Wenter Brown
A family day home in Galax, Virginia 24333
113 Windsor Drive, Galax, Virginia 24333. (276) 260-1186.
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The short answer
- 15 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 142026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
21 inspections on record, the latest on May 14, 2026.
15 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
15 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
May 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The Provider is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent finger print check for Assistant #2 was over due by two weeks.”
Nov 13, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Repeat violation
“The provider is required to obtain a completed central registry check for all household members. HHM #2, who has lived in the home since March, 2025, did not have a completed central registry check.”
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Repeat violation
“The provider is required to obtain a completed national criminal background check for all household members. HHM #2, who has lived in the home since March, 2025, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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Repeat violation
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. An updated TB screening for Caregiver #1, #2 and Household member #1 was not completed.”
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The diapering surface shall be nonabsorbent.
“The diapering pad the program was using is absorbent.”
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.
“The program has not completed an emergency evacuation drill since April, 2025.”
Sep 26, 2025: complaint inspection3 deficiencies
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The provider is required to obtain a completed sworn statement for all household members.
“HHM #1, who has lived in the home since March, 2025, did not have a completed sworn statement.”
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The provider is required to obtain a completed national criminal background check for all household members.
“HHM #1, who has lived in the home since March, 2025, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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The provider is required to obtain a completed central registry check for all household members.
“HHM #1, who has lived in the home since March, 2025, did not have a completed central registry check.”
May 28, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“An updated TB screening for Caregiver #2 and #3 was not completed and was overdue by four months.”
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child’s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgement of the review.
“Records for children #1, #2 and #3 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. Child #1 and #2 have been in care for over a year. Child #3 has been in care for three years.”
Dec 6, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.
“There was no documentation of emergency evacuation procedures being practiced in September, 2024 and October, 2024.”
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Before attendance, documentation of immunizations is to be obtained for each child.
“There was no documentation of immunizations for child #5.”
May 22, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review of child records, the provider failed to obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: Child #1, Child #2 and Child #3 did not have a physical examination in their record.”
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Based on provider interview, the center failed to ensure a landline telephone, excluding a cordless or cell phone, shall be available, operable, and accessible during the family day home’s hours of operation.
“Evidence: The provider reported there was not a working landline telephone.”
Nov 3, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on a review of staff files, the facility failed to ensure that all background checks are conducted with in the required timeframes. Evidence: 1. There are no out-of-state central registry clearances on file for staff #1 & 2, both of whom indicated on their sworn statements that they had lived outside Virginia in the last five years.”
Jan 20, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on the review of staff and household member’s files, the facility failed to ensure that all household members complete a sworn statement prior to the first day of residence. Evidence: 1. There is no sworn statement on file for household member #1. REPEAT VIOLATION”
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“1 6 8VAC20-770-(BC)-60- C-2 , Medium likelihood / serious harm Based on the review of staff and household member’s files, the facility failed to ensure that all household members complete a central registry clearance within 30 days of residence. Evidence: 1. There is no central registry clearance on file for household member #1. REPEAT VIOLATION”
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8VAC20-820-120-E-1
“Based on observation, the facility failed to post the most recently issued license. Evidence 1. The provisional license is not posted.”
Dec 9, 2022: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on the review of staff and household member’s files, the facility failed to ensure that all household members complete a sworn statement prior to the first day of residence. Evidence: !. There is no sworn statement on file for household member #1.”
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on the review of staff and household member’s files, the facility failed to ensure that all household members complete a central registry clearance within 30 days of residence. Evidence: !. There is no central registry clearance on file for household member #1.”
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8VAC20-800-170-A
“Based on the review of staff records, the facility failed to ensure that staff members have a current report of tuberculosis screening prior to coming into contact with children in care. Evidence: 1. There are no TB test results on file for staff #1(hire date 6-1-22) and 3. (hire date October 2022).”
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8VAC20-800-530-G
“Based on observation, the facility failed to ensure that children under two years of age do not use a pillow while sleeping. Evidence: 1. Child #3 (18 mos) was sleeping on a pillow.”
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8VAC20-800-550
“Based on observation, the facility failed to ensure that play pens are not used for sleeping. Evidence: 1. Child #2 (20 months) and 3 (18 months) were each sleeping in a mesh-sided play pen.”
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8VAC20-800-560-A
“Based on observation the facility failed to ensure that a caregiver was physically present and providing direct care and supervision to each child at all times. Evidence: 1. Upon arrival, the licensing inspector observed that two caregivers were not in the child care area but came from inside the home. The child care area is attached to the home, but cannot be entered through the home. The child care area is accessed through a separate entrance. Six children were resting in the child care area, including an infant.”
Jun 13, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on the review of staff files and an interview with the provider, the facility failed to ensure that all staff have fingerprint background checks prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. There is no fingerprint background check on file for staff #1 who began work on 6-1-22.”
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on the review of staff files and an interview with the provider, the facility failed to ensure that all staff have completed a sworn statement prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. There is no sworn statement on file for staff #1 & 2 who began work on 6-1-22.”
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8VAC20-800-830-A
“Based on an interview with the provider, the facility failed to ensure that emergency evacuation drills are conducted monthly. Evidence: 1. There is no documentation of emergency evacuation drills on file for April or May 2022.”
Dec 15, 2021: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-350-E
“Based on observation, the facility failed to insure that the hot water temperature does not exceed 120 degrees. Evidence: 1. The water temperature was measured at 122 degrees.”
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8VAC20-800-790
“Based on a tour of the home, the facility failed to post all required emergency telephone numbers. Evidence: 1. There is no telephone number posted for an emergency backup person who is 18 years of age or older and is able to arrive at the family day home within 10 minutes for emergency backup care until the children can be picked up by their parents.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 28, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Jun 23, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 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 14 child care providers in Carroll County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Liddle Tykes Child Development Center | 0 |
| Wenter Brown This child care provider | 15 |
| ACE Adventure Club | 3 |
| Pipers Gap Childcare | 25 |
| First United Methodist Church | 2 |
| Noah’s Ark Daycare Center, Inc | 4 |
| Ms. Debra Hooven | 3 |
| Ms. Sarah Cox | 14 |
| Rooftop of Virginia CAP-Hillsville Head Start Center | 3 |
| Little Treasures Learning Center | 2 |
| Liddle Adventures Learning Academy | 6 |
| Sky View Missionary Baptist Church | 0 |
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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