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Peter Pan Kindergarten & Day Care

A child day center in Portsmouth, Virginia 23701

609 City Park Ave., Portsmouth, Virginia 23701. (757) 488-2167.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 16 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Every month

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?

17 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 6, 2026.

16 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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

16 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

16 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Jan 16, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-780-160-A

    “Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. The TB documentation for Staff #1 was not completed within 30 days of their employment. The TB documentation for Staff #2 was expired on the day of the inspection; the results had been expired for three days.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-330-B

    “Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. The mulch on multiple areas of the center’s playground was approximately one inch in depth, when the requirement is at least six inches.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

  • 8VAC20-780-70

    “Repeat Violation The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Both required references for Staff #1 were not checked before employment, which is required.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

  • 8VAC20-780-80-A

    “For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. One of 22 children was not signed in on the daily attendance when the child arrived at the center.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

Jul 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-780-130-A

    “The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. The records for Child #1 (enrolled for three months) and Child #2 (enrolled for 10 months) show that documentation of immunizations were not received before the children attended the center.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-245-A

    “Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. The record for Staff #2 (employed for over a year) did not contain documentation that 16 hours of annual training was completed in 2024.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-245-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-560-G

    “When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: the food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Five water bottles in a four year old classroom and two water bottles in a three year old classroom were not labeled, which is required.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-560-G.

  • 8VAC20-780-70

    “The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. The record for Staff #1 (employed for less than a month) did not contain all the required references.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

Jul 8, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-780-560-F

    The inspectors’ words, 97 words

    “When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, the following shall apply: Centers shall follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). On 7/3/25, the snack provided was cupcakes and ice-cream. All children were not given what was listed as snack on the menu or the nutritional components required for snack time. On the day of the inspection (7/8/25), children were served a snack other than what was listed for the day’s snack. However, the snack was not listed as a substitution.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-560-F. From a complaint.

Jan 13, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.036-A

    “The center must request repeat background checks every five years. The record for a listed officer of the center did not have a five year repeat criminal history search, central registry search, or sworn statement, which is required once each background check is expired.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-420-E-3

    “Staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child’s record is up to date. The records for Child #1 and Child #2 (both enrolled for over two years) did not contain documentation of parents? confirmation that the required child records information is up to date.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-420-E-3.

Aug 19, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-780-330-B

    “Based on observation and interview the center did not ensure that resilient surfacing for playground equipment complies with required safety standards. Evidence: 1.The mulch on the playground was approximately two inches deep, when the requirement is at least six inches. 2. Administrative staff confirmed that the mulch was not compliant with the required safety standard of at least six inches.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-330-B.

  • 8VAC20-780-560-G

    “Based on observation and interview the center did not ensure that when food is brought from home the food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Evidence: 1. 15 out of 17 water bottles inspected were not dated and labeled to show who each water bottle belonged to. 2. Classroom staff confirmed that the water bottles were not labeled with the date and the children’s names.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-560-G.

Feb 2, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that areas of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition.

    “Evidence: 1. A sticky insect glue trap was observed in an unlocked cabinet in the preschool children’s bathroom.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

  • Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that ground supports shall be covered with materials that protect children from injury.

    “Evidence: 1. A metal ground support was protruding from the mulch in the circular area of the tricycle-on-a-track. 2. Two of the front area ground supports for the “bus” play structure were exposed.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-330-C.

  • Based on record review and interview, the center failed to ensure that lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

    “Evidence: 1. A lockdown practice drill was not conducted in 2023 according to the facility emergency practice drill. a. Administrative staff confirmed that a lockdown drill had not been conducted in 2023.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-550-F.

Jan 19, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Based on record review and interview, the center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

    “Evidence: 1. Staff 1, hire date 08/01/2022, lacks the results of a central registry check from another state she has resided in within the past five years. 2. Administrative staff verified that a central registry check from another state had not been requested for staff 1.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

All 17 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 6, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 16, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection4 violations cited
Jul 8, 2025Complaint inspection1 violation cited
Jul 8, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 8, 2025Inspection4 violations cited
Jan 13, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 13, 2025Inspection2 violations cited
Aug 19, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 19, 2024Inspection2 violations cited
Feb 2, 2024Inspection3 violations cited
Feb 2, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 19, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Jan 19, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 18, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 18, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Jan 18, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Jan 18, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 3, 2027.
  • A current subsidy provider.
  • Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 30 children.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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.
On record, newest first
DateWhatDetail
Jul 8, 2025ComplaintAllegation: Food service/Nutrition. 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 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 16.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

11 of the 88 in the City of Portsmouth, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Peter Pan Kindergarten & Day Care This child care provider16
HRCAP Cavalier Manor8
HRCAP Portsmouth Head Start8
HRCAP JFK19
Mary Almy50
LaToya Wade4
Ready-Set-Go Child Development Center5
AlphaBEST @ Simonsdale Elementary49
AlphaBEST @ Hodges Manor Elementary14
AlphaBEST @ Lakeview Elementary35
AlphaBEST @ Victory Elementary48
Toddler Time Child Development Center6

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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Paid listing

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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