Bow Creek Recreation Center Early Childhood Programs
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452
3427 Club House Rd., Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452. (757) 385-6282.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 182026 the latest visit on record
- 80 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 Jun 18, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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.
Jun 18, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Medications that are not picked up by the parent within 14 days will be disposed of by the center by either dissolving the medication down the sink or flushing it down the toilet.
“The two medications for child #3 were expired by seven months and five months.”
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“There was no evacuation drill practiced in April 2026.”
Oct 15, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.
“There was no TB screening for Staff #5, who was hired more than five months ago.”
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“Staff #1 updated screening was due over two months ago.”
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The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence.
“The injury report for child #6 dated 10/2/25 did not contain future action to prevent recurrence.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
“The records for child #2 and child #4 did not contain all of the required parental employment information.”
May 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided.
“There was no updated health department inspection available during this inspection.”
Jun 3, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“Based on record review it was determined the center did not ensure that there was annual approval from the health department. Evidence: 1. The health department inspection available was dated 4/17/23. 2. The staff confirmed that there was not an updated inspection available.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In classroom #3there was: a. a broken plastic insert in the play kitchen b. the play kitchen equipment pieces approximately 3’ tall was not anchored 2. In classroom #1there was: a. peeling covering on soft seating pieces b. the play kitchen equipment pieces approximately 3’ tall was not anchored c. a loose gallon Ziploc bag by a child’s cot”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on record review it was determined the center did not ensure that the written record of children’s serious and minor injuries contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1. The injury report dated 4/19/24 for child #6 did not contain the date, time, method of parental notification, and one of the required signatures. 2. Staff confirmed this information was not present.”
Sep 13, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The wooden kitchen playsets in the classrooms rocked when pulled on presenting potential tipping hazards.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The play kitchen equipment in both classrooms rocked when pulled on, presenting potential tip hazards. 2. The staff confirmed that the equipment was not anchored.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all children’s records contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1. 5 of the 5 record reviewed did not contain documentation of previous or concurrent programs attended by the child. 2. The record for child #3 did not contain documentation of the father’s employment. 3. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that the record for each child contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1. 5 out of 5 records did not contain the names of any previous or concurrent day care and/or schools attended by the child. 2. Staff confirmed that this information was not available during this inspection.”
Nov 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The kitchen play set in class rooms 1 and 2 were unstable and presented potential tipping hazards. 2. The sinks in the kitchen sets had cracks in the plastic presenting potential pinch hazards.”
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8VAC20-780-290-A-3
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure that all unused electrical outlets had protective covers in areas utilized by preschool aged children. Evidence: There were 5 uncapped electrical outlets on a surge protector classroom 3. Preschool aged children were in care in this class during this inspection.”
Jun 24, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each employee submitted to a central registry check every five years after the initial central registry check. Evidence: 1. The central registry results for staff #4 were dated 3/28/17. 2. Staff confirmed that the updated central registry search request was not initiated prior to the expiration of the most recent results.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on record review and interview it was determined staff did not obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing. Evidence: 1. The documentation available in the record for staff #3 was dated 1/11/19. 2. Staff confirmed that this was the most recent documentation available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In classrooms 1 and 2 there were kitchen sink and refrigerator play sets that rocked when touched, presenting potential tip/crush hazards. 2. Staff confirmed that these sets rocked when touched or bumped.”
Nov 8, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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22VAC40-185-550-M
“Based on record review it was determined the center did not ensure that the written record of children’s serious and minor injuries contained all of the required components. Evidence: 1. The injury report for child #3 dated 9/28/21 only contained one of the two required signatures. 2. The injury report for child #3 dated 10/13/21 only contained one of the two required signatures and did not contain any future action to prevent recurrence.”
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22VAC40-185-60-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that each child’s record contained all of the require information. Evidence: 1. The records for child #1 and #2 did not contain documentation of the previous or concurrent childcare or school and parent’s work information. 2. Staff confirmed that this information was not present in the records for child #1 and child #2.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 19, 2028.
- Parks and Recreation.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 3 years - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 80 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 10.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
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|---|---|
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| Little Angels Montessori Preschool & Day Care | 8 |
| Bow Creek Recreation Center Early Childhood Programs This child care provider | 10 |
| The YMCA Of South Hampton Roads-Mt. Trashmore Preschool | 46 |
| King’s Grant Presbyterian Church | 0 |
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| The Goddard School | 6 |
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| Thalia Day School | 10 |
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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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