Madison Learning Center Incorporated
A child day center in Madison, Virginia 22727
634 South Main Street, Madison, Virginia 22727. (540) 738-2617.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 212026 the latest visit on record
- 120 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?
20 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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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 |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 21, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-440-H
“Cribs shall meet the Consumer Product Safety Commission Standards at the time they were manufactured. Cribs manufactured prior to June 28, 2011 do not meet the safety standards of the Consumer Product Safety Commission at the time they were manufactured. The center has been using a crib manufactured in May 2011.”
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8VAC20-780-440-K
“Crib sides shall be up and the fastenings secured when a child is in the crib. In the infant room, child #5 (age 6 months) was in a crib and the crib side was not up and secure.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. Infant #8’s hands were not washed after eating a bottle.”
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8VAC20-780-510-G
“Medication shall be labeled with the child’s name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given. Medication for child #5 was not labeled with the dosage amount and time or times to be given.”
Nov 6, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department.
“The center’s discipline policy states ?at no time will any staff member or volunteer of MLC use any form of corporal punishment, including but not limited to shaking, spanking, slapping, pinching, pushing, humiliating, threatening, biting, or hair pulling.? On February 24, 2025, staff #1 did not follow the center’s discipline policy that prohibits slapping. Child #1 (age 2 years) was slapped on the hand, when the child went to reach for something the teacher didn’t want the child to have.”
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8VAC20-780-410-1
“The following acts are forbidden: physical punishment and striking a child. On February 24, 2025, staff #1 slapped child #1 (age 2 years) on the hand.”
May 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. Staff #2 did not wash hands before or after changing a child’s diaper.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Staff #2 used the staff’s hand to lift the lid to the trash can to dispose of a soiled diaper.”
Nov 29, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on a review of incident reports and interview, the center failed to ensure that written records of children’s serious and minor injuries contained all the required information. Evidence: 1. The incident report for child #6 did not contain documentation of how the parent was notified. 2. The incident report for child #7 did not contain documentation of the date and time when parents were notified. 3. Administration confirmed the information was missing from the incident reports.”
May 25, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In classroom 3, there were several walls with areas containing chipped and peeling paint. 2. In classroom 6, there was chipped and peeling paint approximately 5 inches long along the back wall.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Repeat Violation Based on observation on May 25, 2023, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water and Febreeze. The label on bleach and Febreeze state “keep out of reach of children” and “caution.””
Oct 27, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation and interview, the center failed to ensure that hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: The toddler classroom had an unlocked cabinet under the diapering station containing bleach water. Documentation of diaper changes showed the last diaper change occurred at 1:58pm and staff confirmed the time. The unlocked cabinet containing the bleach water was observed at 2:10pm.”
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8VAC20-780-510-G
“Based on observation, the center failed to label each medication with the child’s name, the dosage amount, and the time to be given. Evidence: A bottle of children’s Motrin and Fever All was not labeled with the child’s name, dosage amount, and the time to be given.”
Apr 25, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on the review of children’s records and confirmation from the director, one child’s record did not contain an immunization record signed by a physician at the time of enrollment.
“Evidence: 1. The record for Child #3 contained an immunization record dated 05/08/2018 that was not signed or stamped by a physician documenting that the child was adequately immunized for the child’s age. Date of enrollment for the child was 05/18/2018. 2. The director confirmed that there was no proof the immunization record had been reviewed by a physician.”
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Based on review of staff records and discussion with the director, one staff member’s record did not contain an updated negative tuberculosis (TB) screening within two years of the most recent screening.
“Evidence: 1. The record for Staff Member #8 contained an updated negative TB screening dated 03/16/2022. The date of the TB screening prior to that was 03/05/2020. 2. The director confirmed the staff member obtained the TB screening late.”
Jan 21, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of staff records and confirmation from the director, the center failed to obtain completed central registry findings within 30 days of employment for two staff members.
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“Evidence: 1. The record for Staff #3 contained a completed search of the central registry dated 10/28/2021. Date of hire for Staff #3 was 08/18/2021. 2. The record for Staff #6 did not contain a completed search of the central registry . Date of hire for Staff #6 was 11/04/2021. The director stated that the request for the search was mailed on 11/15/2021. 3. The director confirmed that she was unable to get the requests for the central registry search sent off for the two new staff with 7 days of hire”
All 20 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 25, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 25, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 1, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 120 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 Oct 27, 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 3 child care providers in Madison County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 9.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Skyline CAP, Inc. - Madison Preschool Program | 7 |
| Madison Learning Center Incorporated This child care provider | 9 |
| Mountain View Chapel | 1 |
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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026.
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