Harman Memorial Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Grundy, Virginia 24614
4321 Bull Creek Road, Harman Memorial Baptist Preschool, Grundy, Virginia 24614. (276) 698-8142.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 232026 the latest visit on record
- 26 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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 23, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 23, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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The center shall post that it is exempt from licensure in a visible location on the premises, and the qualifications of the personnel employed therein.
“There was no posting of the exempt status.”
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The center shall describe in a written statement provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public: physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance.
“The public disclosure form was not posted.”
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Centers must ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining sand or other cushioning material under playground equipment.
“There was a piece of playground climbing over pavement and children playing on it with no cushioning under it.”
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22.1-289.035-A
“All employees, must complete a repeat central registry check and sworn statement every 5 years. Staff # 2’s last central registry check and sworn statement expired in 5/2024. Staff #3’s sworn statement expired 4/2019.”
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This is a repeat violation. Staff must provide a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth before being hired.
“Staff #4 and #5 did not have a sworn statement on file.”
May 5, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Centers are required to have employees complete the sworn statement every 5 years.
“Employees #1, #2 and #4 did not have updated sworn statements.”
Jan 31, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review, the center did not have the required fingerprints completed. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 and #4 did not have fingerprints completed before the hire date.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on record review, the center failed to get the required background checks on employees. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 and #4 did not have sworn statements completed before employment. Staff #3 and #4 did not have central registry checks completed within 30 days of hire.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Mar 15, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 26 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 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 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 | 8 |
| Harman Memorial Baptist Church This child care provider | 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 Oct 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 2026.
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