Walnut Grove Child Care Center #4
A child day center in Bealeton, Virginia 22712
6653 Oak Shade Road, Bealeton, Virginia 22712. (540) 439-2500.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 32026 the latest visit on record
- 82 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?
22 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 3, 2026.
9 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 21, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The required ratio for children ages 16 to 24 months is one staff per five children.
“On 4/21/26, six children were observed being supervised by one staff in the Toddler classroom. The youngest child present was 17-months-old.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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(Repeat Violation) The center is required to maintain a staff to child ratio of one staff per eight two-year-old children.
“On 9/24/25 from approximately 8:45am to 9:00am the two-year-old classroom was over ratio. Nine children were originally observed with one staff; another child arrived at approximately 8:57am.”
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(Repeat Violation) The center is required to maintain a written record of daily attendance for each group of children that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“On 9/24/25 at approximately 8:48am, eight children were observed in the PreK classroom. There were six children marked present on the written attendance record.”
Apr 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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(Repeat Violation) The required ratio for children ages 3-years-old up to school age eligible is one staff per 10 children.
“On 4/22/25 one staff was observed supervising 12 four- and five-year-olds in the PreK classroom from approximately 3:00pm until 3:30pm when a second staff arrived. One staff was also observed supervising 12 three-year-olds at approximately 3:10pm and was still over-ratio at the end of the inspection at 4:10pm.”
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The center is required to maintain a written record of daily attendance for each group of children that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“On 4/22/25 at approximately 2:45pm there were four children present in the Toddler room. The attendance contained documentation of three children present. The fourth child had been in the room since approximately 10:20am.”
Oct 1, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The required ratio for children ages 3-years-old up to school age eligible is one staff per 10 children.
“One staff member was observed supervising 12 children, the youngest child present in the classroom was 4-years-old. The attendance log contained documentation that the classroom was out of ratio from approximately 10:30am until a second staff arrived at approximately 11:58am.”
Jul 10, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
The inspectors’ words, 183 words
“Based on review of documentation and interview, the center did not ensure that the required ratio of 1 staff to 4 infants was followed for children birth up to 16 months. Evidence: 1. On 7/1/24, at approximately 8:20am, the infant classroom went over ratio when the 5th infant arrived. Additional infants arrived at 8:35am and 8:45am, leaving one staff alone with seven infants until a second staff arrived at 9:00am. 2. On 7/2/24, at approximately 8:15am, the infant classroom went over ratio when the 5th infant arrived. Additional infants arrived at 8:18am and 8:40am, leaving one staff alone with seven infants until a second staff arrived at 8:48am. 3. On 7/3/24, at approximately 8:50am, the infant classroom went over ratio when the 5th infant arrived. A second staff arrived at 9:00am. 4. Interview revealed that most days the infant room went over ratio between 8:00am-8:30am and the second staff was not scheduled to start until 9:00am. 5. Interview revealed that on multiple occasions between May 2024 and July 2, 2024, the infant classroom had nine infants present with only one or two staff.”
Apr 9, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-350-B-2
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that the required ratio of staff to children was followed for children aged 16 months up to 24 months. Evidence: On 4/9/24 there were nine children aged 16 months up to 24 months in the ?Toddler? classroom, supervised by one staff. The required ratio for this age group is one staff to five children. Interview revealed that there is currently only one staff member for the classroom until approximately 3:00pm each day.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-3
“Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that the required ratio of staff to children was followed for two-year-old children. Evidence: On 4/9/24 there were 10 two- and three-year-old children observed in the ?Twos? classroom. The required ratio for this age group is one staff to eight children. Interview revealed that there is currently only one staff member for the classroom until approximately 3:00pm each day.”
Mar 29, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that ratios of 1 staff to 4 children was maintained in the birth to 16 month classroom. Evidence: observed 5 infants and 1 staff member in the infant classroom.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-2
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure the ratio of 1 staff and 5 chidlren in the 16 months to 24 months classroom. Evidence: observed in the toddler classroom (16m to 24m) 1 staff with 7 children.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure the ratio of 1 staff to 10 children for 3yrs to school-age. Evidence: observed that the Pre-K classroom, 3-4 years, was 1 staff to 11 children.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99. Evidence: observed that there was less than 6 inches of resilient material around the climbing equipment on the preschool playground. There was approximately 2-4 inches in several places.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 31, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 82 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2024 | Complaint | Allegation: Staff Quantity. 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 50 child care providers in Fauquier County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 9.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Fauquier Community Child Care - Grace Miller Elementary School | 11 |
| Southern Fauquier Child Development Center | 23 |
| Walnut Grove Child Care Center #4 This child care provider | 9 |
| Lois Atkins Head Start Center | 4 |
| Beth Williams | 3 |
| Cara Pence | 1 |
| Peartree School | 33 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care, Inc.- C.M. Bradley Elementary | 9 |
| Highland School | 7 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care At C. Hunter Ritchie | 10 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care- P. B. Smith SAC | 14 |
| Saint James Episcopal Church | 1 |
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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026.
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Replies
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