Life Tabernacle Church
A religious exempt child day center in Vinton, Virginia 24179
801 Virginia Avenue, Vinton, Virginia 24179. (540) 761-5078.
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The short answer
- No inspections on record in the last three years
- Jun 202023 the latest visit on record
- 108 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?
No inspection on Virginia’s record in the last three years.
3 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 20, 2023.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jun 20, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review, the Center failed to ensure each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector reviewed 4 staff records. Record for Staff #2 did not include an annual 2022 health exam.”
Jan 24, 2023: inspection11 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview with staff, the Center failed to disclose in writing to the parents/guardians of the children in the center the qualifications of the personnel employed.
“EVIDENCE: A written statement regarding staff qualifications was not disclosed to the parents/guardians. Staff#1 confirmed this was not completed.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to ensure staff members complete a staff health report.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector review 8 staff records. Records for Staff #2, #3, #4 #6, #7,and #8 did not have documentation of a completed staff health report.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to have at least one (1) staff on duty who has received instruction in performing daily simple health screening & exclusion of sick children screening.
“EVIDENCE: Center could not produce documentation of at least one (1) staff member trained in the Daily Health Observation of children.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to ensure children are in compliance with immunization provisions.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector reviewed 4 children records. Record for Child #1 #2 & #3 did not include documentation to ensure children are in compliance with immunization provisions.”
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Based on observation, the Center failed to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards.
“EVIDENCE: Hot water temperature at sinks used by the children in care exceeded 127.6? F”
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Based on record review and interview with staff, the Center failed to ensure all staff can recognize signs of child abuse & neglect.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector reviewed 8 staff records and had a discussion with Staff #1. Staff have not been trained in recognizing signs of child abuse & neglect.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to ensure staff Background Checks are updated every 5 years.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector reviewed 8 staff records. Records for Staff #1 and #6 did not include documentation of updated Central Registry background checks completed within 5 years since the most recent check. Staff #1 date of hire was 9/29/2017 and the most recent central registry was completed 11/04/2017. Staff #6 record did not include date of hire; the most recent central registry was completed 4/12/2017”
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Based on record review and interview with staff, the Center failed to ensure that no person shall be hired for compensated employment prior to the facility obtaining an employment eligibility letter upon the competition of a fingerprint background check as required by the Code of Virginia.
The inspectors’ words, 140 words
“EVIDENCE: 1. Staff #2 was observed working with children during the inspection. There was no employment eligibility letter available for review during the inspection. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #2 was October 2022. 2. Staff #3 was observed working with children during the inspection. There was no employment eligibility letter available for review during the inspection. Staff #1stated the hire date for Staff #3 was August 2022. 3. Staff #5 was observed working with children during the inspection. There was no employment eligibility letter available for review during the inspection. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #5 was November 2022. 4. Staff #7 was observed working with children during the inspection. There was no employment eligibility letter available for review during the inspection. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #7 was October 2022.”
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Based on observation and interview with staff, the Center failed to have at least one carbon monoxide detector.
“EVIDENCE: Staff #1 confirmed that the center building was built before 2015. A carbon monoxide detector was unavailable.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to obtain the finding from a search of the central registry within 30 days of hire.
The inspectors’ words, 141 words
“EVIDENCE: 1. Staff #2 was observed working with children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #2 was October 2022. 2. Staff #5 was observed working with children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #5 was November 2022. 3. Staff #7 was observed working with children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #7 was October 2022 4. Staff #8 was observed working with children during the inspection. A return search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #1 stated the hire date for Staff #8 was June 2022.”
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Based on record review, the Center failed to ensure each staff person has a signed sworn disclosure statement prior to the 1st day of employment.
“EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector reviewed 8 staff records. Record for Staff #3 did not have documentation of a signed Sworn Disclosure statement. Hire date for Staff #3 was August 2022.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2023 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Inspection | 11 violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Aug 10, 2027.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 108 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 2 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 30, 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?
- Not compared: with no inspection on Virginia’s record in the last three years, it has no count to compare.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Thrasher Memorial United Methodist Church | Not given |
| HoneyTree Early Learning Center #11 | 35 |
| Life Tabernacle Church This child care provider | Not compared |
| Backyard Bears Day School | 9 |
| Mineral Springs Baptist Church | Not given |
| Growing Years Daycare and Pre-K | 22 |
| Lynn Haven Baptist Church | Not given |
| Parkway Wesleyan Church | Not given |
| Evangel Child Care Ministries | 3 |
| North Cross School | 8 |
| Fort Lewis Baptist Church | 4 |
| North Star Child Care | 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026.
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