Christian Fellowship Center USA and Foreign Countries
A religious exempt child day center in Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
4535 Bainbridge Boulevard, Chesapeake, Virginia 23320. (757) 962-2494.
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The short answer
- 16 deficiencies in the last three years
- Feb 182026 the latest visit on record
- 35 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 18, 2026.
16 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
16 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
Feb 18, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection6 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 #4, who had been employed for approximately 8 months, did not have documentation of a central registry search request.”
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8VAC20-790-540-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION Children’s records shall include all required information. The record for child #1 did not have documentation of proof of identity and the phone number for the emergency contact.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department’s health and safety update course. Staff #1, staff #2 and staff #3 did not complete the updated Virginia preservice 3 hour training for 2025.”
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8VAC20-790-640-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION 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. There was a bottle of hand sanitizer on a counter and a cabinet had various cleaning materials all with the warning label ?keep out of reach of children? The hazardous substances were unlocked and within reach of children.”
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8VAC20-790-800-B
“The vendor shall maintain a record of the dates of the practice drills for one year. The center did not have a record of completed practice drills documented for the year 2025.”
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8VAC20-790-820-B
“When a child is placed in a highchair, the protective belt shall be fastened securely. A child was sitting in a highchair that was missing the safety straps.”
Feb 24, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-540-B
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“The child’s record shall include immunization records for the child received on or before the child’s first day of attendance and written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located immediately. The record for child #1 did not have documentation of immunization records. The child was in care during the inspection and has been in care for at least two years. The record for child #1, child #2, child #3, child #4 and child #5 did not have documentation of a written authorization for emergency medical care.”
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8VAC20-790-540-B
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“The child’s record shall include immunization records for the child received on or before the child’s first day of attendance and written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located immediately. The record for child #1 did not have documentation of immunization records. The child was in care during the inspection and has been in care for at least two years. The record for child #1, child #2, child #3, child #4 and child #5 did not have documentation of a written authorization for emergency medical care.”
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8VAC20-790-540-B-12
“The child’s record shall include proof of a child’s identity and age. The record for child #2 did not have documentation of proof of identity.”
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8VAC20-790-640-A
“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. Two bathrooms had a spray can of air freshener on the safety grab bar and a cabinet had various cleaning materials all with the warning label ?keep out of reach of children? The hazardous substances were unlocked and within reach of children.”
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8VAC20-790-730-G
“There shall be at least 12 inches of space between occupied cribs, cots, beds, and rest mats. During nap time, 12 occupied cots had less than 12 inches of space in between them.”
Feb 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“All areas on the premises accessible to children are free from obvious injury hazards. The following hazards were observed in the outdoor play area. 1. A basketball hoop approximately 10 feet tall was leaning over the wooden fence. 2. Multiple areas of the wooden fence have loose or missing pieces. 3. The seesaw and merry go round are rusted. 4. The following hazards are a potential poking or snagging injury: Multiple areas of the wooden fence have sharp protruding nails, the plane shaped climbing structure has a broken pipe on the wing and the roof of the plastic playhouse has exposed sharp pieces and two sharp protruding nails.”
Feb 14, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-540-B-12
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure each child’s record contained proof of their identity and age as stated in ? 22.1-289.049 of the Code of Virginia. Evidence: 1. There was no proof of identity and age in the record for child #2 and child #5. 2. Director confirmed this documentation was not present during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-640-A
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all hazardous substances were kept in locked place that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. There were Clorox wipes, diaper creams, ointments, and air fresheners unlocked on the shelves underneath the changing tables in the restrooms at child height. 2. Children were observed in the restrooms during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-730-A
The inspectors’ words, 137 words
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure that all furnishings and equipment was age and stage appropriate for the children. Evidence: 1. Inspector observed child #1(age 2) standing in a crib with the mattress at the highest setting and the top bar of the crib railing at the child’s waist level, presenting a potential fall hazard. 2. Inspector spoke to the staff about this concern and they moved child #1 out of the crib and placed child #2 (age 23 months) into the crib. 3. Child #2 was then observed jumping in the crib with the top bar of the crib railing at the child’s waist level, presenting a potential fall hazard. 4. Child #2 was removed from crib when inspector spoke to staff about the crib not being appropriate for child #2.”
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8VAC20-790-820-B
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that when children were placed in a high chair that the protective belt was fastened securely. Evidence: 1. Children were observed seated in high chairs upon inspectors arrival. 2 of the children in the high chairs were not securely fastened. 2. The Director confirmed two of the children were not securely fastened in their highchairs.”
Jun 7, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection13 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-540-B
The inspectors’ words, 201 words
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure each child’s record contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1.The record for child #1 did not contain: a. Address for each parent who has custody b. Name, address, for each custodial parent’s place of employment or school attendance, if applicable 2. The record for child #2 did not contain: a. Address for each parent who has custody b. Name, address, for each custodial parent’s place of employment or school attendance, if applicable 3. The record for child #3 did not contain: a. Address for each parent who has custody b. Proof of a child’s identity and age as stated in ? 22.1-289.049 of the Code of Virginia 4. The record for child #4 did not contain: a. Address for each parent who has custody b. Name, address, for each custodial parent’s place of employment or school attendance, if applicable 5. The record for child #5 did not contain: a. Address for each parent who has custody b. Name, address, for each custodial parent’s place of employment or school attendance, if applicable 6. Staff confirmed that the above records did not contain all of the required components.”
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8VAC20-790-550-2-a
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure all staff had satisfactory results of the Virginia Child Protective Services Central Registry check within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1(hired Sept 2022) did not contain the results of the Virginia Child Protective Services Central Registry check. 2. Staff confirmed this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-550-2-a
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each staff member had satisfactory results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #6, working at time of inspection, did not contain the results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check. 2. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-560-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each staff submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children a TB screening. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1(hired Sept 2022) did not contain a TB screening form. 2. Staff confirmed this documentation wasn’t available.”
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8VAC20-790-580-A
“Based on record review the vendor did not obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Evidence: 1. The record for child #2 did not contain signed immunization documentation. 2. The record for child #4 did not contain signed immunization documentation. 3. Staff confirmed that the immunization records weren’t signed.”
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8VAC20-790-600-B
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure all staff completed Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff within the first 90 days of employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 did not contain documentation of completed Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff. 2. Staff confirmed this was not available.”
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8VAC20-790-630-A
“Based on observation and interview it wad determined the center did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In the restroom utilized by children in care there was a light switch plate cover on the wall that had an opening where the wiring could be accessed. 2. Two of the wooden play kitchen equipment pieces were unstable and rocked when pulled on.”
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8VAC20-790-710-1
The inspectors’ words, 93 words
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that staff do not handle the children in care roughly. Evidence: 1. Inspector observed staff #4 pick up child #2 by one arm at the wrist from the floor twice. 2. The director spoke with staff #4 about not picking children up by the arms. 3. Inspector the observed staff #4 pick up another child by both arms at the wrist from the floor. 4. Inspector observed staff #5 roughly move a child around on a cot at nap time.”
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8VAC20-790-730-F-1
The inspectors’ words, 105 words
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not provide cribs for children birth to 12 months of age and for children older than 12 months of age who are not developmentally ready to sleep on a cot, rest mat, or bed during the designated rest periods. Evidence: 1. Inspector observed 5 children (under 12 months of age) in baby bouncer/rocker seats at nap time. 2. There were only 2 unoccupied cribs in the center during this inspection. 3. Staff confirmed that more cribs will need to be purchased to accommodate all the children in care under the age of 12 months.”
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8VAC20-790-730-F-2
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not provide cots, rest mats or beds for children older than 12 months of age. Evidence: 1. Inspector observed staff give five children (over the age of 12 months) in highchairs blankets at nap time. 2. When asked why these children were in these seats, staff reported these children do not stay on cots and disturb the other children during nap time.”
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8VAC20-790-730-G
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure there is at least 12 inches of space between occupied cribs. Evidence: 1. There were five occupied cribs without 12 inches of space. 2. Staff confirmed that there was not 12 inches of space in between occupied cribs.”
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8VAC20-790-800-A-2
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that shelter-in-place drills were practiced twice a year. Evidence: 1.There were no records of shelter-in-place drills. 2. Staff confirmed that shelter-in-place drills were not practiced.”
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8VAC20-790-800-A-3
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that a lockdown drill was practiced at least annually. Evidence: 1.There was no record of lockdown drills. 2. Staff confirmed that a lockdown drill was not practiced.”
Jul 11, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-540-B
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that the children’s records contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1. 5 of the 5 children’s records reviewed did not contain immunization records. 2. Staff confirmed this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-550-2-a
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each staff member had satisfactory results of the Virginia Child Protective Services Central Registry check within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #5(hired 5/2/22) did not have documentation of a Central Registry check. 2. The record for staff #4(hired 6/6/22) did not have documentation of a Central Registry check. 3. The record for staff #1(hired 6/6/22) did not have documentation of a Central Registry check. 4. Staff confirmed these records were not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-560-A
The inspectors’ words, 126 words
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all staff were evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and be signed by a physician, physician’s designee, or an official of the local health department. Evidence: 1. The records for Staff #1(hired 6/6/22), Staff#2(hired 6/21/22), and Staff #4(hired 6/6/22) did not contain documentation of a TB screening. 2. Staff confirmed these records were not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-640-A
“Based on observation the center did not ensure that all hazardous substances were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: There were multiple sanitizing and cleaning agents on top of a cabinet about 3’ tall in the childcare area.”
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8VAC20-790-820-E
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated, and labeled with the child’s name if more than one infant is in care. Evidence: 1. There were 5 infants in care and the bottles and sippy cups were not labeled with the date and infant’s names. 2. Staff confirmed the bottles and cups were not labeled with the date and infant’s names during this inspection.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Feb 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 13 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Mar 24, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 35 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?
- Among 121 child care providers in the City of Chesapeake, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| Christian Fellowship Center USA and Foreign Countries This child care provider | 16 |
| Greenbrier KinderCare | 27 |
| La Petite Academy #7134 | 26 |
| Greenbrier Christian Academy | 5 |
| Great Bridge Preschool | 17 |
| Tidewater Community Church | Not given |
| The YMCA of South Hampton Roads-Crestwood Elementary School | 23 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Greenbrier Primary School | 35 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Greenbrier Intermediate School | 20 |
| The YMCA Of South Hampton Roads-B. M. Williams | 32 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS ? GEORGETOWN PRIMARY | 12 |
| Montessori Academy of Virginia - Chesapeake | 9 |
| Right Start Early Childhood Center | 32 |
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.
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 5, 2026.
From the provider
The public record above comes first. Anything the provider adds will appear here, below it, and say who wrote it.
Replies
None. Replies aren’t open yet. When they open, the provider will be able to answer any finding for free, and the reply will show beside that finding, unedited and dated.
Paid listing
None. Paid listings aren’t open yet. When they open, anything paid for will say “Paid by the provider”, and paying will never change a finding, a rating or the order of results.