Ms. Sarah Gerome
A family day home in Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
600 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902. (434) 296-2936.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Nov 22026 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Nov 2, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 |
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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 23, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.036-A
“The licensee is required to complete a sworn statement every five years. The most recent sworn statement for staff #1 expired a week ago.”
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no documentation of a physical examination for child #3, who was in care during the inspection and had been in care for over a year.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Before attendance, documentation of immunizations is to be obtained for each child. There was no documentation of immunizations for child #3, who was in care during the inspection and had been in care for over a year.”
Dec 7, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review of the chimney inspection, the provider failed to ensure that the chimney shall be inspected annually.
“Evidence: 1.The last documented chimney inspection was completed on 11/17/2022. 2. The provider verified that a new inspection had not been scheduled or completed.”
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Based on a review of children records, the provider failed to obtain all required information in the children’s records.
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Evidence: 1. Child #2’s file did not contain the first day of attendance, and a complete address for one of the emergency contacts listed. 2. Child #3’s record did not contain the first date of attendance, and if the child had any chronic physical problems, pertinent developmental information, and any special accommodations needed. 3. Child #4’s file did not contain the name and of policy number of the child’s medical insurance, information on allergies and intolerances to food, medication or any other substance, and information on any chronic physical problems, pertinent developmental information, and special accommodations needed.”
Nov 4, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review of children records, the provider failed to obtain documentation of a physical exam within 30 days of first day of attendance.
“Evidence: 1. There was no documentation of a physical exam on file for Child #4. The first day of attendance for Child #4 was 09/07/2021. 3. The provider verified that there was no documentation of a physical exam on file for Child #4, and the first date of attendance for Child #4.”
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Based on review of children records, the center failed to ensure that immunizations were on file before the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: 1. There were no immunizations on file for Child #4. Child #4’s first day of attendance was 09/07/2021. 2. The provider verified that there was no documentation of immunizations on file, and the first day of attendance for Child #4.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Dec 1, 2026.
- Ages: 2 years - 10 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 12 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 40 child care providers in the City of Charlottesville, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Linda Carey | 5 |
| First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, VA | 0 |
| First Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Joyce Morone | 17 |
| Charlottesville First United Methodist Church | 3 |
| First Steps Infant Development Center, LLC | 24 |
| Our Neighborhood Child Development Center Inc. | 18 |
| Charlottesville Day School, Inc. | 5 |
| Ms. Sarah Gerome This child care provider | 5 |
| Diane Anderson | 2 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA, Inc. - McIntire Park | 5 |
| Piedmont Family YMCA @ Summit Elementary | 1 |
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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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