Ms. Darla Martin
A family day home in Lebanon, Virginia 24266
60 Brumley Circle, Lebanon, Virginia 24266. (276) 794-1083.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 152026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 15, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | 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 | Nov |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 17, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-680-A
“Caregivers shall wash their hands with liquid soap and warm running water after diapering a child. Caregiver #2 used a sanitizer wipe after a diaper change.”
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Soiled disposable diapers and wipes shall be disposed of in a leak-proof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot operated or used in such a way that neither the caregiver’s hand nor the soiled diaper or wipe touches the exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
“Caregiver #2 disposed of a diaper outside; there was not a foot operated storage system available.”
Nov 13, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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A written hard copy of the record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs shall be kept.
“The vendor’s did not have an up to date hard copy of daily attendance.”
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All caregivers shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration;
“Caregiver #3 did not have current certification in CPR and has been employed for several years.”
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All caregivers shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“Caregiver #3 did not have current first aid certification.”
Nov 13, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Child records are to be kept up-to-date.
“Child record #3 and #4 had not been updated.”
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Information on allergies or health problems should be in the child’s record.
“Child record #3 did not contain information about any allergies or health conditions.”
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Child immunizations shall be kept up to date.
“Child record #3 needs up to date immunization documentation.”
Mar 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“Based on record review and interview, the provider did not compete the required 16 hrs of annual training. Evidence: 1. Provider #1 had not completed the 16 hrs. of training and they verified this.”
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based on observation, furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, failed to be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Evidence: 1. One of two large brown wooden cribs had peeling paint on the top railings.”
Sep 5, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-B
“Based on a review of staff records, the facility failed to ensure that employees complete the Virginia Preservice Training within 90 days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 has not completed the Virginia Preservice Training. Hire date 4-1-22 REPEAT VIOLATION”
Sep 5, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-830-A
“Based on a review of fire drill records, the facility failed to ensure that monthly escape drills are conducted. Evidence: 1. There is no record of fire drills since March 2023.”
Mar 21, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-B
“Based on a review of two staff files, the facility failed to ensure that all staff complete the required VA Preservice training within 90 days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 has not completed the required 10 hour VA Preservice Training. Hire date 4-1-22.”
Oct 4, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on the review of two staff files, the facility failed to ensure that each employee completes a fingerprint background check before employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 began employment on 4-1-22. The fingerprint background check was conducted on 5-11-22.”
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22.1-289.058
“Based on an interview with the provider, the facility failed to ensure that there is a carbon monoxide detector in the home. Evidence: 1. There is no carbon monoxide detector in the home.”
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on the review of two staff files, the facility failed to ensure that each employee signs a sworn statement before employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 began employment on 4-1-22. The sworn statement was signed on 4-13-22.”
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8VAC20-800-270-A
“Based on a tour of the home and an interview with the provider, the facility failed to ensure that firearms are stored apart from ammunition. Evidence: 1. The provider could not show the inspector that the ammunition was stored apart from ammunition. The provider stated that she was uncertain on how the ammunition was stored for the firearms that were locked in a gun safe.”
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8VAC20-800-520-C
“Based on observation of crib #2, the facility failed to ensure that the mattress that fits snugly and that no more than two fingers can be inserted between the mattress and the crib. Evidence: 1. The inspector could insert three fingers between the mattress and the crib.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on the review of two child records, the facility failed to ensure that all children are adequately immunized before the child may attend the family day home. Evidence: 1. Child #1 began care on 8-15-22. There are no immunization records on file.”
Mar 23, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“Based on a review of staff files, the facility failed to ensure that staff complete all hours of annual training. Evidence: Staff #3 has not completed the required 16 hours of annual training.”
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8VAC20-800-330-A
“Based on an interview with the provider, the facility failed to insure that there is a landline telephone in the home. Evidence: There is no landline telephone in the home.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 23, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Apr 6, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 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 7 child care providers in Russell County, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Ms. Darla Martin This child care provider | 10 |
| Green Valley Baptist Church | 4 |
| Discovery Daycare Inc. | 18 |
| Discovery Day Camp | 16 |
| Lebanon Community Fellowship | 3 |
| Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Lebanon | 20 |
| Bright Beginnings Day Care, Inc. | 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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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