Ms. Francethia Upshur
A voluntary registration in Machipongo, Virginia 23405
8481 Sylvan Scene Drive, Machipongo, Virginia 23405. (757) 678-2723.
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The short answer
- 0 deficiencies in the last three years
- Nov 252025 the latest visit on record
- 4 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Nov 25, 2025.
0 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
2 visits on record, nothing cited. 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.
Oct 25, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-170-C
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the provide did not ensure they submitted a request for a repeat background check in accordance with ? 22.1-289.040 of the Code of Virginia every five years. Evidence: 1. The background check available for the provider was dated 5/22/18. 2. Provider confirmed they had not submitted a request for an updated background check.”
Oct 19, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review and interview it was determined that provider did not ensure that each child’s record contained all of the required information. Evidence: 1. The record for child 5 did not contain proof of identification. 2. The provider confirmed this information was not available during this inspection.”
Jul 14, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on a review of one caregiver record and interview, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that all caregivers have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“Evidence: 1. The record for caregiver #1 did not contain documentation of a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. 2. Caregiver #1 confirmed that her certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care had expired..”
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Based on a review of one caregiver record and interview, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that all caregivers have a current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“Evidence: 1. The record for caregiver #1 did not contain documentation of a current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. 2. Caregiver #1 confirmed that her certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care had expired..”
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Base don a review of the emergency supplies, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that there is a working battery operated radio in the family day home.
“Evidence: 1. There was not a working battery operated radio in the family day home during the inspection. 2. Caregiver #1 confirmed that there was not a working battery operated radio in the family day home during the inspection.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 14, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Voluntary Registration: Two Year registration, expires Dec 4, 2026.
- A current subsidy provider.
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 10 child care providers in Northampton County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 0.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Francethia Upshur This child care provider | 0 |
| Broadwater Academy Prekindergarten | 6 |
| Franktown United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Carleen Battle | 7 |
| Hare Valley Head Start | 10 |
| Grow Early Learning-Cheriton Center | 8 |
| Small Wonders Childcare Center | 11 |
| Cape Charles Christian School | 3 |
| Kathleen Edwards | 5 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care @ Kiptopeke Elementary | 57 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care @ Occohannock Elementary | 26 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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