Rowelma McGraw
A family day home in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
5504 Haden Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455. (757) 309-5955.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 252026 the latest visit on record
- 8 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 25, 2026.
8 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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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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| 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.
Mar 6, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-240-A
The inspectors’ words, 112 words
“Areas and furnishings of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to; splintered, cracked, or otherwise deteriorating wood and protruding nails, bolts, or other components that could entangle or could snag skin. There were 4 fence boards that have pulled away from the supports revealing protruding nails. Another fence slat was broken off at the bottom. There was a splintering section of wood at the base of the fence to the left of the yard. The wooden cover over the utility bin has dry rotted. The top support bar for the swings is rotting.”
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8VAC20-800-250-A
“Hanging items including window blind or curtain cords, appliance cords, and ropes shall be out of reach of children under five years of age. There was a loose black cable cord and another wire hanging along the garage wall within reach of the children.”
Nov 21, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Potentially poisonous substances shall be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
“There was a container of aerosol disinfecting spray and a container of window cleaner in an unlocked lower cabinet under the kitchen counter.”
Sep 12, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based upon observation, the provider has not ensured that areas both inside and outside are maintained to be safe. Evidence: There is poison ivy coming through the back fence in the back yard where children play.”
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8VAC20-800-460-J
“Based upon observation, the provider has not ensured that animal excrement is promptly removed and disposed of properly. Evidence: When the children went out to the back yard to play, a child was observed using a play shovel and bucket to remove dog excrement from the rubber mulch area around the swings.”
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8VAC20-800-570-A
“Based upon observation, the provider has not ensured that a caregiver does not exceed 16 points by using the point system to determine if an additional caregiver is needed. Evidence: There were 8 children in care during the inspection. Seven of the children were between the ages of two year and four years, totaling 14 points. Child 5, twenty months old, counts as 3 points, bringing the total points in care with the provider alone to 17 points, one point over the allowable 16 points.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based upon review of children’s records, the provider has not ensured that each child’s record includes the child’s first date of attendance and the names, addresses and telephone numbers for two emergency contact persons other than the parents. Evidence: 1. The record provided for child 5 did not include the child’s first date of attendance. 2. The record provided for child 2 did not include the street addresses of the emergency contacts. The record provided for child 1 did not include the street address of one emergency contact.”
Nov 20, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based upon review of children’s records, the provider has not ensured that each child’s record includes the names, addresses and telephone number of two designated persons to be contacted in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. Evidence: The record for child 4 did not include the addresses of the two designated persons to be contacted in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”
Nov 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“Based upon provider interview, the provider has not obtained a minimum of sixteen clock hours of annual training. Evidence: The provider stated that she had not obtained the required sixteen clock hours of annual training.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Dec 17, 2027.
- Ages: 3 months - 12 years.
- Capacity: 8 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?
- 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Rowelma McGraw This child care provider | 8 |
| KinderCare Learning Center at Diamond Springs | 23 |
| Haygood United Methodist Church | 7 |
| Bayside Presbyterian Church | 6 |
| Bayside Baptist Church | 2 |
| Old Donation Episcopal Church | Not given |
| Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads | 8 |
| Forever Young Montessori School and Day Care | 30 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS-CAMP RED FEATHER | 25 |
| Mini Miracles Learning Center | 17 |
| Honeygrove Learning Academy | 5 |
| Ivy League Christian Academy | 4 |
| Children’s Palace Academy | 24 |
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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