Small Wonders Childcare Center
A child day center in Cape Charles, Virginia 23310
3557 Cherrystone Road, Cape Charles, Virginia 23310. (757) 331-1300.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 102026 the latest visit on record
- 35 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 10, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 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.
Mar 10, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“Staff #3 updated screening was due 9 days ago, this has not yet been completed.”
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“There was no evacuation drill practiced for the month of February 2026.”
Aug 14, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
“There were no immunization updates in the record for child #5, these were overdue by over a year.”
Mar 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation drills.
“There was no documentation of the evacuation drill that was conducted the week of President’s Day in February 2025.”
Sep 20, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #1, who had been attending for 17 days, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-245-A
“Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #’s 1-5 completed between 8-10 hours of the 16 required hours in 2023.”
Feb 29, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that a central registry check was completed on each staff member within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. There was no central registry search results in the record for staff #1(hired 2/7/23). 2. Staff reported they have had trouble getting this search completed.”
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8VAC20-780-130-E
“Based on record review it was determined the center did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Evidence: 1. The record for child #2, under 2 years of age, did not contain documentation of updated immunizations. The documentation available was dated 2/7/23. 2. The record for child #3, under 2 years of age, did not contain documentation of updated immunizations. The documentation available was dated 8/25/23.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review it was determined the center did not ensure the record for each child enrolled contained all of the required information: Evidence: 1. The records for child #1, #2, and #5 did not contain all of the required parental employment contact information.”
Nov 29, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Baaed on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure each staff member resubmit the required background checks every 5 years after the date of the original. Evidence: 1. The records for staff #1, #2, and #3 did not contain documentation of repeat central registry checks. 2. Staff confirmed that these background checks were not current.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The play wooden kitchen set in the 2-4 year old area rocked when pulled on, presenting a potential tipping hazard. 2. Staff confirmed the set was not anchored.”
Feb 8, 2023: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all staff submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening.. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #5 (hired 1/30/23) did not contain documentation of the required negative tuberculosis screening before hire. 2. Director confirmed that this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-245-A
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all staff completed the required annual minimum of 16 hours of training. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #3 and #6 did not contain documentation of the required annual minimum of 16 hours of training. 2. Director confirmed this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“Based on record review it was determined the center could not provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. Evidence: 1. Director reported the inspection was completed in January 2023 but did not have the inspection report. 2. Director showed inspector the updated fire permit dated 1/2023.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation it was determined the center did not ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: In the outdoor play area there was: - Peeling paint on the red activity center and yellow picnic table - Protruding screw head and metal bracket on the rec activity center”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all hazardous substances were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. There was sanitizing solution in the two younger toddler classrooms on an open upper shelf out of the reach of children. 2. Staff confirmed that the sanitizing solution was unlocked.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that all staff records contained the required documentation. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #5 (hired 1/30/23) did not contain documentation of the two required references being checked before hire. 2. Director confirmed that this documentation was not available during this inspection.”
Jul 20, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-C
The inspectors’ words, 113 words
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, or more frequently as if recommended by a licensed physician or the local health department, staff members obtained and submitted the results of follow-up tuberculosis screenings. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #2 did not contain updated TB screening results. The documentation in the record was dated 7/18/19. 2. The record for staff #4 did not contain updated TB screening results. The documentation in the record was dated 9/12/19. 3. Staff #5 confirmed the records did not contain documentation of updated TB screening results.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 15, 2028.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 35 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 10 child care providers in Northampton County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Small Wonders Childcare Center This child care provider | 11 |
| Cape Charles Christian School | 3 |
| Kathleen Edwards | 5 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care @ Kiptopeke Elementary | 57 |
| Broadwater Academy Prekindergarten | 6 |
| Franktown United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Carleen Battle | 7 |
| Hare Valley Head Start | 10 |
| Ms. Francethia Upshur | 0 |
| Grow Early Learning-Cheriton Center | 8 |
| 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
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