Great Bridge Freewill Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
700 Mt. Pleasant Road, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322. (757) 482-4688, ext. 3.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 292026 the latest visit on record
- 225 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 29, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | 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 | 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.
Jun 15, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-2
The inspectors’ words, 96 words
“Appropriate supervision is required to ensure the safety of all children. The center’s supervision policy states procedures are to be implemented to ensure accountability, health and safety of each child. On 06/11/2026 the center did not implement appropriate supervision procedures when Staff C roughly handled a baby, Child #2. Staff C abruptly pushed an 11 month-old baby from a standing position in the crib to the mattress. Staff C proceeded to roughly pat the child’s back, making a loud sound with each pat. Child #2 began to cry and scream during the patting on her back.”
Apr 2, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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The center is required to be in compliance with all safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
“1. A baby was not put to sleep on their back, rather was placed on his side. The AAP recommends babies are put to sleep on their back. 2. Babies were observed sleeping in cribs with blankets. The APP recommends nothing in the crib with the baby it except a fitted sheet covering the mattress.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain the required out-of-state background checks for each staff member that has lived out of the state for Virginia within the past 5 years. Staff C indicated living outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years. The center did not have the required background checks for that state.”
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22.1-289.058
“Child day programs in building built before 2015 are required to be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. The center is located in a building built in 1991 and dis not have a carbon monoxide detector.”
Apr 2, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall establish and implement procedures for hand washing by staff and children before eating and after toileting and diapering.
“The center did not have established procedures to implement for hand washing by staff and children after toileting. Staff in the 2 year-old room have not been washing hands after diapering due to a lack of water source in the classroom.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Sep 7, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 225 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?
- 2 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 121 child care providers in the City of Chesapeake, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| KINDERCARE EDUCATION - GREAT BRIDGE | 17 |
| La Petite Academy #7135 | 15 |
| Just Beginning Day Care | 29 |
| Messiah United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Centerville Baptist Church | Not given |
| Great Bridge Presbyterian Church | Not given |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS-BUTTS ROAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | 48 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Cedar Road Elementary | 59 |
| The YMCA of South Hampton Roads--Great Bridge Intermediate | 36 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care at Southeastern Elementary | 44 |
| Great Bridge Freewill Baptist Church This child care provider | 5 |
| The Goddard School (Chesapeake) | 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 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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