The Learning Playhouse
A child day center in N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23235
208 North Providence Road, N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23235. (804) 560-7808.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Feb 262026 the latest visit on record
- 272 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?
19 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 26, 2026.
3 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
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 26, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“The updated screenings for Staff #5 and Staff #6 were due approximately 1 month ago. The updated screenings have not yet been completed.”
Feb 6, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Staff who work directly with children shall annually complete the department’s health and safety update course.
“Staff #1’s annual health and safety update was overdue by over 21 months.”
Aug 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of 10 child records and interview, the center did not ensure that one child’s record contained the required information.
“Evidence: 1. The record of child #3 (date of attendance: 7/8/2024) did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age. 2. Administration acknowledged that the record was incomplete.”
Jun 26, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of documentation and interview, the center did not ensure that when choosing to provide meals and snack, they followed the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The inspectors’ words, 211 words
“Evidence: 1. On 6/26/2023, the inspector reviewed a menu that included June 5th-9th, June 12-16th and June 19-23rd. Of the 15 days reviewed, nine (9) breakfast meals did not meet the requirements. Breakfast must consist of three (3) components to include fluid milk, a vegetable, fruit or portions of both, and a grain. Nine (9) breakfast meals were observed to be missing the fruit or vegetable component. 2. Of the 15 days reviewed, four (4) snacks did not meet the requirements. Snacks are required to consist of two (2) of the five (5) components which are fluid milk, meat or meal alternatives, vegetables, fruits, and grains. Grain-based desserts do not count towards meeting the grains requirement. On four (4) days: cookies, a grain-based dessert, were served which resulted in the snacks containing only one (1) of the two (2) required components. 3. Of the three (3) weeks reviewed, the menu did not identify at least one (1) serving per day of a whole grain rich component as required. 4. Administration acknowledged that the menus did not meet the requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Administration stated that they had been in the process of revising their menus and food policies.”
Nov 29, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of seven (7) staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain a fingerprint background check for one (1) staff prior to the first date of employment as required.
“Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 10/31/2022) contained a fingerprint background check dated 8/18/2021. 2. Administration acknowledged that staff #1 was a rehire and a new fingerprint background check was not obtained prior to the hire date of 10/31/2022 as required.”
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Based on a review of seven (7) staff records and interview, the center did not ensure to obtain an out of state criminal history name check prior to the first day of employment for one (1) staff as required.
“Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2 (date of employment: 10/17/2022) contained a sworn statement that indicated that the staff had resided outside of Virginia within the preceding five (5) years. An out of state criminal name check was not located in the record. 2. Administration acknowledged that the out of state criminal name check had not been obtained prior to the first date of employment for staff #2.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 26, 2023 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 24, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 26, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 272 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?
- 2 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 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bon Air United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Bon Air Presbyterian Church | 0 |
| Skipwith Academy @ Huguenot (#51) | 3 |
| Huguenot Road Baptist Church | 6 |
| Precious Time, LLC | 50 |
| Yvette Williams-Patterson | 24 |
| The Learning Playhouse This child care provider | 3 |
| Village Montessori Academy | 24 |
| Deborah Delaware | 1 |
| Bon Air KinderCare | 52 |
| St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church | 0 |
| The Yellow Horse Child Development Center | 17 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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