The Improvement Association Child Development Center
A child day center in Emporia, Virginia 23847
490 Liberty Street, Emporia, Virginia 23847. (434) 634-2490.
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The short answer
- 1 deficiency in the last three years
- May 182026 the latest visit on record
- 20 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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on May 18, 2026.
1 violation 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2024. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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.
Jun 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation the center failed to ensure that areas are maintained in safe condition. Evidence: On the playground there were approximately eight large bolts protruding up above the boarder surrounding the playground posing a trip hazard.”
May 24, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation the center failed to maintain the required resilient surface. Evidence: 1 - There is grass and weeds growing up through the resilient surface under, around and into the use/fall zone of the climb and slide equipment. Grass and weeds negate the resiliency of the surface. 2 - Staff #1 confirmed that there is grass and weeds growing in the resilient surface.”
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8VAC20-780-360-A
The inspectors’ words, 149 words
“Based on observation and interview the center failed to ensure that a variety of daily activities for all age groups is provided with opportunities for teacher-directed, self-directed, and self-chosen tasks and activities; a balance of active and quiet activities; individual and group activities; and curiosity and exploration. Evidence: 1 - There were 12 in care with three staff. However, children were given a choice of two learning centers: home living which accommodated four children, all other children were given a clear shoebox containing approximately 30 building blocks of two differnt colors. Each box was to be shared with two children. a. These were the only two choices given to children. b. Children began to cry because they wanted to play in home living but were told there was not room for any more children. 2. Staff 1 confirmed that normally more options are provided to children but not today.”
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8VAC20-780-410-6
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on observation and interview the center failed to ensure that certain actions or threats thereof are forbidden including verbal remarks which are demeaning to the child Evidence: 1 - Staff #2 was observed and heard yelling at children in care, who were playing on the playground “get off the fence and stop messing with the mulch” 2 - Her voice was raised. The children jerked their heads around to her voice in a startled fashion. 3 - During these commands Staff #2 had a facial express of anger. 4 - Staff #1 confirmed that the tone of voice used by Staff #2 was demeaning and inappropriate.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 24, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 27, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 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 Emporia, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Diana Mayfield | 11 |
| The Improvement Association Child Development Center This child care provider | 1 |
| Mrs. Joan Green | 31 |
| Family YMCA of Emporia-Greensville | 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 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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