Ready-Set-Go Child Development Center
A child day center in Portsmouth, Virginia 23701
4401 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, Virginia 23701. (757) 488-6000.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 112026 the latest visit on record
- 25 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?
13 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 11, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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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| 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.
Aug 11, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 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 national criminal background check for staff 1 is overdue by 2 months. The most recent national criminal background check for staff 2 is overdue by 3 months. The most recent national criminal background check for staff 3 is overdue by 1 month and the most recent central registry check for staff 3 is overdue by 1 month.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care and shall include an in-person competency demonstration. CPR certification for staff 1 and staff 3 is expired by 2 months.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. First Aid certification for staff 1 and staff 3 is expired by 2 months.”
Feb 9, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall contain all the required information. The record for staff 1 does not contain the name, address and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.”
Oct 21, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“A practice evacuation drill was not completed for the months of February 2024 and September 2024.”
Jul 6, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on medication review and interview, the center did not ensure that procedures for administering long-term prescription medication shall be allowed with written authorization from the child’s physician and parent.
“Evidence: 1. There is an emergency prescription medication being stored at the center for a child 1. There is no written authorization from the child’s physician or parent for the center to administer the emergency medication. 2. The center director confirmed that the written authorization from the physician and the parent to administer emergency medication to child 1 is missing from the child’s record.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff records contain all the required information.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 6/3/21) does not contain her job title of program leader. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking documentation of her job title.”
Jun 8, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: 1. The records for child 1 (date of enrollment: 10/15/21), child 2 (date of enrollment: 8/10/21) and child 3 (date of enrollment: 3/8/22) do not contain documentation of a physical examination. 2. The center owner confirmed that the records for child 1, child 2 and child 3 are lacking documentation of a physical examination.”
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Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that hazardous substances, such as cleaning materials, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Evidence: 1. There were two containers of Clorox wipes and three bottles of disinfectant spray in an unlocked cabinet above the sink in the infant room. 2. The center owner confirmed that there were cleaning materials in an unlocked cabinet in the infant room.”
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Based on medication review and interview, the center did not ensure that they obtained written authorization to administer prescription medication from a parent or guardian.
“Evidence: 1. Child 4 was administered prescription ADHD medication at the center twice a day for a total of 21 days. There is no written parental authorization for the center to administer medication in child 4’s record. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for child 4 is lacking documentation of written parental authorization to administer prescription medication.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff records contain all the required information.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 6/3/21) does not contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. 2. The center owner confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking documentation of the required two reference checks.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jul 7, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years.
- Capacity: 25 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 88 child care providers in the City of Portsmouth, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Peter Pan Kindergarten & Day Care | 16 |
| HRCAP Cavalier Manor | 8 |
| HRCAP Portsmouth Head Start | 8 |
| HRCAP JFK | 19 |
| Mary Almy | 50 |
| LaToya Wade | 4 |
| Ready-Set-Go Child Development Center This child care provider | 5 |
| AlphaBEST @ Simonsdale Elementary | 49 |
| AlphaBEST @ Hodges Manor Elementary | 14 |
| AlphaBEST @ Lakeview Elementary | 35 |
| AlphaBEST @ Victory Elementary | 48 |
| Toddler Time Child Development Center | 6 |
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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