Cornerstone Christian Academy
A religious exempt child day center in Abingdon, Virginia 24210
16210 Elementary Drive, Cornerstone Christian Academy, Abingdon, Virginia 24210. (276) 623-7164.
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The short answer
- 0 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 82026 the latest visit on record
- 20 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 Oct 8, 2026.
0 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 visits on record, nothing cited. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Oct 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“Repeat violation. Based on observation, the playground accessible to children had an injury hazard. Evidence: 1. The climbing wall had approximately 5 bolts 1/2-1 inch long on the interior side which are a protrusion hazard.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review and interview, the center did not have fingerprinting completed before the hire date. Evidence: 1. Staff #2, #3 and #5 had fingerprint results in the file but they were not completed before being hired.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 97 words
“Based on record review, the center did not have the required background checks on an employee who had lived out of state within the last 5 years. Evidence: 1. Employee #5 was hired 7/1/23 and stated on the sworn statement they had lived out of state with in the last 5 years and the required background checks for that state had not been completed. A criminal record check, and a sex offender registry check, are required to be completed before the hire date. and central registry check results are to be completed within 45 days of hire.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on record review and interview, the center did not have employees complete the required background checks. Evidence: 1. Employee #3 (DOH 7/1/22) and #4 (DOH 7/1/2023) did not have sworn statements in the file before employment. 2. Employee #2 and #3 and #5 (DOH 7/1/23) did not have central registry within 30 days of employment completed. 3. The HR director verified the documents were not in the file as required.”
Sep 19, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-6
“Based on record review and interview, the provider did not provide the following aspects of the child day center’s operations are described in a written statement provided to the parents or guardians of the children in the center and made available to the general public: physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“Based on observation, the playground accessible to children had an injury hazard. Evidence: 1. The climbing wall had approximately 45 bolts approximately 1/2 inch-1 inch on the interior side (for the foot holds on the other side) which are a protrusion hazard.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on record review, the center failed to obtain background checks for an employee who has lived out of state in the last 5 years. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 was hired 9/4/22 and has lived out of state within the last 5 years. No out of state background checks) criminal history check, or out of state sexual offender registry) had been completed. Criminal history checks need to be completed for employees prior to the first day of employment if the person lived in non-NFF state.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on record review, the center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry within 30 days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 was hired 9/4/22. The central registry record request was being mailed 9/19. Central registry record checks are to be mailed within 7 days of employment.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Aug 30, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
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 22 child care providers in Washington County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 0.
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 |
|---|---|
| People Incorporated of Virginia - Abingdon Head Start | 2 |
| Pleasant View Church | 1 |
| St. John Lutheran Church | 1 |
| People Incorporated of Virginia-Abingdon Early Head Start | 1 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy This child care provider | 0 |
| The Bradley Street Playschool | 5 |
| Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Abingdon | 40 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire - Greendale Elementary | 3 |
| Kiddie Care College | 8 |
| Sullins Academy, Inc. | 19 |
| Abingdon Church of Christ | 5 |
| Ms. Mary Thomas | 2 |
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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