Williamsburg Christian Academy
A religious exempt child day center in Williamsburg, Virginia 23188
101 Schoolhouse Lane, Williamsburg, Virginia 23188. (757) 220-1978.
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The short answer
- 14 deficiencies in the last three years
- Feb 242026 the latest visit on record
- 50 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 24, 2026.
14 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
14 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Feb 24, 2026: inspection2 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 sworn disclosure statement for staff #7 was overdue by ten months.”
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22.1-289.058
“Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that is licensed pursuant to this chapter or any program described in subdivision A 4, B 1, or B 5 of ? 22.1-289.030 that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the building.”
Feb 13, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-4
“Each person in a supervisory position must be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. There was no documentation of screenings for staff #1, 3, and 5.”
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22.1-289.031-B-3
“(Repeat Violation) The center must have someone trained to perform a daily simple health screening of children. The center does not have a trained staff member to conduct this screening.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“(Repeat Violation) The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. There were no sworn statements for Staff #1 (employed for 18 months), Staff #2 (employed for 2 weeks), and Staff #4 (employed for 19 months).”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1 (employed for 18 months) and Staff #4 (employed for 19 months) did not have completed national criminal background checks.”
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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 (employed for 2 weeks) did not have a central registry search requested.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #3 (employed for 5 months) did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check, criminal history check, or sex offender check from a different state.”
Feb 20, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A
“(Repeat) Based on observation and staff interview, the center did not post the fact that it is exempt from licensure in a visible location on the premises. Evidence: The Director confirmed that they have nothing posted, in a visible location on the premises, stating they are exempt from licensure.”
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Based on document review and staff interview the center did not provide a written statement to parents or guardians describing the center’s operations.
“Evidence: The director confirmed that the written statement describing the physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance was not given to parents.”
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Based on inspection and interview with staff, the center has not established and implemented procedures for a daily simple health screening and exclusion of sick children by a trained person.
“Evidence: The director confirmed that there was not a trained person on site to conduct a daily simple health screening.”
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Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not ensure to obtain background checks every five years.
“Evidence: The most recent central registry check for staff #1 was dated 10/17/2018 and staff #2 was dated 2/11/2019.”
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(Repeat) Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure to obtain a fingerprint based national criminal record check prior to the first day of employment for each staff.
“Evidence: The Director confirmed that the record for staff #3 did not contain documentation of a fingerprint check prior to the first day of employment and that they have been working in a supervisory capacity.”
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(Repeat) Based on record review and staff interview the center did not ensure that a prospective employee, volunteer, or any other person who is expected to be alone with one or more children enrolled in the religious exempt child day center shall have a sworn statement of affirmation before employment or commencement of service at the facility and shall undergo a search of the central registry within 30 days of employment or commencement of service.
“Evidence: The Director confirmed that Staff #3 did not have a signed sworn disclosure statement prior to their first day of employment, does not have documentation of a search of the central registry and they have been working in a supervisory capacity more than 30 days.”
Apr 25, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A
“Based on observation and staff interview, the center did not post the fact that it is exempt from licensure in a visible location on the premises. Evidence: The Director confirmed that they have nothing posted, in a visible location on the premises, stating they are exempt from licensure.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure to obtain a fingerprint based national criminal record check prior to the first day of employment for each staff. Evidence: The Director confirmed that the record for staff #2 did not contain documentation of a fingerprint check prior to the first day of employment and that they have been working in a supervisory capacity.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on record review and staff interview the center did not ensure that a prospective employee, volunteer, or any other person who is expected to be alone with one or more children enrolled in the religious exempt child day center shall have a sworn statement of affirmation before employment or commencement of service at the facility. Evidence: The Director confirmed that Staff #2 did not have a signed sworn disclosure statement prior to their first day of employment and they have been working in a supervisory capacity.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Nov 17, 2026.
- Ages: 3 years - 11 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 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 37 child care providers in James City County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 14.
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 |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy, Inc.-7145 | 24 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-D.J. Montague | 1 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Norge | 11 |
| Williamsburg-James City County Community Action Agency, Inc-Norg | 9 |
| King of Glory Lutheran Church | 10 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Stonehouse | 8 |
| WISC Kids Club Child Care Center, LLC | 26 |
| Williamsburg Christian Academy This child care provider | 14 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-Matoaka | 4 |
| Creative Critters II, Inc. | 15 |
| Colonial Early Education Center, L.L.C. | 14 |
| James City County Parks & Recreation-J. Blaine Blayton | 8 |
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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