Buchanan County Head Start at Riverview #2
A child day center in Grundy, Virginia 24614
27382 Riverside Drive, Grundy, Virginia 24614. (276) 244-1800.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 292026 the latest visit on record
- 24 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?
12 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 29, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. 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.
May 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. The fall zone is 6 feet around moving pieces of equipment that required resilient surfacing of 6 inches.
“The two trikes on the playground have approximately 4 feet between them and they should be at least 6 feet apart.”
Feb 14, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“On 2/14/2025, child #1 (age 4 years, 2 months) was left unattended by center staff for undetermined time but possibly for between 3-6 minutes in the public school hallway. School personnel #1 found the child in the hallway outside the classroom. Center staff #1 was in the hallway and noticed child #1 with the school personnel and got the child and brought back to the classroom. Center staff #2 and #3 were on the bus when they realized child #1 was not on the bus and went back to the school to locate the child.”
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Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
The inspectors’ words, 130 words
“On 02/14/2025, child #1 (age 4 years, 2 months) was left out of sight and sound supervision of center staff for an undetermined amount of time but possibly between 3-6 minutes.Child #1 was found by school personnel #1 in the hallway outside the classroom in the public school hallway. Center staff #1 was in the hallway and noticed child #1 with the school personnel and got the child and brought back to the classroom. Center staff #2 and #3 were on the bus when they realized child #1 was not on the bus and went back to the school to locate the child. Child #1 was walking to the bus with the class to get on the bus but was left unsupervised in the hallway until school personnel found him.”
Sep 11, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Centers shall provide snacks that follow the most recent, age appropriate nutritional requirements of the USDA.
“The snack menu had non USDA approved snack items.”
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Children three years of age or younger may not offered foods that are considered to be potential choking hazards.
“The snack menu had potential snack items (chips) on it.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“The center shall keep a file for each child that should have documentation of the child’s identity and age. Child #3 did not have documentation of identity and age.”
Jan 31, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on record review, the center did not complete all the required out of state background checks. Evidence: Staff #3 indicted on the sworn disclosure form they had lived out of state in tow states in the last 5 years and the criminal background checks had not been completed prior to being hired.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, the center failed to have all the required information in the children’s records. Evidence: Child #1 did not have two emergency addresses listed.”
Mar 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on observation, the center did have the required depth of resilient surfacing on the playground. Evidence: The mulch around the slides was approximately 3-4 inches.”
Nov 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Based on measurement, the center failed to maintain the required resilient surfacing depth and fall zone. Evidence: 1. The mulch around the three slides and 2 climbers had mulch 2-3 inches in the fall zones. The required depth is 6 inches. 2. The red tricycle piece of equipment had approximately 4 feet of use fall zone around it, and the required fall zone is 6 feet. 3. The picnic table is in the fall zone of the slide.”
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8VAC20-780-540-E
“The center failed to have a working battery-operated radio . Evidence: 1. There was not radio in the classroom.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 27, 2028.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 24 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 8 child care providers in Buchanan County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Buchanan County Head Start at Riverview #1 | 2 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Riverview #2 This child care provider | 8 |
| Harman Memorial Baptist Church | 8 |
| People Incorporated of Virginia - Buchanan County | 5 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Council | 1 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Hurley #1 | 7 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Hurley #2 | 5 |
| Buchanan County Head Start at Twin Valley #2 | 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 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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