Kids Central, Inc.@Esserville Center for Early Learning
A child day center in Norton, Virginia 24273
5341 Esserville Road, Norton, Virginia 24273. (276) 679-0518, ext. 133.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 142026 the latest visit on record
- 75 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on May 14, 2026.
4 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 14, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In the EHS 1 class, the cleaning solution and sanitizing solutions were on a shelf unlocked, out of reach of children.”
Nov 17, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-410-1
“The following acts are forbidden: roughly handling, restricting movement through binding. On several occasions, staff #1, was observed on video roughly handling child #1 (age 2). Staff #1 was also observed on video restricting movement by placing child #1 (age 2) arms beside their body and wrapping the child’s blanket around to prevent movement. Staff #1 was observed on video putting their leg on top of child #1 to prevent the child from moving while on the nap mat.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Staff’s personal medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Child #1 (age 2) found a pill on the floor and put it in their mouth. The pill was not swallowed. The center took the pill to a pharmacy, and it was confirmed that it was a blood pressure pill.”
May 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-340-A
“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Child #1 has an emergency medication at the center. The emergency medication that is at the center is a trainer medication, which would not be effective should the child come in contact with the listed allergen.”
Mar 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“Based on observation and record reviews the center failed to provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. Evidence: The most current fire inspection at this center is dated 12/15/2021.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 3, 2028.
- Ages: 1 month - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 75 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 30, 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 4 child care providers in the City of Norton, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 4.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Kids Central, Inc.@Esserville Center for Early Learning This child care provider | 4 |
| Norton Christian Church | 14 |
| Kids Central, Incorporated @ Parker D Mullins Center for Early L | 4 |
| Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Norton | 15 |
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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026.
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