Hanover Evangelical Friends Church
A religious exempt child day center in Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111
6420 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111. (804) 746-0692.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Dec 172025 the latest visit on record
- 180 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 Dec 17, 2025.
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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
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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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Dec 17, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-A-5-a
“The center did not ensure compliance with the terms of the religious exemption issued by the Virginia department of Education. The center’s current exemption permits services to 180 children in the age range from 2 years 6 months to 12 years 11 months. Administration confirmed that Child #2, enrolled for 1 month, was 2 years and 1 month at the time of enrollment.”
Nov 14, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Prior to providing supervision to children and annually thereafter, each person in a supervisory position must be certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability that would prevent them from caring for children under their supervision.
The inspectors’ words, 120 words
“The most recent staff health report for staff #1 was overdue by 13 days. The staff health report for staff #2 was received over 2 months late. The staff health report for staff #3 was missing and over 3 months late. The staff health report for staff #4 was received 24 days late. The staff health report for staff #5 was missing and over 3 months late. The staff health report for staff #6 was missing and 9 days late. The staff health report for staff #7 was received over 1 year and 5 months late. The staff health report for staff #8 was received 2 days late. The staff health report for staff #9 was received 9 days late.”
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Repeat violation
The inspectors’ words, 145 words
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1 who has been employed for over 5 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #2 who has been employed for over 3 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #3 who has been employed for over 3 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #4 who has been employed for over 3 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #5 who has been employed for over 3 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #6 who has been employed for 9 days did not have a sworn statement. Staff #8 who has been employed for over 3 months did not have a sworn statement. Staff #9 who has been employed for over 11 months did not have a sworn statement.”
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Repeat violation
The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1’s fingerprint background check was 1 day late. Staff #2’s fingerprint background check was 2 days late. Staff #3’s fingerprint background check was 18 days late. Staff #4’s fingerprint background check was 2 days late. Staff #5’s fingerprint background check was 7 days late. Staff #6’s fingerprint background check was missing and 9 days late. Staff #7’s fingerprint background check was 9 days late. Staff #8’s fingerprint background check was 5 days late. Staff #9’s fingerprint background check was 1 day late.”
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Repeat violation
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The central registry request for staff #3 was completed 15 days late. The central registry request for staff #4 was completed 1 day late. The central registry request for staff #5 was completed 3 days late. The central registry request for staff #6 was completed 3 days late. The central registry request for staff #8 was completed 6 days late.”
Feb 28, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“Based on record review, the center did not ensure one of five children’s records contained documentation of the child’s immunizations showing that the child is in compliance with immunization provisions. Evidence: The record of child #3 (start date: 1/17/22) did not have documentation of immunizations. The center’s procedures for children’s records requires that the center obtain immunizations upon enrollment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“Based on record review, the center did not ensure three of five staff records contained documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search results prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (start date: 11/15/2021) had documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search result dated 11/16/21. 2. The record of staff #2 (start date: 9/9/21) had documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search result dated 10/14/21. 3. The record of staff #3 (start date: 9/27/21) had documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search results dated 9/29/21.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
The inspectors’ words, 123 words
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure four of five staff records had documentation of central registry results within 30 days of employment and a completed sworn statement or affirmation prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (start date: 11/15/21) did not have documentation of central registry results and a sworn statement or affirmation. 2. The record of staff #2 (start date: 9/9/21) did not have documentation of central registry results and a sworn statement or affirmation. 3. The record of staff #3 (start date: 9/27/21) did not have documentation of central registry results and a sworn statement or affirmation. 4. The record of staff#4 (start date: 6/24/19) did not have documentation of a sworn statement or affirmation.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jan 9, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 180 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 59 child care providers in Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 5.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| First Shiloh Baptist Church | 17 |
| Walnut Grove Baptist Church | 2 |
| Skipwith Academy At Pebble Creek (#24) | 13 |
| Childtime Learning Centers - Old Hickory | 19 |
| The Gingerbread Cottage Preschool, Inc. - Mechanicsville | 12 |
| Hanover Evangelical Friends Church This child care provider | 5 |
| The Goddard School (Hanover Co) | 13 |
| The Cherub School | 19 |
| Camp Hanover Inc. | 11 |
| The Nest School | 6 |
| First Steps Learning Center LLC | 33 |
| Oak Tree Christian Montessori LLC | 2 |
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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026.
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