The Village at LeafSpring School at Charter Colony
A child day center in Midlothian, Virginia 23114
831 Charter Colony Parkway, Midlothian, Virginia 23114. (804) 594-0563.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 42026 the latest visit on record
- 193 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 4, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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 |
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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.
Mar 4, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for staff #1, who has been employed for 5 months.”
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Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.
“1. The screening for staff #1 was dated 1 year and 5 months prior to the date of employment. 2. The screening for staff #2 was dated 7 months prior to the date of employment.”
Mar 19, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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 11 months, did not have documentation of requesting background checks from a state that they resided in the preceding five years. Staff #1 was working with children at the time of the inspection.”
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The center is required to keep staff records that contain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.
“The record for staff #1, employed for over 11 months and identified as a program lead, did not contain documentation that they possess the education required by the job position.”
Feb 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, and interview, the center failed to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The gaga pit on the outdoor playground had cracked plastic on it that posed a pinch hazard.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 5, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 193 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?
- 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 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 165 child care providers in Chesterfield County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| A Child’s Place Preschool & Child Care Centers Lucks Lane Campus | 3 |
| St. Mark’s United Methodist Church | 0 |
| YMCA - Midlothian | 17 |
| New Life United Methodist Church | 0 |
| The Goddard School at Walton Park | 50 |
| Bon Secours - St. Francis Medical Center | 6 |
| LeafSpring School Charter Colony | 27 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | 1 |
| The Village at LeafSpring School at Charter Colony This child care provider | 5 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond-Evergreen | 16 |
| Primrose School of Midlothian Village | 9 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond-JB Watkins | 7 |
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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