Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Ruther Glen, Virginia 22546
8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, Virginia 22546. (804) 448-1251.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 242026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 24, 2026.
6 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Mar 24, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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(Repeat Violation) Each person in a supervisory position should be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.
“The staff health report for Staff #3 was obtained 15 days after they were in a supervisory position.”
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The center shall establish and implement procedures ensuring that all children in the center are in compliance with the provisions of ? 32.1-46 regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases.
“Compliance with immunization provisions was not ensured for Child #1 who has been enrolled for 19 months.”
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(Repeat Violation) The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The repeat sworn statement in the record of Staff #2 was overdue by 19 months.”
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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, who has been employed for over seven months, did not documentation that a central registry search had been requested.”
Oct 2, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-4
“Each person in a supervisory position should be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision. Staff #3 was in a supervisory position effective 08/01/24, but their staff health report was completed on 08/20/24.”
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent sworn disclosure for Staff #4 was overdue by more than two years. The most recent national fingerprint-based criminal background check in the record for Staff #4 was overdue by a year and three months.”
Apr 25, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on a review of five children’s records, the center did not ensure that two children in the center were in compliance with the of 32.1-46 regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases.
“Evidence: The center had not verified that the immunizations for Child #1, enrolled 09/06/22, and for Child #3, enrolled 09/06/22, were in compliance.”
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Based on a review of six staff records, the center did not establish and implement a procedure to ensure that all staff are able to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect.
“Evidence: The records of Staff #3, Staff #4, and Staff #5 did not contain documentation that the staff have received training to be able to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect.”
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Based on a review of six staff records and interview, the center did not ensure one staff completed a required background check every five years.
“Evidence: 1) The record of Staff #4, employed 02/14/18, contained documentation of a fingerprint-based national criminal background check dated 02/14/2018. The repeat background check should have been obtained prior to 02/14/2023. 2) During interview, a member of management acknowledged the fingerprints were not completed every five years as required.”
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Based on a review of six staff records and interview, the center did not ensure two staff had the satisfactory results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check prior to employment.
“Evidence: 1) The results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check in the record of Staff #3, employed 08/15/22, were dated 10/21/22. 2) The results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check in the record of Staff #5, employed 09/06/21, were dated 10/04/21. 3) During interview, management confirmed the fingerprint-based national criminal background check for Staff #3 and Staff #5 were not obtained prior to employment.”
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Based on a review of six staff records and interview, the center did not ensure four staff had two required background checks within the required timeframes.
The inspectors’ words, 119 words
“Evidence: 1) The record of Staff #1, employed 08/15/22, did not contain the results of the central registry check. 2) The record of Staff #3, employed 08/15/22, did not contain the results of the central registry check or a complete sworn statement or affirmation. 3) The record of Staff #4, employed 02/14/18, did not contain the results of the central registry check or a complete sworn statement or affirmation. 4) The results of the central registry check in the record of Staff #5, employed 09/06/21, were dated 11/10/21. The sworn statement was completed on 09/26/21. A complete sworn statement or affirmation is required before employment. A search of the central registry check is required within 30 days of employment.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Sep 10, 2027.
- Ages: Birth - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 16 child care providers in Caroline County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 6.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Countryside Children’s Daycare Center, Inc. (Allen Street) | 4 |
| Karen Cauthorne | 10 |
| Countryside Children’s Daycare Center, Inc. - Prosperity Way | 9 |
| Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church This child care provider | 6 |
| Miss Alyson’s | 6 |
| The Carmel School | 6 |
| Pink and Blue Childcare Center, LLC | 4 |
| Miss Alyson’s, LLC | 11 |
| YMCA-SACC and Summer Camp at Lewis & Clark | 32 |
| Caroline Family YMCA | 15 |
| Carolyn Dandridge | 54 |
| Beary Fun Daycare & Preschool LLC | 33 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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