Ms. Melissa Mullins
A family day home in Galax, Virginia 24333
104 Greenhaven Drive, Galax, Virginia 24333. (276) 620-8369.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 222026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
19 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 22, 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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The provider shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The provider shall document in writing each review and update to the emergency plan.
“There was no documentation of a completed review in 2024 or 2025.”
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.
“There was no practice documented since July, 2025.”
Jul 16, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The provider is required to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care that includes an in-person competency demonstration.
“The completed CPR training for Provider #1 and Provider #2 did not include an in-person competency demonstration.”
Jul 16, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Providers are required to have household members undergo a background check every five years.
“The central registry check for HHM #1 was over due by a year and two months.”
Jan 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.
“For the month of December, 2024, there was no documented evacuation drill.”
Aug 17, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.036-B-2
“Based on a review of documents, the facility failed to ensure that backgrounds checks are completed for household members. Evidence: 1. There is no fingerprint background check on file for HH member #1.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-4
“Based on a review of documents, the facility failed to ensure that backgrounds checks are completed for household members. Evidence: 1. There is no sworn statement on file for HH member #1.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 2, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Feb 20, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
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.
- 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 6 child care providers in the City of Galax, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 2.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| Rooftop of Virginia CAP - Early Childhood Education Center Galax | 5 |
| Ms. Janie Harper | 2 |
| Ms. Dana Brown | 1 |
| Ms. Melissa Mullins This child care provider | 5 |
| Rooftop of Virginia CAP - Galax Early Head Start Center | 3 |
| First Baptist Church Galax | 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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