Walnut Grove Academy
A child day center in Warrenton, Virginia 20187
4238 Burrough Drive, Warrenton, Virginia 20187. (540) 347-0116.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 252026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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?
20 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 25, 2026.
7 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Mar 4, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The staff-to-children ratio required for two-year-old children is one staff to eight children.
“On 3/4/26 nine two-year-old children were observed being supervised on the playground by one staff member.”
Aug 9, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
“(Repeat Violation) Based on interview, the center did not ensure that the required staff: child ratio of 1 staff: 4 infants was maintained for children aged birth to 16 months. Evidence: Staff reported that the infant classroom regularly goes over ratio between approximately 7:30am-8:00am. A second staff member is not with the class until approximately 8:30am.”
May 6, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on review of five staff records, the center did not ensure that each staff member submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Evidence: The TB screening on record for Staff #2, with an employment date of 10/4/22, was dated 10/9/22.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on review of five staff records, the program did not ensure that the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (Preservice) was completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: The Preservice on record for Staff #2, with an employment date of 10/4/22, was dated 5/30/23.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation, the center did not ensure that the required staff to child ratio was followed for infants from birth up to 16 months. Evidence: On 5/6/24, one staff was observed supervising seven infants in the ?Infant? classroom. The required ratio is one staff to four infants. The attendance contained documentation of the class being out of ratio beginning at approximately 7:50am.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-3
“Based on observation, the center did not ensure that the required staff to child ratio was followed for two-year-olds. Evidence: On 5/6/24 one staff was observed supervising 11 two-year-olds in the ?Twos? classroom. The required ratio is one staff to eight two-year-olds. The attendance contained documentation of the class being out of ratio beginning at approximately 8:09am.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation, the center did not ensure that the required staff to child ratio was followed for children three-years-old up to school age eligible. Evidence: On 5/6/24 one staff was observed supervising 16 four- and five-year-old children in the ?PreK? classroom. The required ratio is one staff to 10 children. The attendance contained documentation of the class being out of ratio beginning at approximately 8:00am.”
Mar 29, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that at least every two years from the initial screening, staff shall obtain and submit results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Evidence: Reviewed 5 staff files and found that Staff 2’s last tb screening was on 11/27/2020”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1) observed on the toddler playground, weed matting coming up through the mulch, causing a tripping hazard. 2) observed a small hole in the hall in the Twos classroom 3) observed nails protruding from the fence on the preschool playground.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that ratios of 1:4 for children birth to 16 months of age. Evidence: observed that the infant room had 9 children with 2 staff.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-2
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that the ratio for children 16 months to 24 months as 1 staff to 5 children. Evidence: observed in the toddler classroom, 7 children and 1 staff.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that ratios for 3 year olds and up was 1:10. Evidence: 1) observed in the Three year old classroom, 11 children and 1 staff 2) observed in the 4s and 5s classroom, 24 children and 1 staff”
Oct 6, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that the areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: observed that the weed matting on the toddler and preschool playground was coming up and causing a potential tripping hazard.”
Apr 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the facility did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: observed on the Pre-K and SACC playground, loose boards on fence along the rear of the playground, exposing nails/screws, accessible to children and posing a potential safety hazard.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 4, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 150 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Complaint | Allegation: Staff Quantity. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 50 child care providers in Fauquier County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5.5; this one had 7.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Fauquier Community Child Care At C. Hunter Ritchie | 10 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care- P. B. Smith SAC | 14 |
| Maplewood Child Care Center | 7 |
| Warrenton Church of Christ | 9 |
| Walnut Grove Academy This child care provider | 7 |
| Nicole Kubinski | 0 |
| Covenant Christian Academy | 1 |
| St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | 2 |
| Sophie Nganje | 21 |
| Katherine Van der Rest | 5 |
| Maci Lowery | 2 |
| Fauquier Community Child Care, Inc.- C.M. Bradley Elementary | 9 |
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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026.
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