Winchester Grace Brethren Church
A religious exempt child day center in Winchester, Virginia 22602
143 Greenwood Road, Winchester, Virginia 22602. (540) 662-6360.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 72026 the latest visit on record
- 55 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 Jul 7, 2026.
13 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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| 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jul 7, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Repeat violation
“The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH.”
Oct 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Repeat violation
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1, employed for more than 2 years, did not have an out of state sex offender check. Staff #2, employed more than five years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from two states and an out of state sex offender check.”
Jul 24, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Repeat violation
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent fingerprint check for staff #8 was overdue by over seven months.”
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The program is required to conduct a central registry background check prior to the first day of employment.
“Staff #2 working more than five months did not have central registry background check results on file. Staff #3 working more than six months did not have central registry background check results on file.”
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Repeat violation
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #6, employed for more than 2 years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state. Staff #8, employed more than five years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH.”
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22.1-289.058
“Programs that serve preschool age children and operate in a building that was built before 2015 must be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector on site.”
Jul 22, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-3
“Based on review of documentation and interviews with staff, it was determined that the center failed to ensure that daily simple health screening was conducted by a person trained to perform such screenings. Evidence: There was no documentation of a staff trained to perform daily simple health screenings.”
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22.1-289.031-B-6
“Based on review of documentation and interviews with staff, it was determined that the center failed to ensure that every staff could identify signs of abuse and neglect. Evidence: There was no documentation of a child abuse and neglect training for staff.”
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on review of documentation, the center failed to obtain repeat background checks every five years as required. Evidence: Staff #2 most recent national fingerprint background check was dated 8/24/2018.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Based on review of documentation and interviews with staff, it was determined the center failed to obtain a national fingerprint background check results prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #1 was hired on 6/10/2024 and national fingerprint check results are dated 6/24/2024 Staff #3 was hired on 11/6/2019 and national fingerprint check results are dated 11/8/2019 Staff #4 was hired on 11/6/2019 and national fingerprint check results are dated 11/8/2019 Staff #6 was hired 5/8/2023 and national fingerprint check results are dated 5/9/2023 Staff #7 was hired on 2/19/2024 and national fingerprint check results are dated 2/20/2024”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 114 words
“Based on review of documentation, it was determined the center failed to request out of state central registry background checks within 30 days of hire. Evidence: Staff #4 indicated out of state residence in Maryland and West Virginia on the sworn statement dated 11/6/2019. There was no documentation of requesting out of state central registry background checks. Staff #6 indicated out of state residence in North Carolina on the sworn statement dated 7/23/2023. There was no documentation of requesting out of state central registry background check. Staff #7 indicated out of state residence in California on the sworn statement dated 6/25/2024. There was no documentation of requesting out of state central registry background check.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
The inspectors’ words, 113 words
“Based on review of documentation, it was determined the center failed to obtain central registry background checks within 30 days of hire and sworn statement or affirmation prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #1 hired on 6/10/2024 did not have central registry background check results in the record. Staff #4 hired on 11/6/2019 did not have central registry background check results in the record. Staff #6 hired on 5/8/2023 and the sworn statement was dated 7/27/2023. Staff #7 hired on 2/19/2024 and the central registry background check was dated 6/25/2024 and sworn statement was dated 6/25/24. Staff #8 hired on 6/30/22 and the central registry background check was dated 12/4/2022”
Oct 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review, the center failed to obtain fingerprints for three staff members prior to date of hire.
“Evidence: 1. Four staff records were reviewed. 2. Staff #1 did not have documentation of obtaining fingerprints prior to the first date of hire. Date of hire was documented as 8/15/2022. 3. Staff #2’s fingerprint determination letter was dated 10/25/2022. Date of hire was documented 9/20/2022. 4. Staff #4’s fingerprint determination letter was dated 10/14/2022. Date of hire was documented 08/11/2022.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jul 27, 2027.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 55 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 2, 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 24 child care providers in Frederick County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 13.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| The School at Sharon’s LLC | 4 |
| Church of Christ at Mountain View | 8 |
| The Winchester Montessori School, Inc. | 0 |
| Winchester Grace Brethren Church This child care provider | 13 |
| Frederick County Center | 19 |
| Blanca Rauda Pineda | 19 |
| The Tot Spot | 3 |
| Abundant Life Church | 3 |
| Stephens City United Methodist Church | 2 |
| Shenandoah University | 1 |
| Macedonia United Methodist Church | 3 |
| Children of America (Stephens City), LLC | 15 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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