Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center, LLC - Spicers Mill
A child day center in Orange, Virginia 22960
165 Spicers Mill Road, Orange, Virginia 22960. (540) 360-4044.
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The short answer
- 22 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 112026 the latest visit on record
- 86 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?
22 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 11, 2026.
22 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
22 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
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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.
Aug 11, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection9 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent sworn disclosure statement for staff #5 was overdue by 41 days. Staff #6 updated fingerprint check was overdue by 16 days, the updated central registry check was overdue by 26 days, and the updated sworn disclosure statement was overdue by 48 days.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #5 updated screening was due over 3 years ago. The updated screening has not yet been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #1 completed the course 51 days late.”
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8VAC20-780-245-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #5 completed 0 hours of annual training for the 2025-2026 training year. Staff #6 completed 11 hours of annual training for the 2025-2026 training year.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
The inspectors’ words, 96 words
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. A can of febreeze and a container of disinfectant wipes were unlocked in a bathroom and lounge, accessible to children. In the three year old classroom, there were approximately 10 gallons of paint and 2 quarts of paint on a shelf in an unlocked closet, out of reach of children. In the unlocked HVAC room on the lower level of the center were approximately 11 gallons of paint, spackle, rustoleum spray, caulk, and glass cleaner on the floor, all within reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting and before and after eating meals or snacks. Staff #6 changed two children’s diapers and neither child’s hands were washed after. The diaper of child #3 was changed and the child’s hands were not washed after. Staff #7 fed child #3 a bottle and didn’t wash the child’s hands before or after eating the bottle.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“Staff shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care and the training shall include an in-person competency demonstration. Staff #5 and staff #6 did not have documentation of current CPR certification.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“Staff shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #5 and staff #6 did not have documentation of current first aid certification.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training to include the department’s health and safety update course. Staff #5 did not complete the health and safety update course for the 2024-2025 and the 2025-2026 training year. Staff #6 did not complete the health and safety update course for the 2025-2026 training year.”
Feb 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-340-A
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“On February 2, 2026, Child #1 (age seven months) received second degree burns on the side of the left leg (from mid-thigh to the top of the ankle) while in care of the center. Interviews revealed the burn is believed to be a result of the hot water from the bottle warmer dripping off the bottle onto the child’s leg as staff noticed the child’s pants leg was wet and did not change the child, nor further investigate. The water temperature in the bottle warmer measured as high as 211 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jan 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“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. Staff #1?s TB was dated seven weeks prior to date of employment.”
Aug 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“The Virginia Department of Education ? sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 days of employment. Staff #5, who is working with children, had not yet complete this course which is over due by four days.”
Apr 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-340-A
“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection and guidance. On April 22, 2025, Staff #1 sat Child #1, age 12 months, on a shelf and stepped seven feet away. Child #1 fell 3 feet to the bare floor resulting in the child crying.”
Feb 24, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with child shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training to include the department’s health and safety update course. Staff #3 last completed the department’s health and safety update course on 03/02/2023.”
Feb 24, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“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. Staff #1 had no documentation of a TB screening and had been employed for three months.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #1, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by more than one week.”
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8VAC20-780-245-A
“Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of the children in care. Staff #3 completed 11.5 hours of annual training for the 2023-2024 training year.”
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8VAC20-780-510-G
“Medication shall be labeled with the child’s name, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given. There was one prescription medication that was not labelled with the required information.”
May 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on review of records and interview, the center failed to obtain from staff the results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening at least every two years. Evidence: 1. Staff #1?s TB screening on file was dated 01/29/2022. Staff #8 confirmed that the TB screening for staff #1 had not been obtain at least every two years.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“Based on review of records, the center failed to ensure that staff complete the Virginia Department of Education ? sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #3?s start date was 06/23/2023. There was no evidence on file that Staff #3 had completed the Virginia Department of Education ? sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment. 2. Staff #4?s start date was 11/13/2023. There was no evidence on file that Staff #4 had completed the Virginia Department of Education ? sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment.”
Dec 6, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Based on review of records, the center failed to ensure that staff completed the department’s health and safety update course annually. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 completed the department’s preservice training on 03/21/2022. Staff #7 confirmed that Staff #2 had completed the department’s health and safety update course annually.”
Dec 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-520-A
“Based on observation, the center kept over the counter skin product past the expiration date of the product. Evidence: 1. In Room #3, there was one diaper cream that was expired. 2. In Room #5, there was two diaper creams that were expired.”
Mar 31, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on review of records and interview, the center failed to ensure that criminal history background checks were repeated every five years. Evidence: 1. Staff #4?s criminal history background check on file was dated 3/7/2018. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that there was not an updated criminal history background check for Staff #4.”
Mar 16, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on the review of three children’s records and verification from staff, the center failed to obtain the immunization record for one child before the child attended the center.
“Evidence: 1. The record for Child #2 contained a immunization record dated 12/09/2021. Date of enrollment for Child #2 was 11/15/2021. 2. The director confirmed that the immunization record was obtained late.”
Jan 14, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on the review of two children’s records and verification from staff, the center failed to obtain an updated immunization record every six months for a child under two years of age.
“Evidence: 1. The record for Child #1 did not contain one of the updated immunization records which are required every six months for children under the age of two. There was no updated immunization record from 06/18/2018 to 09/11/2019. Date of enrolled for Child #1 was 04/17/2018. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that there was one immunization record which had not been obtained.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 1, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 86 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 16 child care providers in Orange County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8.5; this one had 22.
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 |
|---|---|
| Orange Presbyterian Church | 8 |
| North Pamunkey Baptist Church | 1 |
| Christine Jones-Nixon | Not given |
| Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center - Dogwood Village | 6 |
| Bright Side Early Care and Learning Center, LLC - Spicers Mill This child care provider | 22 |
| Daniella Holmes | 3 |
| Grymes Memorial School | Not given |
| Lakesha Greene | 0 |
| Right at School, LLC - Orange | 9 |
| Charlise Brock | 2 |
| Corner Pre-School | 12 |
| Ms. McShanna Jackson | 11 |
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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