The Montpelier Center for Arts and Education
A child day center in Montpelier, Virginia 23192
17205 Mountain Road, Montpelier, Virginia 23192. (804) 883-7378.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 52026 the latest visit on record
- 20 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 5, 2026.
4 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Feb 17, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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Providers must obtain a completed sworn disclosure statement for each agent of an applicant for licensure.
“Agent #1 did not have a completed sworn disclosure statement.”
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Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check for each agent of an applicant for licensure.
“Agent #1 did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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Providers must request a search of the central registry for each agent of an applicant for licensure.
“Agent #1 did not have a central registry search requested or completed.”
Mar 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided.
“The most recent health inspection for the center was dated 3/6/2024.”
Apr 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of three staff records and interview, the center did not ensure one staff obtained background checks every five years.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff #2 (employed 09/08/2015) contained the results of a fingerprint national criminal record check dated 03/01/2018, exceeding five years. 2. Staff #2 was observed working during the inspection. 3. The director confirmed a request to update the fingerprint national criminal record check had not yet been requested.”
Oct 18, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of children’s records and interview, the center did not obtain a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
“Evidence: The record of Child #4, with a diagnosed food allergy, did not have a written allergy care plan on file. The director stated an allergy care plan had not been obtained from the parents.”
Mar 3, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on review of six staff records, the center did not ensure that the required fingerprint national criminal history check for one staff member was not dated more than 90 days prior to the date of employment.
“Evidence: The record of staff #6, hired 09/16/2021, had documentation of a fingerprint criminal history check dated 12/12/2019, exceeding 90 days prior to hire.”
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Based on review of five board officer and or agent records, the licensee did not obtain a fingerprint based national criminal history check for two board officers/ agents within the required timeframe.
“Evidence: 1. The record for board officer #1, appointed 01/24/2022, contained the results of a fingerprint based national criminal history check dated 02/25/2022, exceeding the 30 days allowance to obtain. 2. The record for board officer #3 appointed 01/24/2022, contained the results of a fingerprint based national criminal history check dated 02/28/2022, exceeding the 30 days allowance to obtain.”
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Based on review of five board officers and/ or agents records, the licensee did not obtain a central registry record check for any new person designated as an agent whenever there is a change, before the end of the 30 day after the change.
The inspectors’ words, 125 words
“Evidence: 1. Agent #1, appointed 01/24/2022, did not have documentation of a completed central registry finding, exceeding 30 days from appointment. 2. Agent #2, appointed 01/24/2022, had documentation of a completed central registry finding dated 03/03/2022, exceeding 30 days from appointment. 3. Agent #3, appointed 01/24/2022, did not have documentation of a completed central registry finding, exceeding 30 days from appointment. 4. Agent #4, appointed 01/24/2022, did not have documentation of a completed central registry finding, exceeding 30 days from appointment. 5. Agent #5, appointed 01/24/2022, did not have documentation of a completed central registry finding, exceeding 30 days from appointment. 6. Administration stated request for the central registry checks for agent #1, #3, #4, and #5 had been requested and mailed off on 02/23/2022.”
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Based on review of six staff records, the center did not ensure that a required sworn statement for one staff member was not dated more than 90 days prior to the date of employment.
“Evidence: The record of staff #6, hired 09/16/2021, had a completed sworn statement dated 12/10/2019 exceeding 90 days prior to hire.”
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Based on review of six staff records, the center did not ensure that a required central registry finding for one staff member was not dated more than 90 days prior to the date of employment.
“Evidence: The record of staff #6, hired 09/16/2021, had a completed central registry finding dated 02/03/2020, exceeding 30 days prior to hire.”
Nov 9, 2021: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on review of children’s records, the center did not obtain documentation of immunizations for each child before the child can attend the center.
“Evidence: The record of child #4, enrolled 10/04/2021, did not have documentation of immunizations.”
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Based on review of children’s records, the center did not obtain documentation of a physical examination before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: The record of child #4, enrolled 10/04/2021, did not contain documentation of a physical examination, exceeding 30 days from the child’s first day of attendance.”
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Based on review of staff records, the center did not ensure staff submitted a negative tuberculosis screening no later than 21 days after employment and shall have been completed within 12 months prior to or 21 days after employment.
“Evidence: Staff #3, hired 01/20/2021, had documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated 1025/2021, exceeding the 21 day allowance from hire to acquire.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 5, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 5 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 30, 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 59 child care providers in Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 4.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Country Day School LLC | 15 |
| The Montpelier Center for Arts and Education This child care provider | 4 |
| St. Peter’s United Methodist Church | 2 |
| County Line Montessori | 15 |
| Right at School, LLC - South Anna | 0 |
| First Shiloh Baptist Church | 17 |
| Ashland Community Preschool | 2 |
| New Hanover Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| First Baptist Church of Ashland | 23 |
| Walnut Grove Baptist Church | 2 |
| Hope Community Church of the Nazarene | 8 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond-P. Henry | 26 |
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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026.
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