 4 |
| Jump’n Jellybeans Daycare and Learning Center | 20 |
| Gentle Touch Learning Center 2 | 20 |
| Monchel Stallins | 9 |
| Tantania Brown | 0 |
| Kenya Vinson-Sawyer | 47 |
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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