Central Head Start Center
A child day center in Warrenton, Virginia 20186
430 E. Shirley Avenue, Bldg. C, Warrenton, Virginia 20186. (540) 347-7000.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 152026 the latest visit on record
- 103 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 Sep 15, 2026.
3 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
Dec 12, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child A, who has been enrolled for three months, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.”
Nov 29, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation of classroom two it was determined that not all hazardous substances were kept locked to prevent access by children. Evidence: A staff member’s purse, hand sanitizer, and an energy drink were observed on a shelf accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“Based on review of seven children’s records it was determined that not all records contained an allergy care plan as required when a child is identified to have a diagnosed food allergy. Evidence: The record for child A who is documented as haveing a diagnosed food allergy did not have an allergy care plan on file as required.”
Apr 19, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-280-H
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that cosmetics, medications , or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses or pockets that are accessible to children. Evidence: observed in room C4 a staff purse accessible to children on a shelf, protected by a curtain, and identified through staff that there were vitamins kept in her purse.”
Dec 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on review, the facility did not ensure that staff provided documentation of a negative TB screening prior to coming into contact with children. Evidence: reviewed 4 staff records and found that Staff 4 did not have documentation of a TB screening on file.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that hazardous substances were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children; if a key is used it must be kept inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1) observed children’s toothpaste, marked keep out of reach of children, accessible to children in an unlocked drawer in room C-4. 2) observed in room C-3 , a cabinet that stored cleaning agents and other disinfectants had a key in the lock, that was accessible to children.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 16, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 103 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 50 child care providers in Fauquier County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Fauquier Community Child Care, Inc.- C.M. Bradley Elementary | 9 |
| Highland School | 7 |
| Saint James Episcopal Church | 1 |
| Warrenton United Methodist Church | 6 |
| Walnut Grove Child Care Center #3 | 11 |
| Meadowbrook Child Development Ctr | 39 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care - Brumfield | 2 |
| Central Head Start Center This child care provider | 3 |
| Children of America Warrenton, LLC | 41 |
| Sheila Martin | 17 |
| Jack & Jill Preschool & Child Care Center of Warrenton | 30 |
| Warrenton Presbyterian Church | 2 |
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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