Tamia Colbert
A family day home in Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
160 Collington Drive, Lynchburg, Virginia 24502. (434) 444-0288.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 102026 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?
14 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 10, 2026.
2 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 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months 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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the provider failed to have the menu for the current week posted.
“EVIDENCE: The posted menu was dated 3/10/2024 to 3/16/2024. This was noted on 5/10/2024.”
Nov 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on document review and interview, the center failed to keep a written record of children in attendance each day.
“EVIDENCE: The attendance sheet for 11/8/2023 showed nine children in attendance, however, they were not the nine children that were there. Children 1, 3, and 4 were in attendance, but where not marked as present on the attendance sheet. Child 6 was not here, and staff 1 stated they left; they were marked as present on the attendance sheet. Child 7 was not here, and staff 1 stated they were at school; they were marked as present on the attendance sheet.”
May 3, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the provider failed to obtain documentation of a physical examination for a child within 30 days of after the first day of attendance.
“EVIDENCE: Child 3 began attendance on 11/30/2022 and the record does not have documentation of a physical examination.”
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Based on observation, the provider failed to have the water temperature maintained within a range of 105 F to 120 F.
“EVIDENCE: A reading with a digital thermometer showed the water temperature at the sink children use was 123 Fahrenheit.”
Nov 9, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Based on staff/caregiver record review, the Licensee failed to ensure that all care givers have current First Aid and CPR
“EVIDENCE: 1. Record for Staff #3 did not include documentation to confirm current First Aid & CPR certification. The record shows that CPR expired 2/28/2019 and there is no FA documentation in the record.”
Nov 8, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the Licensee failed to ensure that each caregiver has completed a minimum of 16 hours of annual training.
“EVIDENCE: Record for Staff #3, did not include documentation to support that required training has been completed within the past year. The most recent training document in the file is dated 7/14/2020.”
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Based on observation and interview, the Licensee failed to maintain areas of the family day home in a safe condition.
The inspectors’ words, 95 words
“EVIDENCE: 1. A gate at the entryway of the home to keep children away from an outside door had vertical slats 3 ? inches wide, which is wide enough for a small child’s head to become entrapped. 2. A home repair involving removing part of the ceiling was completed about a month ago, according to Staff #1, and the ceiling is still uncovered with insulation hanging down. 3. A panel covering the HVAC system is not secured to the wall and easily tips over into the hall opposite the bathroom that is used by children.”
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Based on observation, the Licensee failed to have window blind cords kept out of reach of children under five years of age.
“EVIDENCE: Loose cords used to operate a window blind were hanging down within reach of children. During the inspection, all children were under the age of five years.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 10, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 3, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 3, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 8, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Jan 7, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
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 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Altavista Area YMCA -Tomahawk Elementary | 4 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Leesville Road | 5 |
| St. Andrew Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Mrs. Cassandra Duff | 3 |
| Caterpillar Clubhouse #4 | 15 |
| Tamia Colbert This child care provider | 2 |
| Caterpillar Clubhouse #5 | 23 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Yellow Branch | 1 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Concord | 3 |
| Altavista Area YMCA - Rustburg | 5 |
| Brookneal Baptist Church | 2 |
| Hyland Heights Baptist Church | 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 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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