A Little Peace of Mind Day Care & Learning Center, Inc.
A child day center in North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236
100 Arboretum Place, Suite 190, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23236. (804) 330-5025.
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The short answer
- 18 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 52026 the latest visit on record
- 125 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?
20 inspections on record, the latest on May 5, 2026.
18 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
18 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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.
May 5, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection7 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-B
“Physical examinations shall be conducted within prescribed time periods. The physical examination for C5 was conducted more than 12 months prior to enrollment.”
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8VAC20-780-150-B
“Physical examination reports and immunizations shall be signed by a physician, designee, or an official of a local health department. Physical exam and immunizations for C4 were not signed by physician.”
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8VAC20-780-40-J
“The center is required to update the injury prevention procedures at least annually based on documentation of injuries and a review of the activities and services. The review of the injury prevention procedures was not documented.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“Evacuation drills procedures shall be practiced monthly. Drill records did not document drills in 03/2026.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice a year. The drill record documented only one practice on 03/11/2025 in 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain written records of children’s injuries that contain all of the required information. Injury reports dated 01/05/2026, 01/08/2026, 01/23/2026, 03/05/2026, 03/06/2026; 04/13/2026 and 04/29/2026 did not document the signature of a second staff member or a parent signature.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“The record for S6 did not document completion of the health and safety course annually. S6 completed the course 10/17/2024 and 03/30/2026.”
Dec 3, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“Staff #1, Staff #3, Staff #4 and Staff #5 did not complete the deparment’s health and safety course for 2025. Staff #1, Staff #3, Staff #4 and Staff #5 have been employed have been employed for more than four years.”
Dec 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for eight months, did not have a central registry search.”
Jun 24, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #2 updated screening was due three months ago. The updated screenings had not been completed by 06/24/2025.”
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Repeat Violation
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. In Classroom #1, two chairs had cracks in the seat, creating a pinching hazard. Children were observed in the classroom during the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-3
“The required ratio for children aged two-years old is one staff per eight children. Staff #1 was observed supervising 10 children (youngest child two-years old) from approximately 10:10am-10:20am.”
Dec 13, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent central registry check for Staff #3 was overdue by 11 months. The most recent national fingerprint based criminal record check for Staff #4 was overdue by four months.”
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Repeat violation
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Several of the mats the children were resting on were torn, with the foam exposed.”
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Repeat violation
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. The closet in the hallway was unlocked. The closet contained multiple cleaners with the warning Caution: Keep Out of the Reach of Children. A multi-purpose cleaner was located in the bathroom used by the children. The cleaner was out of the reach of children.”
May 22, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION: Based on observations and interview, the center did not maintain all areas and equipment in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Evidence: The outdoor playground contained water hoses and outdoor carpet that were curling up, creating a tripping hazard for the children.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observations, the center did not ensure all hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevented access by children. Evidence: 1. Unlocked sanitizing wipes were located in the Preschool classroom. 2. The kitchen door was propped open. The kitchen contained unlocked cleaning chemicals. The kitchen door opens directly in the classroom. Children were observed in the classroom. 3. The cleaning chemicals were labeled Danger and Caution: Keep out of the reach of children.”
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Based on observation and measurements, the center did not ensure areas where play equipment is provided, resilient surfacing complied with minimum safety standards described in the American Society for Testing and Materials.
“Evidence: 1. A piece of climbing equipment, approximately 42 inches in height, was located on playground. The depth of wood chips underneath the play equipment measured approximately three to four inches in depth at varying locations within the play equipment’s fall zones. 2.The height of the climbing equipment required at least six inches in depth of wood chips in all fall zone areas.”
Oct 24, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on review of 8 staff records and interview, the center did not ensure repeat criminal history checks were completed every five years.
The inspectors’ words, 128 words
“Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #1 documented criminal history checks dated 10/5/18 and 10/24/2023 which is beyond 5 years. Staff #1 confirmed the request for repeat criminal history was made on 10/8/2023. 2. The record for Staff #2 documented criminal history checks dated 9/5/18 and 10/24/2023 which is beyond 5 years. Staff #1 confirmed the request for repeat criminal history was made on 10/8/2023. 3. The record for Staff #7 documented criminal history checks dated 9/5/18 and 10/24/2023 which is beyond 5 years. Staff #1 confirmed the request for repeat criminal history was made on 10/8/2023. 4. The record for Staff #8 documented a criminal history check dated 9/14/18. Staff #1 confirmed the request for repeat criminal history was made on 10/8/2023 and the results are pending.”
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Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Evidence: 1. A hole was observed in the girl’s bathroom wall exposing drywall within reach of children. 2. A metal frames bus on the playground used by children had chipped paint and rusting throughout.”
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Based on a review of documentation and interview, the center did not ensure to maintain documentation of emergency evacuation drills that included the number of staff participating and the weather conditions as required.
“Evidence: 1. The 2023 evacuation drills were reviewed. The drills did not include the number of staff participating and the weather conditions. 2. During an interview, Staff #1 acknowledged the required information was not documented on the drills.”
Jun 26, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of five (5) staff records and interview, the vendor did not ensure that four (4) staff annually completed the department’s health and safety update course as required.
“Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2, #3, #4 and #5 contained annual health and safety update certificates from 2020. 2. The vendor acknowledged that the health and safety update course had not been annually completed by the four (4) staff.”
Jun 26, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on a review of five (5) child records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain documentation that one (1) child had received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child’s first date of attendance as required.
“Evidence: 1. The record of child #4 (fate of attendance: 5/3/2023) contained immunization records dated 5/10/2023 and 5/16/2023. 2. Administration acknowledged that the immunizations were received after the first date of attendance.”
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Based on a review of five staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening for one (1) staff at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 6/5/2023) did not contain a TB screening. 2. Administration acknowledged that documentation of the screening had not been obtained.”
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Based on a review of five (5) staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain documentation of a follow up tuberculosis screening for four (4) staff at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, or more frequently as if recommended by a licensed physician or the local health department.
“Evidence: 1. The records of staff #2, #3, #4, and #5 contained TB screenings dated 4/15/12019. 2. Administration was unable to locate current TB screenings for the four (4) staff and stated that the staff would be completing new screenings or tests.”
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Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Evidence: 1. Unlocked aerosol disinfectant and two containers of Odoban cleaner were observed on a shelf in the center’s lobby.Unlocked aerosol disinfectant was observed on a shelf in the two’s room. The bottles contained warnings to include: caution and hazard to humans and domestic animals 2. Administration acknowledged that the cleaners/sanitizers were not locked.”
Jun 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the facility failed to maintain all areas in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: the silver metal slide on the playground has a crack at the bottom. The crack is about 6 inches long and creates a pinching hazard.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 5, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 23, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Nov 19, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 125 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?
- 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 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 165 child care providers in Chesterfield County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 18.
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 |
|---|---|
| Kids World Learning Center | 14 |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | 4 |
| Central Baptist Church | 13 |
| Lutheran Church of Our Saviour | Not given |
| A Little Peace of Mind Day Care & Learning Center, Inc. This child care provider | 18 |
| Midlothian Montessori | 28 |
| Ms. Helen Clarke | Not given |
| Christian Child Care Inc. | 26 |
| Cynthia Price | 1 |
| Shemik Sellars | 14 |
| Karen Wilson | Not given |
| Parents Expectations LLC | 35 |
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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