Elizabeth’s Early Learning Center
A child day center in Lynchburg, Virginia 24503
2320 Bedford Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24503. (434) 528-5698.
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The short answer
- 26 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 212026 the latest visit on record
- 205 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?
32 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 21, 2026.
26 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
26 deficiencies in 9 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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.
Sep 21, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect to appropriate behavior and resolve conflict.
“Staff 1 forced Child 1 (age 4 years) to clean up toys off the floor by standing behind the child, bending the child over, and using their own hands to make the child pick up toys to place in a basket; this action was repeated multiple times. The actions of Staff 1 were not constructive in nature.”
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Children three years of age or younger may not be offered foods that are considered to be potential choking hazards.
“The children in Classrooms 5 and 6 (ages 3 years-4 years) were served whole corn dog nuggets and the children in Classroom 13 (ages 2 years) were served corn dog nuggets that were sliced in a way that created small round pieces of hotdog; the hotdog withing the breading of a corn dog nugget is considered to be a potential choking hazard.”
Jun 8, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Disposable diapers shall be disposed of in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
“The foot-operated diaper disposal system in Classroom 1 was broken, and the staff member had to use their hand to open the lid to dispose of the soiled diaper.”
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When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days, or the parent must renew the authorization. Medications that are not picked up by the parent within 14 days will be disposed of by the center.
“The medication administration authorization form for Medication 6 expired on 03/17/2026; the medication was on-site during the inspection.”
Oct 17, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“There was a tricycle in use on the outdoor playground that was missing the plastic pedals exposing the medal pegs, creating potential for impalement.”
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Staff shall wash their hands before and after a diaper change and before preparing or serving food or beverages.
“Staff 2 did not wash their hands before preparing a bottle. Staff 6 did not wash their hands before a diaper change.”
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The licensee shall post the Notice of Intent in a prominent place at each public entrance of the facility to advise consumers of serious or persistent violations.
“The Notice of Intent, issued on 08/11/2025, was not posted at the facility.”
Jun 9, 2025: inspection10 deficiencies
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When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance.
The inspectors’ words, 168 words
“During a 2-hour period on 06/05/2025, Child 1 (age 2 years) was not given care and guidance by staff. After the child woke up from nap, they were given demands to come to the snack table. The child laid on the floor and yawned several times. Staff made verbal threats to withhold snack when the child did not come to the table. There were 3 other children at the snack table and two staff. Neither staff made attempts to help transition the child to the table. After several minutes, staff told the child they would not get snack and the child began to cry. The child was then told they would sit outside and not play and the child cried louder. After returning to the classroom from outside play, Child 1 was still crying. Over the next hour, staff inappropriately responded, physically, to the child. The child continued to cry, without any care or guidance from staff, and at one point the child said, ?I want my mama?.”
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Repeat violation
“The center shall be in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The center’s required discipline policy prohibits staff from using physical punishment, withholding food, making verbal remarks that are demeaning to the child, and punishing children for toileting accidents. Over a period of more than two weeks, staff did the following to children ages 2-3 years old: Made multiple verbal remarks that are demeaning to children; withheld food and drinks during mealtime; and punished a child for a toileting accident.”
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Systemic violation
The inspectors’ words, 166 words
“In order to promote the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child to provide needed help, comfort and support. On numerous occasions during a 2-week period from 5/22/2025 to 6/4/2025, staff did not provide the necessary help, comfort or support to promote children’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being. Staff language, on multiple occasions with children ages 2-3 years, was harsh and demeaning. When children needed assistance, staff would not provide support, including when a child needed help with a pull-up change. Staff demanded the child do it themselves. Staff told a child who is potty-trained, on multiple occasions, that they would be put in a diaper and not allowed to use the restroom. After the child was crying and waited for several minutes, staff allowed the child to use the restroom. Staff told a child that they were going to throw their shoes in the trash and then hid the shoes from the child who cried loudly.”
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Systemic violation
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“When time-out is used as a behavior guidance technique, it shall be used sparingly and shall not exceed one minute for each year of the child’s age. 06/05/2025, Staff 1 placed Child 1 (age 2 years) in a spot against the wall, where they sat for approximately 7 minutes and cried the entire time. Another staff entered the classroom to check on the child as they could hear the child crying loudly. Later that afternoon, Staff 2 placed Child 1 into the ?quiet cube? for time-out. The child was in time-out for approximately 5 minutes.”
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Repeat violation/systemic violation
The inspectors’ words, 176 words
“The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: physical punishment, striking a child, roughly handling or shaking a child, and restricting movement through binding or tying. 05/22/2025, during a pull-up change with Child 5 (age 2 years), Staff 1 took the child’s soiled clothing that was on the floor and swiped it across the child’s face. 06/05/2025, during a 2-hour period, Staff 1 and Staff 2 roughly handled Child 1 (age 2 years). The actions of Staff 1 included: picking and pulling the child up from the ground by their arms, pulling the child across the room by their arm, jerking and pulling the child’s legs up to forcefully remove and replace their shoes, and using their own hands to forcefully wash the child’s hands. The actions of Staff 2 included: forcefully replacing the child’s shoes and slamming the child down onto their bottom. Staff 2 made several threatening statements to Child 1 including ?you have 3 seconds and I’m gonna get your butt.? Child 1 cried most of the time during these interactions with staff.”
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Systemic violation
The inspectors’ words, 142 words
“The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: withholding or forcing food or rest. Over a two-day period in June 2025, Staff 1 and Staff 2 withheld food from children (ages 2-3 years old) due to their behaviors. During lunch, one child with a full plate of food was pulled away from the table by their chair and sat away from the table for several minutes. The child was not allowed to return to the table and was then told to go to their cot. The child cried as the plate of food was removed. A child who did not immediately come to the table for afternoon snack following naptime was eventually told they would not get snack. The child cried and asked for snack and was told it was too late even though other children were still at the table eating.”
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Systemic violation
“The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: verbal remarks which are demeaning to the child. Staff used verbal remarks which were demeaning to the children (ages 2-3 years old) during a 2-week period including ?it’s sad that I have to wash your hands for you like a little baby? and ?no one gives a crap, no one finds your stupid behavior funny.?”
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Systemic violation
“The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: punishment for toileting accidents. 05/22/2025, Child 5 (age 2 years) soiled their pull-up during naptime. Staff 1 stated to Child 5, ?you pee’d yourself, you put it on yourself?. Staff 1 would not assist the child and the child changed their own pull-up which took several minutes.”
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Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals and snacks, with soap and running water after toileting and any contact with blood, feces, or urine, and staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before and after helping a child use the toilet, before and after a diaper change.
“05/22/2025, Child 5 (age 2 years) did not wash their hands after coming into contact with urine when they changed their own soiled pull-up. Child 5 then immediately went to the table and did not wash their hands before eating the afternoon snack. 06/05/2025, Staff 1 did not wash their hands before or after changing Child 2?s diaper. Staff 1 did not wash their hands before or after changing Child 1?s diaper.”
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When a child’s clothing or diaper becomes wet or soiled, the child shall be cleaned and changed immediately.
“05/22/2025, Child 5 (age 2 years) soiled their pull-up before naptime. The child stood in the classroom with their soiled pull-up around their ankles for approximately 8 minutes before staff intervened; the child’s body was not cleaned by staff before having a new pull-up placed on them. Child 5 soiled their pull-up again during naptime. Staff directed the child to change themselves. The child did not have their body cleaned before putting on a clean pull-up.”
May 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Cleaning materials and insecticides/pesticides shall be stored in areas physically separate from each other.
“There was an insecticide and a disinfectant stored on the same shelf, in the same cabinet in the outside restroom.”
Mar 20, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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In areas used by preschool age or younger children, electrical outlets shall have protective covers.
“There was an uncovered electrical outlet that was accessible to children in Classroom 6. The children in Classroom 6 were of preschool age or younger.”
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When food is brought from home the food container must be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
“There were multiple lunchboxes that were not labeled and dated in Classroom 5.”
Jan 16, 2025: complaint inspection3 deficiencies
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Complaint related
“Staff employed by a child day program who have reason to suspect that a child is abused or neglected shall report the matter immediately to the local department’s toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline. Staff became aware of a reportable offense, and did not report it to the local department for over 25 days.”
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Repeat violation
“Centers shall be in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by the standards. The center has a policy that forbids making threats to a child. On 12/2/2024, Staff 1 made a verbal threat to strike Child 1 (age 11 months).”
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Repeat violation
“The following actions, or threats thereof, are forbidden: threats to strike a child. On 12/2/2024, Staff 1 made a verbal threat to strike Child 1 (age 11months).”
Nov 21, 2024: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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Centers shall be in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by the standards.
“The center has a policy that forbids the rough handling of children. On multiple occasions on 10/17/2024 and 11/12/2024, Staff 1 roughly handled 5 different children age two years old.”
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Complaint related
The inspectors’ words, 245 words
“The following action(s), or threats thereof, are forbidden: roughly handling. 10/17/2024, Staff 1 grabbed Child 1 (age 2 years) by the back of the neck when the child did not clean up their mess. Staff 1?s hand remained holding Child 1 by the back of the neck while the child screamed and cried as Staff 1 made Child 1 clean up the mess. 10/17/2024, Staff 1 physically pushed Child 1 (age 2 years) away from another child, which made Child 1 fall to the ground. 10/17/2024, Staff 1 grabbed Child 2 (age 2 years) by the back of the arm, turned the child towards her, and grabbed the child by the face. Staff 1 told Child 2 to clean up their mess, then pushed the child to the floor, and pushed the child to a cubby to make the child put their toys away. Child 2 was screaming and crying. 11/12/2024, Staff 1 asked Child 3 (age 2 years) to get down off a piece of furniture. When the child said no, Staff 1 grabbed the child’s ankles which caused the back of the child’s head to hit a piece of furniture. 11/12/2024, Staff 1 roughly handled Child 4 (age 2 years) when the child was having a tantrum and didn’t calm down. 11/12/2024, Staff 1 roughly handled Child 5 (age 2 years), carrying the child upside down, when the child would not walk back to the classroom. The child was screaming, kicking, and crying.”
Oct 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The center is required to have applicants undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent Sworn Disclosure statement for applicant 2 is overdue by over 10 months. The most recent central registry check for applicant 2 is overdue by over 10 months. The most recent criminal background check for applicant 2 is overdue by over nine months.”
May 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the center failed to be in clean, safe, and operable condition.
“EVIDENCE: 1. On the stairs going down to the playground, the wooden upright post was splintering in sections, at the top and bottom. A nearby horizontal wooden piece had a splinter sticking out. 2. The top of a wooden table on the playground had a splintered section.”
Jun 30, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on the observation the center failed to dispose of diapers in a storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hands nor the soiled diaper touches the exterior surface during disposal.
“Evidence: Licensing Inspector observed a teacher in the toddler classroom doing a diaper change. The diapering pale was foot operable but had a child-proof lock on top preventing the trashcan from being foot operable during the diaper change.”
All 32 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 21, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 9, 2025 | Inspection | 10 violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 10, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 10, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 23, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 205 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?
- 6 complaint inspections on record.
- 3 complaint allegations published with Virginia’s findings, 3 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
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| Feb 7, 2025 | Complaint | Allegation: Staff Quality/Training. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
| Jan 24, 2025 | Complaint | Allegation: Verbal Abuse. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Complaint | Allegation: Physical Abuse/Neglect. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 44 child care providers in the City of Lynchburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 26.
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 |
|---|---|
| Peakland United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Elizabeth’s Early Learning Center This child care provider | 26 |
| Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church | 0 |
| Randolph College Nursery School | 3 |
| St. John’s Episcopal Church | 2 |
| Bedford Area Family Young Men’s Christian Assoc @ Boonsboro | 22 |
| Lakeisha Cameron | 6 |
| Salt of the Earth Childcare | 11 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Central Virginia - Bedford Hills | 1 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg | 8 |
| Boonsboro United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Heritage United Methodist Church | 0 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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