Faith Assembly Christian Center
A religious exempt child day center in Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
2301 Park Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501. (434) 528-3305.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 82026 the latest visit on record
- 96 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 Jul 8, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jul 28, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Hazardous substances were observed unlocked in the infant room, 2-year-old room and 3/4-year-old room.”
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The diapering area shall have a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing.
“The padding of the diaper changing table used to diaper children in the infant room had holes and was not nonabsorbent.”
May 8, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the Vendor failed to obtain verification of age for each staff person.
“EVIDENCE: 1. Record for Staff #1 (date of hire 10/02/2015) did not include documentation of age verification. 2. Record for Staff #2 (date of hire 10/02/2023) did not include documentation of age verification. 3. Record for Staff #3 (date of hire 5/22/2023) did not include documentation of age verification.”
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Based on record review, the Vendor failed to ensure staff orientation training is completed within seven days of the date of employment on the required facility specific topics.
“EVIDENCE: 1. Staff #1 (date of hire 10/02/2015) has not completed center orientation training. 2. Staff #2 (date of hire 10/02/2023) has not completed center orientation training. 3. Staff #3 (date of hire 5/22/2023) has not completed center orientation training. 4. Staff #4 (date of hire 6/11/2018) has not completed center orientation training.”
May 8, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on inspection, the Center failed to ensure specific aspects of the child day center’s operations in a written statement provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public.
“EVIDENCE: Physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff and public liability insurance information was not provided to the parents/guardians and the general public in a written statement.”
Feb 13, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the Vendor failed to ensure staff who work directly with children annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities.
“EVIDENCE: The Licensing Inspector 5 staff records. Records for Staff #1, #2, #4 and #5 did not have 16 hours of annual training for year 2022.”
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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: Center has not developed a plan of continuity policy and procedure.”
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Based on observations, the Vendor failed to ensure children older than 12 months of age have been transitioned from a crib to a mat or cot.
“EVIDENCE: In the Infant room, the Licensing Inspector observed children older than 12 months sleeping in a crib.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jun 6, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 96 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 44 child care providers in the City of Lynchburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Jubilee Family Development Center | 20 |
| Rhema’s “Gentle Care” Child Development Center | 28 |
| Faith Assembly Christian Center This child care provider | 5 |
| Katherine Brown | 5 |
| Montessori Children’s House LLC | 3 |
| Prayer of Faith Temple | 16 |
| Change Me Ministries & Fellowship/Bright Hope, Inc. | 1 |
| Aslan Castle ELC | 13 |
| New Covenant Schools | Not given |
| Teachable Moments Preschool LLC | 36 |
| YMCA of Central Virginia-Little Scholars Academy | 13 |
| Christian Chapel | 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 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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