Little Light House Care
A child day center in Hampton, Virginia 23666
2726 W. Mercury Boulevard, Hampton, Virginia 23666. (757) 817-5009.
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The short answer
- 44 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 202026 the latest visit on record
- 35 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?
22 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 20, 2026.
44 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
44 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Aug 20, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. 1. Staff #2 and Staff #3, who are currently working with children, have not yet completed this course which is overdue by 3 months.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition. A 6-foot metal ladder that was currently not in use was found propped up against a wall in a hallway accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“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. 1. Disinfectant spray was on top of children’s cubbies in classroom #3. 2. Disinfectant wipes were found on a shelf in the hallway adjacent to classroom #2.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff, except that staff need only be able to hear a child who is using the restroom provided that other exceptions are met. A three-year-old child was observed walking to the restroom alone. The child was not within staff’s sight and sound supervision. They could neither see nor hear the child, who remained alone in the restroom for approximately two minutes.”
Jun 8, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“(Repeat violation) The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for Staff #3, who has been employed for four days.”
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8VAC20-780-245-A
“Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #1 obtained 5 of the 16 required hours in 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There are areas of peeling paint on the doors in the lobby, infant room and 2’s room.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. Bottles of hand sanitizer were observed in open areas in the infant room, preschool room and office.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers are to be disposed of in system that is either foot-operated or used in a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches the exterior surface of the container. In the infant room, diapers were disposed of in a swivel top trashcan which requires a hand or the diaper to touch the exterior.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. One shelter in place drill was conducted in 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of all emergency drills. There was not documentation of a lockdown drill in 2025 although a staff member stated it was done.”
Oct 22, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“(Repeat violation) The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff are to not to work alone with children until all background checks have been received. Staff #2, employed for three months, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check from one state. Staff #3, who was observed working alone with children, did not have a completed central registry for one state.”
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8VAC20-780-320-B
“Each restroom is to have soap, toilet paper and disposable towels or an air dryer within reach of children. The hall bathroom did not have paper towels.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“The diapering surface for diapering or changing a child shall be nonabsorbent. The diaper pad in the toddler room had a 1” tear causing it to be absorbent.”
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8VAC20-780-510-I
“Prescription medication may be administered if the parent has completed a written authorization from a parent or guardian. The parent authorization had expired for Child #5 four months ago and it was administered a week ago. There was not a physician authorization for the medication.”
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8VAC20-780-570-E
“Prepared infant formula shall labeled with the child’s name and dated. Three bottles in the infant room were not dated.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“(Repeat violation) Center shall maintain a record for each staff with all required components. The record for Staff #4, who has been employed for a week, did not have a second reference check. The record for Staff #5, who has been employed for two weeks, did not have a emergency contact name, address and phone number.”
Aug 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 111 words
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The record for Staff #1 had documentation of requesting a out of state background check three weeks after beginning employment. The record for Staff #5 had documentation of requesting a out of state background check one month after beginning employment. The record for Staff #6 had documentation of requesting a out of state background check three months after beginning employment. The record for Staff #7 did not have documentation of requesting a out of state criminal history check and the individual has been working for more than a month.”
May 27, 2025: inspection15 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. Staff #4 the most recent sworn disclosure statement was overdue by three months, the most recent central registry was overdue by three months and the most recent criminal history was overdue by two months.”
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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 statement for Staff #1, who is currently working, was dated four weeks after their first day of employment. There was no completed sworn statement for Staff #5”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“(Repeat Violation) The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for one month, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 was working alone with children.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“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 and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.”
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22.1-289.058
“Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that is licensed, that serves preschool-age children, shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was no carbon monoxide detector in the building.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #4 updated screening was due 3 months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. There was a flat screen tv sitting on top of the cubbies, approximately 3 feet high and within reach of children. It was not secured and could be pulled down off of the cubbies.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“(Repeat Violation) Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Hand sanitizer was unlocked on top of small refrigerator and within reach of children in the preschool room and a disinfectant spray bottle was on the sink counter in the infant room.”
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8VAC20-780-280-H
“Cosmetics, medications, or other harmful agents shall not be stored in areas, purses or pockets that are accessible to children. In the infant room there was a bottle of Tylenol, unlocked, in the side pocket of a purse on the counter.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. During the inspection, 5 preschool age children were observed napping unsupervised in the preschool age classroom for approximately 11 minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-1
“(Repeat Violation) The required ratio for children ages birth to 16 months is one staff per four children. There was only one staff member observed supervising nine children in the infant room.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. The children in the 2-year and 3-year old classroom did not wash hands before eating snack.”
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“(Repeat Violation) When centers choose to provide meals or snacks a menu listing foods to be served during the current one-week period shall be posted in a location conspicuous to parents. The menu was not posted.”
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8VAC20-780-60-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 #2, enrolled for one month, was missing the work phone number of each parent. The record for Child #3 was missing the addresses for the two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”
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8VAC20-780-70
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and contain all required information. The record for Staff #1, employed for two months, was missing job title, and documentation to demonstrate they possess the education, certification, and experience required. Staff #2 was missing the date of employment, job title, documentation to demonstrate they possess the education, certification, and experience required and orientation as required. Staff #3, employed for nine months, was missing documentation to demonstrate they possess the education, certification, and experience required. Staff #5 was missing job title, address, verification of age requirement, and documentation to demonstrate they possess the education, certification, and experience required.”
Sep 16, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 5 staff have a required background check completed prior to beginning employment.
“Evidence: The record for staff #3 (start date 8/27/2024) did not have a sworn statement or affirmation.”
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Based on review, facility did not ensure a central registry search is complete prior to beginning employment. Documentation of submission prior to beginning employment was not completed to allow for a provisional hire.
“Evidence: The record for staff #2 (start date 8/26/2024) did not have a central registry search. Director stated there was not documentation available that the background check was submitted prior to hire.”
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Based on review, facility did not ensure out of state background checks are completed for an individual that has lived outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years.
“Evidence: The record for staff #4 (start date 8/30/2024) has documentation of living the outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years and background checks were not completed for that state.”
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Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 5 staff have documentation of a negative tuberculosis signed by a physician, designee or health department official.
“Evidence: The record for staff #3 had documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening but it was not signed by a physician, designee or health department official.”
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Based on observation, facility did not ensure when meals or snacks are provided, the menu dated for the current week is posted.
“Evidence: The menu posted was dated 9/3/2024 - 9/13/2024 which is not the current week.”
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Based on observation and review, facility did not ensure there is a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“Evidence: The attendance sheet was not accurate in 1 of 2 groups of children. The 3’s and 4’s group had 9 present however 10 was noted in attendance.”
Jun 3, 2024: complaint inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on observation and interview, facility did not ensure there is at least 1 staff for every 4 children age birth up to 16 months.
“Evidence: Staff #1 was observed present with 8 infants and toddlers in the infant room. Staff stated there was another staff working in the room but that individual was on break. Staff #2 returned to the room and stated she had taken a 30 minute break.”
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Based on observation, facility did not ensure there is at least 12” of space between occupied cots.
“Evidence: Two children were observed napping on cots in the infant room. There was approximately 4” of space between the cots.”
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Based on observation and interview, facility did not ensure cribs are used for children under 12 months of age.
“Evidence: Child #3 (10 months old) was observed napping in a infant rocker seat on the floor. Staff stated that child did not like to sleep in a crib so child sleeps in infant seat or is held for napping.”
Feb 12, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation, facility did not ensure hazardous substances such as cleaning materials are kept in a locked place.
“Evidence: Disinfectant spray and disinfectant wipes labeled “Caution and keep out of reach of children” were observed stored in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the infant classroom.”
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Based on observation and interview, facility did not ensure there is a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitives and dietary restrictions documented and maintained in each room or area were children are present.
“Evidence: Staff staff in the 2’s classroom there was child present with a food allergy. Staff stated the child started today. The child’s name and allergy was not noted on the classroom allergy list.”
Jul 24, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 4 staff have an updated TB test or screening every 2 years.
“Evidence: The record for staff #2 had a most recent TB test/screening dated 8/18/2020 which is more than 2 years old.”
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Based on observation, facility did not ensure areas and equipment of the center are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Evidence: A drawer cover was missing from one of the drawers under the counter in the infant room. Director confirmed the cover had come off and needed to be repaired/replaced.”
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Based on observation and review, facility did not ensure there is at least 1 staff per 4 children when the children are birth up to 16 months old.
“Evidence: At approximately 11:15 am, staff #4 was present with 7 children in the infant room. Child #4, age 4 months, was the youngest in the room. Staff reported a staff member had called out on this morning leaving them out of ratio.”
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Based on observation and review, facility did not ensure there a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs for each group of children.
“Evidence: Three of four classrooms did not have accurate attendance for children present in that room.”
Apr 18, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on review, facility did not ensure there is an annual approval from the health department.
“Evidence: The last health inspection report available for review was completed August 25, 2021 which is more than a year old.”
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Based on interview, facility did not ensure there are required written procedures.
“Evidence: Program Director stated there is not written procedures for prevention of shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma, including coping with crying babies, safe sleeping practices, and sudden infant death syndrome awareness.”
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Based on observation and review, facility did not ensure pillows and filled comforters are not used by children under two years of age.
“Evidence: The following was observed in the infant room: 1. Child #3 (age 15 months) was observed napping with a pillow. 2. Child #4 (age 13 months) was observed napping with a filled comforter.”
Sep 14, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review and interview, facility did not ensure 1 of 5 staff have a completed central registry search within 30 days of beginning employment.
“Evidence: The record for staff #4 (start date 6/20/2022) did not have a completed central registry search. Program Director confirmed a central registry search results letter could not be located.”
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8VAC20-780-550.D Based on review, facility did not ensure they implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“Evidence: There was not a completed monthly evacuation drill in August 2022.”
Feb 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 2 children records has an immunization record prior to child beginning attendance.
“Evidence: The record for child #2 (start date 2/7/2022) did not have an immunization record.”
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Based on observation, facility did not ensure there is sufficient resilient surfacing under and around climbing equipment on the outside playground.
“Evidence: A plastic little tikes slide was observed on the playground placed with the steps and one side of the slide on asphalt. There was not resilient surfacing under and at least 6’ around the perimeter of the piece of climbing equipment.”
All 22 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 20, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 8, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 22, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 27, 2025 | Inspection | 15 violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 29, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 35 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?
- 3 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 75 child care providers in the City of Hampton, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 44.
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 |
|---|---|
| Little Light House Care This child care provider | 44 |
| Ms. Phyllis Noel | 35 |
| Faith Church of God | 8 |
| Childtime Learning Centers 1012 | 21 |
| New Mount Olive Baptist Church | 23 |
| Ms. Tammy Barker | 6 |
| Betty Bembury | 2 |
| Hampton Christian Academy | 5 |
| HRCAP Mallory | 16 |
| Bethel Temple Church, Inc. | 20 |
| Alston’s Village Learning Center LLC | 36 |
| Tiffany Booker | 5 |
| Pure at Heart Childcare Center, Phase 2 | 47 |
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.
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 5, 2026.
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Replies
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