Katherine Brown
A family day home in Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
506 Newberne Street, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501. (434) 845-4956.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 72026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
19 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 7, 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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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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| 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.
Oct 7, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent central registry check for Caregiver #1 was overdue by three weeks.”
May 18, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There were no physical exam records available for Child #2 who had been in care for over 60 days.”
Jul 14, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“The provider did not obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the directions of a physician prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance for Child #1.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Provider did not obtain documentation that Child #1 has been adequately immunized, before attending the family day home.”
Sep 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of 16 clock hours of training annually. None of the caregivers (#1 and # 2) obtained any training hours in 2023.”
Oct 28, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on review of staff records, the licensee failed to ensure that the required two references were obtained prior to starting the position.
“Evidence: Staff # 1 started 10/28/2022 and did not have the two required references.”
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Based on review of staff records, the licensee failed to ensure that the TB screening or test was completed prior to starting the position.
“Evidence: 1. The Staff # 1 started 10/28/2022 and did not have the required TB screening or test prior to coming into contact with children.”
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee failed to ensure that a caregiver does not exceed 16 points.
“Evidence: 1. The licensee had eight children in care at a total of 19 points from the time of the inspectors at 9:15 AM to 9:23 AM when the assistant arrived.”
Jul 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation and record review, the licensee failed to ensure that a caregiver does not exceed 16 points.
“Evidence: 1. The licensee had six children in care at a total of 17 points.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Nov 6, 2026.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 2 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 | 5 |
| Katherine Brown This child care provider | 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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