Buchanan County Head Start at Hurley #1
A child day center in Hurley, Virginia 24620
6911 Hurley Road, Tommy P. Justus Elementary/Middle School, Hurley, Virginia 24620. (276) 528-1120.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 12026 the latest visit on record
- 25 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 1, 2026.
7 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The platform on top of the piece of playground equipment is peeling and cracked and is rusting. Equipment is required to be maintained in a a safe and operable condition.”
Oct 22, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #1, who had been employed several months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing must meet the requirement of 6 inches in the use zone.
“The rubber mulch measured between 2-4 inches around slides and climbing wall.”
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Ground supports shall be covered with materials that protect children from injury.
“There was concrete showing through the mulch under the blue climbing wall.”
Dec 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Center sare required to have a working, battery operated radio.
“The center had a radio but could not find the batteries for it.”
Aug 26, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, the center did not have all the required information. Evidence: Child record #! and #2 had parent places of employment but not work phone #’s.”
Apr 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation and measurement, the required resilient surfacing was not maintained. Evidence: Mulch measured 3-4 inches around the two blue slides and around the blue climbing section; the required depth is 6 inches.”
Oct 26, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on temperature reading, the water temperature in the classroom that the children used exceed the maximum temperature of 120 degrees.
“Evidence: The water temperature at the classroom sink measured 132 degrees.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, the center did not have all the required information in the children’s records. Evidence: 1. Child record #1-5 did not have emergency addresses in the record. 2. Child record #2 and #4 did not have proof oaf age and identification the record.”
Jan 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“Based on record review, the center failed to have an annual fire inspection completed. Evidence: 1. The last fire inspection report was dated 11/3/2021.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the center failed to maintain equipment of the center in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The gate to the playground is unable to close due to the ground not being level; when lifting the gate to close it it does not reach the pole. 2. The latch is difficult to operate; it does not move up and down.”
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation and measurement, the center failed to have resilient surfacing comply with the minimum safety standards. Evidence: 1. The mulch at the bottom and sides of the two blue slides and blue climbing wall measured 1-3 inches, with some areas showing dirt. the required depth is 6 inches in the fall zone.”
Oct 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation, the center failed to where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. Evidence: 1. The mulch around the slides was approximately 3-5 inches and there was grass growing in the fall zone. The required depth of mulch is 6 inches.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“The center failed to maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contained the required information. Evidence: 1. Child #1, #2, and #3 did not have two emergency addresses in the file. Child #4 did not have documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 21, 2027.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 25 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 8 child care providers in Buchanan County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 7.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Buchanan County Head Start at Hurley #1 This child care provider | 7 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Hurley #2 | 5 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Council | 1 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Twin Valley #2 | 3 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Riverview #1 | 2 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Riverview #2 | 8 |
| Harman Memorial Baptist Church | 8 |
| People Incorporated of Virginia - Buchanan County | 5 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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