M.C.’s Kids, Inc.
A child day center in South Hill, Virginia 23970
610 Academy Lane, South Hill, Virginia 23970. (434) 447-7740.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 292026 the latest visit on record
- 228 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?
16 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jun 29, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
“Child #2, approximately 16 months old, did not have up to date immunizations in their file.”
Apr 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.
“Staff #2’s tuberculosis test was dated approximately nine months prior to date of employment and has been employed for approximately six weeks.”
Jan 9, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
“On 12/9/2024, Staff #1 left Child #1 (age 6) asleep and unattended in the locked school van upon arrival back to the center. Staff #1 miscounted during headcount and the child was left in the van from approximately 4:10pm-5:07pm. The van was located at the front of the building and the temperature on 12/9/2024 was approximately 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Child #1 was unharmed and was found still buckled and asleep by staff.”
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Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
“Child #1 was left unattended for approximately an hour in the school van with no sight or sound supervision.”
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A center is to ensure the activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department.
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“On page five of the Staff Handbook it states “The children will be signed in again by staff upon arrival to M.C.?s Kids in the afternoon. If a child is not received off the van and is scheduled to attend the center, report this to the director/supervisor immediately. Call the parents and the school to verify the child is safe with parents or school.” The center failed to immediately report the child not signed in to the director. Child #1 was not checked in on the van attendance log but not checked into the building sign in sheet.”
Apr 27, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-350-B-2
“Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to maintain the required ratio of 1 staff for every five children age 16 months up to 24 months. Evidence: On 4/27/2023, there were 11 children ages 16 months to age 24 months with two staff people supervising.”
Jan 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on review of four children’s records and staff interview, the facility failed to have all required information in one child’s file. Evidence: The record for child 1 (date of enrollment 9/8/2020) does not contain documentation of proof of identity. The proof of identity had been reviewed, but the documentation could not be located.”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 5, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 228 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 10 child care providers in Mecklenburg County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8.5; this one had 5.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| First Baptist Church | Not given |
| M.C.’s Kids, Inc. This child care provider | 5 |
| Impact Church of God | 1 |
| Caring Hearts Academy LLC | 23 |
| Word of God International Ministries | Not given |
| Terry Gregory | 0 |
| Centenary United Methodist Church | 14 |
| Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. - Boydton | 15 |
| Clarksville Baptist Church | 2 |
| Chase City Head Start Center | 10 |
| Patricia’s Child Care Center | 7 |
| Boydton Baptist Church | Not given |
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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026.
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