Michele’s Place for Children
A child day center in Richmond, Virginia 23225
2603 Semmes Ave., Richmond, Virginia 23225. (804) 233-2769.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 122026 the latest visit on record
- 17 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 12, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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.
Jun 12, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff 1 and Staff 2 did not have a current tuberculosis test or screening; the documented test expired 5 months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual health inspection report . The last documented health inspection was conducted 4/11/2025.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A-1
“At least one staff in each grouping of children shall have current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The CPR certification of Staff 1 and Staff 2 expired 5/2026.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A-2
“At least one staff in each grouping of children shall have current first aid certification. The first aid certification for Staff 1and Staff 2 expired 5/19/2026.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“Repeat violation. The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There was no documentation of an evacuation drill in in the past year.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. There was no documentation of shelter in place drills in the past year.”
Mar 31, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There was no documentation of an evacuation drill in July 2025, August 2025, September 2025, October 2025, November 2025, December 2025, January 2026, February 2026, or March 2026.”
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8VAC20-780-580-L
“Parental permission for transportation and field trips shall be secured before the scheduled activity. Center staff said they were going to take a walking trip to a local playground. There was no written permission from the parent on file.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which contains required information. Child 1 did not have the address for 1 parent, the addresses for the emergency contacts, or documentation of any know allergies.”
Jun 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.057-B
“The program is required to submit results of potable water testing to Virginia Department of Health. The program did not have evidence of submitting test results to VDH.”
Feb 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on review of two staff records, the facility failed to ensure that every employee repeat a background check in accordance with the Code of Virginia every five years. Evidence: The most recent search of the central registry ( CPS check) for Staff 1 and Staff 2 expired in 2023; there was not a repeat CPS check obtained on 2/1/2024.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Dec 12, 2026.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 17 children.
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 84 child care providers in the City of Richmond, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Leave It To Beaver Child Care Center | 12 |
| Michele’s Place for Children This child care provider | 11 |
| Dana Bowser | Not given |
| New Life Harvest Church | 9 |
| Excel Education Enrichment Services | 67 |
| Carmen Stewart Cruz | 7 |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal School | 0 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association - Elizabeth Redd | 4 |
| Elijah House Academy | Not given |
| Cherrelle Hurt | 20 |
| Children’s Village Learning Academy | 5 |
| Forest Hill Child Care Center | 30 |
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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