Barnes Family Child Care Center
A child day center in Newport News, Virginia 23601
596 Hemlock Road, Newport News, Virginia 23601. (757) 706-3451.
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The short answer
- 28 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
21 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 24, 2026.
28 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
28 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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.
Sep 24, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Staff #2, who is currently working with employed and working with children, did not have documentation of a negative TB screening and was four days past due.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin. The green and yellow play house on the outdoor play area had a broken roof with pinch points that were accessible to children.”
Mar 9, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. There was no immunization documentation in the record of Child #2 (enrolled for six months) and Child #3 (enrolled for eleven months).”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of Child #2 (enrolled for six months) and Child #4 (enrolled for two months).”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, was missing the work phone number for one parent. The record for Child #2, was missing the name and phone number of child’s physician. The record for Child #3, was missing the name, address, and phone number for one parent, the work phone number and place of employment for one parent, and the phone number of child’s physician. The record for Child #5, was missing the work phone number for one parent.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children shall, annually attend the department’s health and safety update course. The record for Staff #3 did not have documentation of the 2025 annual health and safety training.”
Aug 27, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“(Repeat Violation) The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1, employed for four months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or sex offender check from one state.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #3 updated screening was due 7 days ago. The updated screening has not yet been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“Annual approval from the health department shall be provided. The form used should be for environmental health inspections and determining compliance with non-food related health requirements such as water supply and sewage disposal. The inspection provided was related to food regulations and not the required sanitation inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use. The diapering surface in the sixteen month to two year old room had not been cleaned or sanitized after the last use.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. There were 9 children present in the two to four year old room, but only 8 were marked present on the attendance record.”
Apr 15, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have withing 90 days of the date of employment current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #2, employed for nineteen months, did not have current certification in CPR.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #2, employed for nineteen months, did not have current certification in first aid.”
Apr 15, 2025: inspection9 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a central registry search requested.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1, employed for two weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or sex offender check from one state.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In the toddler classroom, the cleaning solution and sanitizing solution were in an unlocked cabinet, out of reach of children”
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8VAC20-780-280-G
“If hazardous substances are not kept in original containers, the substitute container shall clearly indicate their contents. A spray bottle with a purple liquid was in the cabinet in the toddler classroom. Staff reported it was cleaning solution. The bottle was not labeled with its contents.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. During the inspection, a three year old child was observed sitting alone in the office unsupervised for approximately three minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-3
“The required ratio for children age two years is one staff per eight children. Staff #5 was observed supervising thirteen children (youngest child two years old) from approximately 9:40am-9:45am when Staff #4 returned to the facility after taking a child to school.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There was no drill practiced in March 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for two months, was missing documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age. The record for Child #2, enrolled for eight months, was missing documentation of health information (physical).”
Aug 28, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children shall annually complete the health and safety update course. The records for three of the five staff contained documentation of the most recent health and safety update course that was dated more than one year ago.”
Aug 28, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #3, who had been enrolled for five months.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting. Staff # 1 changed a child’s diaper in the infant room and did not wash the child’s hands.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or 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. Staff #1 used their hand to open the plastic-lined storage system to dispose of a diaper.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall be kept for each staff person. There was no record available for review for staff #5.”
Mar 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation and staff interview, the licensee did not ensure the center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.
“Evidence: Staff confirmed that the allergy list in the 2 year old classroom was not dated.”
Oct 2, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“(Repeat Violation) Based on document review and staff interview the provider did not provide annual approval from the health department. Evidence: The owner confirmed they did not have current documentation of a health inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“(Repeat Violation) Based on observation and staff interviews, the provider did not ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The Owner verified the following conditions on the outdoor playground: 1. There was a section of black landscape fabric which was protruding from the surface of the ground that posed a trip hazard to children and staff. 2. There was a nail sticking out of a bench seat, under the shade structure, that posed a snag hazard to children and staff.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“(Repeat Violation) Based on observation and staff interviews the center did not ensure for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: ? The attendance sheet in the 2 ? to 3-year-old room showed 7 children checked in when there were 8 children in attendance. ? The attendance sheet in the school age room showed 2 children checked in when there were 4 children in attendance”
Oct 2, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-80-B-2
“Based on record review and staff interview the center did not inform the department’s representative as soon as practicable, but not to exceed two business days, of any injury to a child that occurs while the child is under the supervision of the center and requires outside medical attention. Evidence: During the inspection on 10/3/2023 the director confirmed that on 9/25/2023 Child #1 (age 4) sustained an injury. The center was made aware on 9/26/2023 that the injury required outside medical attention. The incident was not reported to the department.”
May 18, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“Based on observation and staff interview the center did not ensure the license required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Evidence: The Owner confirmed that the license that was posted was not the current license. The center had a license posted that was dated 10/24/2020-10/23/2022.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“Based on document review and staff interview the provider did not provide annual approval from the health department. Evidence: The owner confirmed they did not have a current documentation of a health inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“Based on observation and staff interviews, the provider did not ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The Owner verified the following conditions: 1. On the outdoor playground there was a section of black landscape fabric which was protruding from the surface of the ground that posed a trip hazard to children and staff. 2. On the outdoor playground there was a Merry Go Cycle and one of the cycles was missing a pedal. 3. In the front hallway there was a smoke alarm hanging down from the ceiling by a wire.”
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8VAC20-780-280-H
“Based on observation and staff interview the center did not ensure that medications or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses or pockets that are accessible to children. Evidence: The owner confirmed that there was an open unlocked bag on a desk in the school age room that contained 2 unlabeled bottles of medication. They also confirmed that the medication was accessible to an enrolled school age student.”
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8VAC20-780-40-M
The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“Based on observation and staff interview, the licensee did not ensure the center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. Evidence: The 2 ? to 5-year-old room had an allergy list hanging on the bulletin board as you walked in the classroom. The list was not kept confidential as the Owner confirmed that parents are allowed in the rooms when dropping off and picking up their children.”
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8VAC20-780-440-B
“Based on observation and staff interview the center did not ensure that cribs shall be identified for use by a specific child. Evidence: Staff confirmed that 1 out of 4 of the infants? cribs was not labeled with a child’s name.”
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8VAC20-780-500-C
“Based on observation and staff interview the center did not ensure that toilet chairs shall be emptied promptly and cleaned and sanitized after each use. Evidence: The owner confirmed that the toilet training chair in the restroom had not been emptied promptly.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“Based on observation and staff interviews the center did not ensure for each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: ? The attendance sheet in the 2 ? to 5-year-old room showed 16 children checked in when there were 18 children in attendance. ? The attendance sheet in the 16 months to 2-year-old room did not show any children checked in and there were 5 children in attendance.”
May 19, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not ensure that each enrolled child has a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician. Evidence: 1. Two children’s records were reviewed. 2. The record for child #1 did not contain the results of a physical examination. 3. When asked, the program director stated that she thought she had this documentation but was unable to locate it during the inspection. The parent was contacted during the inspection and confirmed that she had this documentation.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 180 words
“Based on observation and interview, the licensee did not ensure that the areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside are maintained in a clean, safe, operable condition. Evidence: 1. The licensing inspector observed portions of the ground liner which were protruding from the surface of the ground in clusters throughout the outer areas of the play yard. The protruding liner poses a trip hazard to children when they are running and playing on the outdoor play area. 2. The front fence panel on the play yard had several areas of rotting wood that fell away easily when touched. Large, sharp, splinters of wood were left on the surface. 3. One board had come loose from the bench located under the pergola on the outdoor play space. The board had warped and was no longer flush with the rest of the boards that ran the length of the bench. If a child sat on the warped board it could pinch them when it presses down under their weight. 4. The program director confirmed the presence of these potential hazards.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 24, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 27, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2025 | Inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| May 18, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Oct 23, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 60 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?
- 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 82 child care providers in the City of Newport News, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 28.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Hilton Presbyterian Church | 0 |
| Newport News Parks & Recreation-Youth Programs-Hilton | 7 |
| Newport News Parks & Recreation-Youth Programs-BMCC | 2 |
| Newport News Parks and Recreation-Youth Programs-Deer Park | 2 |
| RESURRECTION LUTHERAN SCHOOL LLC | 41 |
| Stepping Stones Child Development Center, LLC | 19 |
| Arms of the King, Inc. | 18 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish | 0 |
| Barnes Family Child Care Center This child care provider | 28 |
| True Heart Ministries | 2 |
| Newport News Parks and Recreation-Youth Programs-OLMC | 3 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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