JUMPSTART CREATIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
A child day center in Portsmouth, Virginia 23707
3737 High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707. (757) 393-5902.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 282026 the latest visit on record
- 106 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?
20 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 28, 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 Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 14, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff #1 and Staff #2 both have expired tuberculosis screenings”
Dec 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. The screening for Staff #1 was dated four months prior to the date of employment.”
Apr 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center be maintained safe condition. Evidence: 1. In the outdoor playground area, the 4 plastic toy bins, in reach of children, had cracked and broken lids which poses as a pinching hazard to the children in care. 2. Staff #1 confirmed 4 plastic toy bins were cracked and broken. The center responded with the following: Staff #1 will remove the broken toy bin lids today.”
Sep 8, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the vendor did not ensure that all staff who work directly with children shall current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (date of hire 7/17/20) has an expiry date of June 2022 for their CPR and First Aid certificate. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Staff #2 has an expired CPR and First Aid certificate.”
Sep 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center be maintained safe condition. Evidence: 1. In the 3-5 year old classroom, there are three windows with venetian blinds with the string cord in reach of the children which poses as a potential choking hazard to children. 2. Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed the venetian blind cords are in reach of children.”
May 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the licensee did not ensure that all 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.
“Evidence: 1. There was a aerosol can of Lysol sitting on top of the shelf by the entry way to the facility. 2. There was a aerosol can of Lysol sitting on the console at the front of each van used for transporting children to and from each school. 3. Staff #5 (Program director) confirmed there were hazardous substances present that were not kept in a locked place.”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 28, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 11, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 5, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 106 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 88 child care providers in the City of Portsmouth, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 2.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Terry Landy | 0 |
| JUMPSTART CREATIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER This child care provider | 2 |
| Patricia Bly | 27 |
| The Meet Up, LLC DBA Our Kids Can | 17 |
| Gifted Minds Education Inc | 18 |
| Keisha Medina | 7 |
| Coleman Love Learning Center, LLC | 34 |
| AlphaBEST @ Westhaven Operated by AlphaBEST Education, Inc | 0 |
| Tiffara Jones | 3 |
| La Petite Academy #7139 | 20 |
| Children’s Harbor - Olde Towne | 25 |
| Effingham Street Family YMCA | 32 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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