Alleghany Highlands Young Men’s Christian Association - West
A child day center in Covington, Virginia 24426
515 E. Pine Street, Covington, Virginia 24426. (540) 965-9622.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 222026 the latest visit on record
- 133 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?
14 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. 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 |
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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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jul 22, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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Staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change and when preparing or serving food or beverages.
“Staff #5 did not wash their hands before a diaper change. Staff #2 did not wash their hands before serving lunch to the children in the Toddler classroom.”
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The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering and cleaning children, and it shall be cleaned with soap and water and sanitized after each use.
“In the toddler classroom, Staff #5 did not clean the diapering surface with soap and water or sanitize the surface after its use.”
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Repeat violation
“Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated, and labeled with the child’s name. In the infant room refrigerator, three infant bottles were not dated and one infant bottle was not dated or labeled with the child’s name.”
Jan 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof plastic-lined storage system that is foot-operated; used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.
“In the infant classroom, the foot operated trash can used for disposable diapers was broken. The foot pedal used to open the lid of the can, was inoperable.”
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Infant bottles with prepared infant formula, shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child’s name.
“In the infant room refrigerator, an infant bottle containing infant formula was not dated nor labeled with the child’s name.”
Oct 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition.
“Two bookshelves in the infant classroom were not securely assembled causing pinching hazards at the corners of each shelf.”
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In inside areas occupied by children, the temperature shall be maintained no lower than 68 degrees F.
“The temperature in classroom 106 was 64 degrees F.”
Apr 29, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on inspection, the Center failed to maintain areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, in a clean, safe and operable condition.
The inspectors’ words, 105 words
“EVIDENCE: 1. Ceramic tiled floors in multiple classrooms were excessively stained with dirt. 2. Cinder blocked walls in multiple classrooms were stained with dirt; paint was worn and dingy 3. Unlocked storage cabinet underneath the sink in room 106 contained a hazardardous sticky mouse trap that was accessible to the children in care. 4. Bookcase in room 102 had splintered wood surface and edges. 5. Window blind cords in room 106 were accessible to the children in care causing a strangulation hazard. 6. Foam border on 3 toy shelves in the infant classroom were torn; pieces of the foam hazardous to the infant in care.”
Sep 26, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the Licensee failed to obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
“EVIDENCE: Record for Child #5 did not include updated immunization documentation. Last immunization documents were completed 4/04/2022; date of enrollment 1/21/2022.”
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Based on inspection, the Licensee failed to ensure over-the-counter topical ointment is labeled with the child’s name.
“EVIDENCE: In the infant classroom, Licensing Inspector observed multiple tubes of diaper ointment that was not labeled with the name of the child.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Oct 24, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 133 children.
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?
- There aren’t enough providers in this county to compare.
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 |
|---|---|
| Edgemont Presbyterian Church | Not given |
| Alleghany Highlands Young Men’s Christian Association - West This child care provider | 8 |
| First Presbyterian Church - Covington | Not given |
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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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