Trinity Lutheran Church
A religious exempt child day center in Newport News, Virginia 23607
6812 River Road, Newport News, Virginia 23607. (757) 245-2576.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 12026 the latest visit on record
- 35 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 1, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 1, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“(Repeat violation) Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Caregiver #4, who had been employed for five months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“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 and sex offender search from one state for Staff #4, who has been employed for five months.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“(Repeat violation) The center is required to submit to Virginia Department of Health (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.”
Apr 1, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-4
“Each person supervising children shall have documentation from a physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from from caring for children. The record for staff #3 did not have a completed staff health form and the individual was observed working with children during inspection.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Center shall have a completed national criminal history search prior to staff beginning employment. The record for staff #3 did not have a completed national criminal history search and the individual was observed working with children during the inspection.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Center shall submit central registry search prior to staff beginning employment. The record for staff #3 did not have documentation of a central registry search submission and the individual was observed working with children during the inspection.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“The center is required to submit to (Virginia Department of Health) 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.”
Apr 16, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review and staff interviews, the center did not ensure, all staff obtained an out of state sex offender registry check and criminal history name check ( CRC ) prior to the first day of employment and a child abuse and neglect search request by the end of 30th day of employment.
“Evidence: The record for Staff #2 did not include results of a CRC , a sex offender check and a child abuse and neglect search for Kentucky where they had lived in the last five years. Staff #2 was observed working during the inspection.”
May 4, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview with staff, the center did not ensure to obtain a fingerprint based national criminal record check prior to the first day of employment for each staff.
“Evidence: The director confirmed that the record for staff #1 and staff #3 did not contain documentation of a fingerprint check prior to the first day of employment and both staff have been working in a supervisory capacity.”
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Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not ensure that a prospective employee, volunteer, or any other person who is expected to be alone with one or more children enrolled in the religious exempt child day center shall undergo a search of the central registry (within 30 days of employment or commencement of service) and have a sworn statement of affirmation (before employment or commencement of service at the facility).
“Evidence: The Director confirmed the following staff have been employed and in a supervisory capacity more than 30 days. 1. Staff #3 did not have documentation of a search of the central registry or a sworn statement of affirmation. 2. Staff #4 did not have documentation of a search of the central registry.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Aug 4, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 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?
- 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 82 child care providers in the City of Newport News, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9.5; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Young Men’s Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas-Tom | 44 |
| HRCAP Clark | 7 |
| Hampton Roads Community Action Program, Inc.-Hampton Avenue | 14 |
| Ms. Tina Jones | 19 |
| Beginnings Child Development LLC | 0 |
| Dee Care, LLC.-Building 1 | 7 |
| Precious Moments Academy, LLC | 35 |
| Ms. Cheryl Campbell | 10 |
| Keyonia Waller | 2 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church This child care provider | 8 |
| Dee Care, LLC.-Building 2 | 19 |
| Candice Warren | 3 |
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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