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A child day center in N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23235

208 North Providence Road, N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23235. (804) 560-7808.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Every month

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.

Source:

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.

3 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

Feb 6, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-F.

Aug 5, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

Jun 26, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-560-F. From a complaint.

Nov 29, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

All 19 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Feb 26, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Aug 21, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 21, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Feb 6, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Feb 6, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Sep 23, 2024Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 5, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Aug 5, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 4, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 4, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Nov 2, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Nov 2, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Jun 26, 2023Complaint inspection1 violation cited
May 24, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
May 24, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Nov 29, 2022Inspection2 violations cited
Nov 29, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 22, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 22, 2022InspectionNo 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.
Source:

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.

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.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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