LeafSpring School at The Boulders
A child day center in North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225
7411 & 7421 Boulder Springs Drive, North Chesterfield, Virginia 23225. (804) 272-0641.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 262026 the latest visit on record
- 310 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 26, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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.
Feb 12, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 117 words
“(Repeat violation) The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. 1. Peeling paint was observed in areas throughout the center, accessible to children. In the infant I room, peeling paint was observed in the windowsill. In the infant II room, peeling paint was observed in the windowsill. In the blue room peeling paint was observed in the windowsills. 2. The center’s bus used to transport children had an area in the back of a seat that was ripped and torn. 3. In the infant II classroom, there was a infant mattress inside a crib that was torn and exposing the inside material.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting, or any contact with blood, feces or urine. Staff changed a child’s diaper in the infant I classroom and did not wash the child’s hands with soap and water.”
Oct 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“There were several areas of chipped and peeling paint in window seals and on walls accessible to children in multiple classrooms.”
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When an authorization for medication expires, the facility shall notify parents that the medication must be picked up within 14 days of the authorization expiring or that a new authorization should be completed.
“The medication authorization for child #12 had not been renewed and the medication was not returned or disposed of as required.”
May 21, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.
“Staff #3 had no documentation and had been employed got nine months.”
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The center shall obtain annual approval from the health department for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage disposal system.
“The center’s environmental sanitation inspection was not completed.”
Mar 5, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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(Repeat Violation) Based on observation, the center did not ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
“Evidence: 1. In the green classroom, there were soft blocks that were torn exposing the inside materials, presenting a choking hazard.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. In the yellow classroom, there was an unlocked cabinet under the changing table. This cabinet contained 1 bottle of Purell Surface Disinfectant.”
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“Based on observation and staff interviews, the center did not ensure to maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. Evidence: 1. In the yellow classroom, the allergy and dietary restrictions list was posted on the outside of a cabinet in the classroom and was not kept confidential.”
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8VAC20-780-520-C
“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that diaper cream was not accessible to children. Evidence: 1. In the yellow classroom, there was container filled with diaper cream below the diaper changing table in an unlocked cabinet that was accessible to children.”
Aug 23, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, areas and equipment of the center inside were not maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In the Two’s classroom, the blue paint near two windows is chipping on the edge. 2. Paint chipping was observed on the wall in the infant room near a crib.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“Based on observation, the center did not ensure to obtain all of the required first aid supplies. Evidence: The center did not ensure to have the following first aid supplies: Scissors”
Mar 4, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of six children’s records, the center did not obtain documentation that one child had received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child attended the center.
“Evidence: 1) The immunizations in the record for Child #1, enrolled on 09/07/2021, were dated 10/11/2021.”
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Based on a review of six children’s records, the center did not have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician for one child before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: 1) The physical examination in the record for Child #1, enrolled on 09/07/2021, was dated 10/11/2021.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 21, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 20, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 310 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 165 child care providers in Chesterfield County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| New Life Outreach International Church | 14 |
| Genesis Learning Center @ Cloverleaf | 9 |
| Westover Hills United Methodist Church | 0 |
| LeafSpring School at The Boulders This child care provider | 10 |
| Chester Child Development and Day Care Center, Inc. | 23 |
| Kid’s World Learning Center - Ironbridge | 36 |
| A Child’s Place Preschool & Child Care Centers Lucks Lane Campus | 3 |
| Chester Family YMCA | 27 |
| Matoaca Baptist Church | 11 |
| Winfree Memorial Baptist Church | 3 |
| Kids World Learning Center | 14 |
| Chester United Methodist Church | 5 |
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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