Ms. Shonna Lawrence
A family day home in Bedford, Virginia 24523
509 Otey Street, Bedford, Virginia 24523. (540) 797-9130.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 22026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
15 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 2, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Poisonous materials shall be stored in an area inaccessible to children.
“Cleaning chemicals and baby powder were accessible to the children in the bathroom.”
Aug 12, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. The TB screening for Household Member 1 was not signed by a physician.”
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8VAC20-800-780-B
“Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child’s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review. Records for children #1 and #2 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. Child #1 and #2 had been in care for over a year.”
Feb 22, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on the review of two caregiver records, the provider failed to ensure that all background checks were complete. Evidence: 1. Caregiver 1 most recent criminal background was dated 1/25/2019 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required 5 year repeat check documented. 2. Caregiver 2 most recent criminal background was dated 1/25/2019 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required 5 year repeat check documented.”
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22.1-289.036-A
“Based on the review of two household member records, the provider failed to ensure that all background checks were complete. Evidence: 1. Household Member 1 most recent criminal background was dated 1/29/2019 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required 5 year repeat check documented. 2. Household Member 2 most recent criminal background was dated 1/29/2019 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required 5 year repeat check documented.”
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Based on observation, the provider failed to ensure that the diapering surface shall be nonabsorbent and washable.
“Evidence: The changing pad in the hallway bathroom had a tear approximately 1/4 inch long on the left side and the padding was exposed.”
Aug 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of two household member records, the provider failed to obtain for each household member a current report of tuberculosis screening form.
“Evidence: Household member 2 most recent tuberculosis screening was dated 7/10/2021 and on the day of the inspection no follow up tuberculosis screening was documented.”
Apr 20, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on review of two children’s records, the provider failed to obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: Child 2 started on 2/1/2023 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required physical record documented.”
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Based on observation, the provider failed to ensure that small electrical appliances shall be unplugged unless being used by the caregiver or with children under close supervision.
“Evidence: 1. The licensing inspector observed a coffeemaker on the kitchen counter by the sink that was plugged into an outlet and was not in use. 2. The licensing inspector observed a microwave on the kitchen counter to the right of the coffeemaker that was plugged into an outlet and was not in use.”
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Based on observation and discussion, the provider failed to review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed.
“Evidence: The emergency plan was dated 10/18/2021 and on the day of the inspection did not have an annual update documented.”
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Based on review of two children’s records, the provider failed to obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized.
“Evidence: Child 2 started on 2/1/2023 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required immunization record documented.”
Aug 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of three children’s records, the provider failed to ensure that all physical records obtained were signed by a physician.
“Evidence: 1. Child #1 first date of attendance was 11/03/2020 and on the day of the inspection the physical form that was in the child’s record was not signed by a physician. 2. Child #2 first date of attendance was 12/07/2020 and on the day of the inspection the physical for that was in the child’s record was not signed by a physician.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Sep 10, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 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 19 child care providers in Bedford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bedford Baptist Church | 2 |
| Bedford Area Family Young Men’s Christian Association | 22 |
| Main Street United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Ms. Shonna Lawrence This child care provider | 6 |
| HumanKind - Bedford | 11 |
| Bedford Area Family Young Men’s Christian Assoc - Early Learning | 20 |
| Free State Academy | Not given |
| Tina Parker | 0 |
| Community Development Institute Head Start-Bedford | 1 |
| Sherry Gammon | 17 |
| Bedford Area Family Young Mens Christian Association- New London | 16 |
| Forest United Methodist Church | Not given |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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