Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge-West Salem
A child day center in Salem, Virginia 24153
520 Bruffey Street, Salem, Virginia 24153. (540) 798-0482.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 162026 the latest visit on record
- 125 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 16, 2026.
6 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 16, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center could not find the search request of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for seven months and was working with children at the time of the inspection”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuations, shelter in place, and lockdown drills. There was no documentation of drill for the months of February and March.”
Apr 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks.
“After evening snack was finished children did not wash hands.”
Dec 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have, within 90 days a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and a current certification in first aid.
“Two staff members were present at the time of inspection. Neither staff had a certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid.”
Jul 12, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on record review, the center failed to obtain repeat background checks after 5 years. Evidence: 1.Staff # 3 had a Sworn Statement dated for 01/28/20219. 2. Staff #3 had a fingerprint eligibility letter dated for 01/09/2019. 3. Staff #3 had a Central Registry on file dated 06/06/2019”
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Based on record review, the center failed to ensure each staff member has a documented TB test or screening every two years.
“Evidence: Staff #3 had a TB screening dated 05/13/2019.”
Dec 13, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the center failed to maintain a current CPR certificate for each staff member within the first 90 days.
“Evidence: Staff #2, which was hired on 03/16/2022, had no record of an CPR certificate during the inspection on 12/13/2022.”
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Based on record review, the center failed to maintain a current First Aid certificate for each staff member within the first 90 days.
“Evidence: Staff #2, which was hired on 03/16/2022, had no record of an First Aid certificate during the inspection on 12/13/2022.”
Dec 13, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the center failed to obtain a completed Sworn Statement prior to first day of employment for staff member.
“Evidence: Staff # 2 was hired on 3/16/2022 had no documentation of a sworn statement in the record during the inspection. Staff #2 did not provide documentation when requested.”
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Based on record review, the center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry for any founded complaints of child abuse or neglect within 30 days of employment.
“Evidence: Staff #2 was hired on 3/16/2022. A returned search of the central registry was not in the record. Staff #2 did not provide documentation when requested.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 14, 2027.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 4 years 10 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 125 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 17 child care providers in the City of Salem, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 6.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Honeytree Early Learning Center #4 | 23 |
| Salem Montessori School - Infant & Toddler Program | 12 |
| Loving Care Day Care | 5 |
| Roanoke Valley Children’s Academy | 34 |
| Noah-Christian Community Center, Inc. | 3 |
| Salem Montessori School, Inc. | 15 |
| Small Steps Learning Academy Inc. | 1 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge-South Salem | 1 |
| Bethel Baptist Church | Not given |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge-West Salem This child care provider | 6 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of VA’s Blue Ridge - Salem YMCA | 8 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge-East Salem | 9 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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