Change Me Ministries & Fellowship/Bright Hope, Inc.
A religious exempt child day center in Lynchburg, Virginia 24501
2310 Fort Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501. (434) 528-4502.
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The short answer
- 1 deficiency in the last three years
- Jan 82026 the latest visit on record
- 39 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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Jan 8, 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 Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 |
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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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jan 8, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The emergency response drills shall be practiced, at a minimum: evacuation procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.
“There was no evacuation procedure drill for December 2025.”
Sep 21, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to have an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fired official having jurisdiction.
“EVIDENCE: The annual fire inspection has not been completed. Most recent fire inspection conducted on 9/13/2022”
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to have an annual certification from the health department.
“EVIDENCE: The annual health inspection has not been completed. Most recent health inspection was conducted on 9/21/2022”
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to ensure sinks located near toilets are supplied with running warm water that does not exceed 120 degrees F.
“EVIDENCE: Center did not have hot water.”
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Based on review of documentation, the Vendor failed to develop and implement a written policy and procedure that describes how the vendor will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff or team of staff members.
“EVIDENCE: Center did not have a written plan of continuity policy and procedure.”
Dec 1, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review & discussion with the Center Director, the Vendor failed to ensure staff who work directly with children annually attend required training and staff development to include the department’s 3 hour health and safety update course.
“EVIDENCE: The 3 hour annual health and safety update course has not been completed by staff for year 2021 & 2022.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Nov 17, 2026.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 39 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 44 child care providers in the City of Lynchburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 1.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Jubilee Family Development Center | 20 |
| Rhema’s “Gentle Care” Child Development Center | 28 |
| Faith Assembly Christian Center | 5 |
| Katherine Brown | 5 |
| Montessori Children’s House LLC | 3 |
| Prayer of Faith Temple | 16 |
| Change Me Ministries & Fellowship/Bright Hope, Inc. This child care provider | 1 |
| Aslan Castle ELC | 13 |
| New Covenant Schools | Not given |
| Teachable Moments Preschool LLC | 36 |
| YMCA of Central Virginia-Little Scholars Academy | 13 |
| Christian Chapel | Not given |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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