Beautiful Gate Ministry, Inc.
A religious exempt child day center in Palmyra, Virginia 22963
3, 4, 7 & 18 Centre Court, Palmyra, Virginia 22963. (434) 589-4283.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 52026 the latest visit on record
- 120 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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 5, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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 |
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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 5, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-640-A
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Several hazardous substances, to include cleaning materials and insecticides, were kept unlocked but not accessible in the infant classroom, both two year old classrooms, a three year old classroom, and the kitchen area that was accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-790-760-B-3
“A nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used. For children younger than three years, this surface shall be a changing table or countertop designated for changing. The center is diapering children younger than three years on the floor. There are no changing tables or countertops designated for changing.”
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8VAC20-790-760-C
“For every 10 children in the process of being toilet trained, there shall be at least one toilet chair or one child-sized toilet, or at least one adult sized toilet with a platform or steps and adapter seat. In the bathrooms used by children toilet training, there were no toilet chairs and no adapter seat on the adult size toilets.”
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8VAC20-790-810-G
“Tables shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding and cleaned at least daily. The tables used for feeding throughout the center are not cleaned daily and are not sanitized before and after each use.”
Jul 20, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-4
“Each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. Staff #4, employed for over three weeks, did not have documentation of a completed staff health form.”
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22.1-289.031-A-8
“A person trained and certified in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) will be present at the child day center whenever children are present or at any other location in which children attending the child day center are present. Staff #8 and Staff #9 were on a field trip with school-age children, and neither staff are trained and certified in first aid and CPR.”
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“The center shall ensure that all children in the center are in compliance with the provisions of ? 32.1-46 regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases. There were no immunization records for child #3, who was in care during the inspection.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center shall ensure all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, 1) In a two-year old classroom, there was a large area of chipped and peeling paint that was within reach of the children. 2) In the carport area there were two tree roots that are a tripping hazard. 3) On the playground, the balance beam carpet is frayed and ripped causing a tripping hazard. 4) In the pre-k classroom there was a cleaning substance on the floor and within reach of children. The label on the cleaning substance states to keep out of reach of children.”
Jul 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“The center shall ensure all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. There was a broken chain-link fence on the 2 year old playground. A portion of the fence was no longer upright and was on it’s side and the top support pole was on the ground. The fence is a tripping hazard and hazard to snagging/cutting children’s clothes or skin.”
Jul 30, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 122 words
“Repeat Violation Based on observation and interview, the center failed to establish and implement a procedure to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining cushioning material under playground equipment. Evidence: 1. In the 3 year old classroom there were three containers of disinfectant wipes on top of the sink accessible to children. 2. The playground contained a painted wooden car with chipped and peeling paint. 3. In two play areas there were two climbing geo-domes over grass with no cushioning material underneath. 4. In the 3yr old classroom in Little Gate and in the 3-4yr old classroom in New Gate there was chipped and peeling paint on the wall.”
Sep 27, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-1
“Based on interview, the center failed to establish and implement a procedure for hand washing by staff and children after toileting and diapering. Evidence: Two diaper changes were observed. Staff did not wash their hands or the children’s hands after each diaper change.”
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“Based on interview, the center failed to establish and implement a procedure to ensure all children in the center are in compliance with immunization provisions. Evidence: 1. The record of child #1, enrolled 08/08/23, contained documentation of immunizations dated 08/14/23. 2. The record of child #4, enrolled 08/08/23, contained documentation of immunizations dated 09/20/23.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on interview, the center failed to establish and implement a procedure to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards, including providing and maintaining cushioning material under playground equipment. Evidence: 1. In the 3 year old classroom there were three containers of disinfectant wipes under the sink accessible to children. 2. The playground contained a painted wooden deck with slide that has splintered wood, a protruding nail, and peeling paint. 3. In two play areas there were two climbing geo-domes with no cushioning material underneath. 4. A two year old classroom contained chipped and peeling paint approximately 3x3.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 30, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 31, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jul 24, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year 4 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 120 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 11 child care providers in Fluvanna County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Child Connections Development Center, Inc. | 30 |
| Mrs. Regina Christmas | 4 |
| Effort Baptist Church | 0 |
| Beautiful Gate Ministry, Inc. This child care provider | 10 |
| Natural Steps Child Development Center | 13 |
| The Light Academy Inc. | 0 |
| Payne’s Precious Angels Christian Daycare Center | 4 |
| Life’s Precious Angels Childcare Center Corp. | 19 |
| Open Door Church | 3 |
| Barbara Jackson | Not given |
| Ms. Shawn Wells | 13 |
| Antioch Baptist Church | 11 |
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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