St. Patrick Catholic Church
A religious exempt child day center in Lexington, Virginia 24450
221 W. Nelson Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450. (540) 463-3533.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 242026 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?
2 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 24, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Sep 24, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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The center is required to perform a daily simple health screening and exclusion of sick children by a person trained to perform such screenings.
“Staff 1 and Staff 2 (employed 4 months) were not trained to perform a daily health screening of sick children.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statements for Staff 1 and Staff 2 (employed 4 months) were dated 4 months after the first day of employment.”
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Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The national criminal background check results for Staff 1 (employed 4 months) was dated 24 days after their first date of employment. The national criminal background check results for Staff 2 (employed 4 months) was dated 17 days after their first date of employment.”
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REPEAT VIOLATION Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
“The record for Child 3 (enrolled 3 weeks) did not document previous daycares attended; proof of identity. The records for Child 2 and Child 5 (enrolled 3 weeks) did not document previous daycares attended. The record for Child 4 (enrolled one month) did not document previous daycares attended.”
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The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead.
“The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH. Testing has not yet been done.”
Nov 19, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The record for Staff 1 and Staff 2, who are currently working, did not contain a sworn statement.”
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22.1-289.049-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child 1, enrolled for over 2 years, did not document previous daycares attended; proof of identity. The records for Child 2 and Child 3, enrolled for 2 months, did not document previous daycares attended; proof of identity.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Dec 18, 2026.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 5 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 13 child care providers in Rockbridge County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Earthsong Community School, LLC | 15 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge- Central | 13 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge- Waddell | 21 |
| St. Patrick Catholic Church This child care provider | 7 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Virginia’s Blue Ridge -Lexington | 21 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | 6 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | 4 |
| Lauren Randolph | 6 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of VA’s Blue Ridge- Effinger | 0 |
| Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship | 2 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of VA’s Blue Ridge- Fairfield | 0 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of VA’s Blue Ridge-Goshen | 0 |
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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