Scott County Public School Head Start - Shoemaker #4
A child day center in Gate City, Virginia 24251
218 Shoemaker Drive, Gate City, Virginia 24251. (276) 386-7283.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jan 122026 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 Jan 12, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 22, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition.
“On the playground There is a metal pipe sticking up approximately 3 inches high between a wooden barrier and the fence.”
Oct 30, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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The most recent violation notice and inspection summary are required to be posted .
“The most recent violation and inspection summary were not posted.”
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Centers are required to maintain the center outside in a safe condition.
“The plastic barrier that surrounds the playground and the poured mulch has developed a space in between that is a tripping hazard. IN the classroom there was a fan that was on a shelf that was a tipping hazard.”
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Children’s records are required to have proof of ID within 7 days as well as a physical examination within 30 day of first day of attendance.
“The record for child #3 did not have a physical examination. The record for child #5 did not have proof of ID.”
May 4, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Based on observation, medications were not kept locked. Evidence: 1. Medication (a prescription cream, and two inhalers) was being kept in a back pack that was not locked; the medication box was reported to be not operable.”
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8VAC20-780-540-E
“Based on observation, emergency supplies were not available. Evidence: 1. The center did not have a working flashlight or battery operated radio.”
Sep 22, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure when staff are supervising children that staff shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance.
The inspectors’ words, 156 words
“Evidence: 1. Staff #1 left the classroom to go into the bathroom leaving the classroom out of ratio at approximately 12:00 noon on September 15, 2022. Staff #2 was then left alone with 15 children ages 3-4 years old. The required ratio would be one staff for every 10 children. 2. Interviews with staff #1 and #2 determined that the staff responsible for supervision of children allowed a child, 3 years old, to leave the classroom undetected. The child was alone, out of sight and sound supervision of Head Start staff, and in the access road/parking area of the public school for a period of time that was undetermined, according to the staff, but greater than five minutes according to video. 3. Staff #1 left staff #2 in the classroom with 14 children for approximately four (4) minutes to search for the missing child and, ultimately, pick up the child from the public school main office.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
The inspectors’ words, 465 words
“Based on interviews and a review of video footage, the center failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age are always within actual sight and sound supervision. Evidence: 1. Interviews with staff #1 and #2 determined that a child, 3 years old, was out of sight and sound supervision of Head Start staff for an undetermined period of time. According to staff, the child was noticed to be gone from the classroom a few minutes after 12:00 pm on September 15, 2022. According to interviews with staff #1, #2, and #6, the child was back in the care of Head Start staff at approximately 12:14 pm. 2. Staff #6 stated that at approximately 12:13 pm on 9/15/2022, a Head Start teacher from another licensed child day center on the same school property contacted staff #6 about the child being alone and unsupervised. A phone call was received from staff #5 to alert staff #6 that there was an incident of a Head Start child being alone and unsupervised, but the child was currently back in the care of Head Start staff. Staff #6 verified that this call came at approximately 12:15 pm. 3. Video footage verified that the child was outside, alone, and out of sight and sound supervision of Head Start staff from approximately 12:11 pm until approximately 12:14 pm. The video showed the child outside of the public school building and in the access road/parking area starting at approximately 12:11 pm. The child was observed in the video running: 1) in between parked vehicles 2) on the access road away from the school building and 3) into the bus parking lot where several buses were parked; one bus was backing up into a parking space and another bus driven by Staff #4 was traveling towards the child on the access road. The child was led by a public school bus driver, staff #3, to a playground where the child was handed to a public school teacher who took the child to the public school main office. 4. Staff #4 stated that they saw the child running in the access road toward the bus and had to stop the bus from moving to allow time for another adult to take the child’s hand and walk the child back towards the school building. 5. The child exited the classroom and school building by traveling down a hallway approximately 40 ft long, and exited the building through double doors. The child traveled up a ramp outside the building, exited a fenced and gated area, and traveled into a parking lot at which time the child was captured on video. 6. The total amount of time the child was out of sight and sound supervision of Head Start staff was approximately six to seven minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 118 words
“Based on interviews, the center failed to ensure that the required staff-to-child ratio of one staff for every 10 children was maintained at all times. Evidence: 1. There was one staff person present with 15 children on September 15, 2022 at approximately 12:00 pm when the second staff person required to meet the ratio was in the bathroom. 2. There was one staff person present with 14 children on September 15, 2022 when the second staff person required to meet the ratio left the classroom to search for the child, and resulted in the child being picked up from the public school main office. The ratio was not met for approximately four (4) minutes, according to staff #1.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 27, 2028.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- Ages: 2 years 10 months - 5 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 8 child care providers in Scott County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 4.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Shoemaker #1 and #2 | 3 |
| Shoemaker Early Head Start 1 and 2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Shoemaker #4 This child care provider | 4 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Nickelsville | 2 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start -Duffield #1 and #2 | 3 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Weber City | 2 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start-Duffield Early Head Start | 7 |
| Scott County Public School Head Start - Weber City Early 1 & 2 | 3 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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