Pittsylvania County Community Action- Elpis
A child day center in Lynch Station, Virginia 24571
823 Dearing Ford Road, Lynch Station, Virginia 24571. (434) 432-8911.
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The short answer
- 1 deficiency in the last three years
- May 132026 the latest visit on record
- 38 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on May 13, 2026.
1 violation cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2024. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 6, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observations, the center failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
“Evidence: At approximately 11:54 am on 05/02/202, the inspector observed Child 2, 5 years old, exit the classroom from the second door on the left and enter Restroom B out of actual sight and sound supervision of program staff. Restroom B is approximately 25 feet and around a corner from the classroom door. Approximately, one minute later, Staff 3 exited the classroom and entered the hall in front of Restroom B.”
Mar 30, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-80-A
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on observation and discussion with staff, the center failed to ensure that 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: As of approximately 9:15 am on 03/30/2023, the daily attendance for the group of children in Class 16 had not been taken. Staff 1 stated that they usually take attendance after the bus arrives with the majority of the children. There was a total of 6 children in care. The daily attendance record did not document the arrival of each child as it occurred.”
Feb 1, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on discussion with staff, the center failed to develop written procedures for prevention of shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma.
“Evidence: Staff 2 stated that the center did not have written procedure for prevention of shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma.”
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Based on observations and discussion with staff, the center failed to 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 documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60-A-8.
“Evidence: Staff 2 stated that there was not a current written list of children’s allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions.”
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Based on the review of policy/procedures and discussion with the staff, the center failed to ensure that the emergency preparedness plan shall contain procedural components for a lockdown.
“Evidence: The emergency preparedness plan reviewed during the 02/01/2022 inspection did not include a component for lockdown.”
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Based on record review and discussion, the center failed to ensure that the separate record for each child enrolled contained all of the elements as required by the standards.
“Evidence: The record for Child 3 did not contain a written care plan, to include instructions from a physician, regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. The record for Child 3 contained documentation of a diagnosed food allergy.”
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Based on record review and discussion with staff, the center failed to maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs for each group of children.
“Evidence: The written record of daily attendance for each group of children did not document the departure of each child as it occurred.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 2, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 11 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 38 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 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 24, 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 17 child care providers in Campbell County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 1.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Pittsylvania County Community Action- Elpis This child care provider | 1 |
| Altavista Area YMCA -Tomahawk Elementary | 4 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Yellow Branch | 1 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Concord | 3 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Leesville Road | 5 |
| St. Andrew Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Rustburg | 5 |
| Brookneal Baptist Church | 2 |
| Hyland Heights Baptist Church | 1 |
| Mrs. Cassandra Duff | 3 |
| Caterpillar Clubhouse # 1 | 17 |
| Mrs. Terrie Doss | 4 |
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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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