Tabernacle Church of Norfolk
A religious exempt child day center in Norfolk, Virginia 23505
7000 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23505. (757) 904-0757.
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The short answer
- 12 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 102026 the latest visit on record
- 93 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 10, 2026.
12 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
12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Aug 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1 did not have a completed national criminal background check prior to their first day of employment.”
Mar 3, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to request background checks prior to employment from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1, employed for approximately a week, did not have documentation of requesting a child abuse and neglect request search and no documentation of requesting a central registry from a different state.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-1
“The center shall establish and implement procedures for handwashing for staff and children before and after diapering. A staff was observed doing a diaper change and did not wash the child’s hands after.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who is currently working, did not have a sworn statement in their record.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“REPEAT VIOLAITON The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for approximately one week, did not have a central registry search requested.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #2, employed for approximately a month, did not have documentation of requesting a child abuse and neglect request search and no documentation of requesting a central registry from a different 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.”
Aug 1, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-9
“Based on observation and interview it was determined that the center did not comply with all safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Evidence: 1. The infant room had approximately 8 cribs with loose fitting sheets on the crib mattresses, causing a potential suffocation hazard. 2. The director confirmed that the crib sheets were loose fitting on the crib mattresses causing a potential suffocation hazard.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 133 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined the center did not ensure all areas on the premises accessible to children are free from obvious injury hazards. Evidence: 1. The infant room had a section of peeling paint within reach of infants that could be ingested, located on a corner of a wall measuring approximately 10 inches long and infants were observed playing near the wall. 2. The older two’s room had a section of peeling paint that could be injested approximately 12 inches in diameter on a wall within reach of children and a child was observed sitting on a rest mat that was placed next the wall. 3. The director confirmed that the peeling paint on the walls of both the infant and older two’s room were within reach of children.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that staff complete a sworn statement prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1, #2, #4, #5, #6, #8, #9 and #11 (all hired prior to July 1, 2024) and staff #7, #10 and #12 (all hired after July 1, 2024) did not contain documentation of a completed sworn statement. a. The director confirmed that the documentation of a completed sworn statement was not in the record for the staff listed above.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that a national fingerprint check result was obtained prior to staff’s employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff#1, #5, #8 and #9 (all hired prior to July 1, 2024 and staff #7 and #10 (all hired after July 1, 2024) did not contain documentation of a criminal history records check result. a. The director confirmed that the record for the staff listed above did not contain documentation of a criminal history records check result.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that a central registry request was obtained on the required time frame. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1, #5, #9 and #12 (all hired prior to July 1, 2024) and staff #7 and staff #10 (all hired after July 1, 2024) did not contain documentation of a completed central registry request. a. The director confirmed that the documentation of a completed central registry request was not in the record for the staff listed above.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Aug 15, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 4 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 93 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 143 child care providers in the City of Norfolk, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| YMCA School-Age Child Care @ Suburban Park Elementary | 17 |
| Talbot Park Baptist Church | Not given |
| Loch Meadow Kindergarten, Inc. | 4 |
| Mount Pleasant Baptist Church | 11 |
| Episcopal Church of the Ascension | 2 |
| Norfolk Christian Schools - Norfolk Campus | 8 |
| KCE Champions LLC @ Camp Allen Elementary | 34 |
| Ebony Tetteh | 11 |
| Tabernacle Church of Norfolk This child care provider | 12 |
| Mary Green | 4 |
| Nurturing Minds of Value Academy | 22 |
| KCE Champions LLC @ Sewells Point Elementary | 12 |
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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