Christopher Academy
A child day center in Portsmouth, Virginia 23703
3300 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth, Virginia 23703. (757) 484-6776.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 292026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 29, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Jan 27, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to have each officer or agent undergo background checks every five years.
“The most recent national criminal background check for board member 1 is overdue by a year and four months.”
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Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education required for the job position is required for each staff person.
“The record for staff 1, who has been employed for over 6 years, does not contain documentation that she possessed the education required for her documented job position.”
Sep 23, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment, prior to coming into contact with children and shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.
“The screening for Staff 1 was completed two months before hire and the screening for Staff 2 was completed fifteen days after hire.”
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“One tub of disinfecting wipes, three cans of Lysol disinfecting spray, two cans of air freshener, one bottle of Lysol bleach multipurpose cleaner and one bottle of hand soap with warning labels, ?Keep out of reach of children,? were unlocked in the preschool bathroom, within reach of children.”
Jun 6, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of medication, the center did not ensure that procedures for administering medication shall include methods to prevent use of outdated medication.
“Evidence: 1. There is an Auvi-Q injector for an enrolled child being stored at the center with an expiration date of April 2022. 2. The center director confirmed that the Auvi-Q injector is expired.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff records contain all the required information.
“Evidence: 1. Staff 1’s (date of hire: 1/7/22) job title is documented in the record as program leader. The record for staff 1 does not contain documentation to demonstrate that she possesses the education required for the job position of program leader. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking the required documentation of education for a program leader.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 27, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 6, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 2, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 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 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 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy #7139 | 20 |
| Mrs. Sheran Oliver | 12 |
| Christopher Academy This child care provider | 4 |
| Dana Harris | 15 |
| LaShama Porter | 10 |
| Small Voices’ Academy | 15 |
| Raquel Owens | 42 |
| Sweethaven Baptist Church | 0 |
| Ms. Sonitha Blizzard | 5 |
| Scharlese Hicks | 12 |
| YMCA Child Care at Portsmouth YMCA | 47 |
| Ms. Clara Robinson | 5 |
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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