Grace Hills Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Appomattox, Virginia 24522
4320 Pumping Station Road, Appomattox, Virginia 24522. (434) 352-2273.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 52026 the latest visit on record
- 200 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 5, 2026.
9 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
9 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 5, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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The center shall be in compliance regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases.
“Child #4, enrolled for 2 weeks, and Child #5, enrolled for 2 months, did not have immunizations prior to enrollment.”
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The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #5 (employed 3 weeks) did not have central registry checks requested prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The request was sent off 4 days after employment.”
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The center shall ensure each staff person is evaluated by a health professional and issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis.
“Staff #3 (employed for 11 months) had the tuberculosis screening completed 2 months before date of hire.”
Aug 20, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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The vendor shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children less than two years of age.
“Immunizations for Child #1 were not completed every 6 months. Immunizations for Child #3 were not completed every 6 months. Immunizations for Child #5 were not completed every 6 months.”
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All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment.
“Staff #1 has been employed for more than 9 months has not completed CPR and First Aid training. Staff #3 has been employed for more than 10 months has not completed CPR and First Aid training.”
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There shall be at least 12 inches of space between occupied cribs, cots, beds and rest mats.
“In the infant room located in building #2, two infants were observed sleeping in cribs that did not have at least 12 inches of space between the two cribs.”
Aug 20, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Before attendance, documentation of immunizations must be obtained for each child.
“Immunizations were not obtained for Child #1 before the child was enrolled on 8/05/2024. Immunizations were unavailable for Child #2 who has been enrolled for 2 months. Immunizations were unavailable for Child #3 who has been enrolled for over a year.”
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Upon enrollment of a child in a regulated child day program, the child day program shall require the person enrolling the child present the regulated child day program with the proof of the child’s identity and age.
“Proof of identity was not provided for Child #1 who has been enrolled for over a year. Proof of identity was not provided for child # 2 who has been enrolled for over 2 months.”
Oct 9, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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When food is brought from home, the food container shall be clearly labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
“Food containers and drink containers brought from home were not labeled with the children’s names.”
Aug 30, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of the center’s policies and procedures, the Vendor failed to develop and implement a written policy and procedure that describes how the vendor will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff or team of staff members.
“EVIDENCE: A written policy and procedure regarding consistent staffing was unavailable.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Aug 14, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 200 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?
- 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 27, 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 Appomattox County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bible Baptist Church | 1 |
| Grace Hills Baptist Church This child care provider | 9 |
| Liberty Baptist Church | 6 |
| STEPS Head Start & Childcare- Appomattox | 5 |
| Memorial Methodist Church | 3 |
| Aslan Castle ELC #2 | 10 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | 2 |
| Verna Preston | 0 |
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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