Fresh Start Ministries, Inc.
A religious exempt child day center in Fieldale, Virginia 24089
323 & 337 Patrick Avenue, Fieldale, Virginia 24089. (276) 673-1370.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 252026 the latest visit on record
- 90 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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 25, 2026.
4 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
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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.
Jun 25, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided within the preceding five years.
“Staff 4, employed for more than two months, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history record check, sex offender registry check, and child abuse and neglect registry check, from another state that they have lived in in the preceding five years.”
Mar 24, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“The wall of the entry way in Building 1 had peeling paint and holes in the drywall that were accessible to children.”
Nov 13, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to ensure electrical outlets have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.
“EVIDENCE: In the 2 year old classroom, Licensing Inspector observed several unprotected/uncovered electrical outlets.”
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Based on playground inspection, the Vendor failed to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards.
“EVIDENCE: A single swing was attached to the middle inner portion of the “dome climber”. Equipment was altered and unsafe.”
Dec 14, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to have a carbon monoxide detector in each building built before 2015 and that houses a child day program.
“EVIDENCE: Center did not have a carbon monoxide detector in each building.”
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Based on record review, the Vendor failed to ensure staff who work directly with children annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities.
“EVIDENCE: The Licensing Inspector reviewed 3 staff records. Staff #1, #2, and #3 has not completed any of the required 16 hours annual training.”
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Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to ensure sinks used by children in care have warm water that does not exceed 120 F.
“EVIDENCE: The sink located in the upstairs bathroom was not have warm water.”
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Based on review of policies and procedures, the Vendor failed to develop and implement a written policy and procedure that describes how the vendor will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff or team of staff members.
“EVIDENCE: Center has not developed a plan of continuity written policy and procedure.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires May 12, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 90 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?
- 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 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 20 child care providers in Henry County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12.5; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Victory Baptist Church | 42 |
| Cordia Al-Qahhar | 25 |
| Fresh Start Ministries, Inc. This child care provider | 4 |
| Pittsylvania County Community Action - Moral Hill Baptist Church | 2 |
| Pittsylvania Co Community Action- Center for Community Learning | 3 |
| First Baptist Church of Collinsville | 1 |
| Carlisle School | 1 |
| First United Methodist Church | 12 |
| The Family YMCA, Inc. Smith Memorial | 13 |
| Pocahontas Bassett Baptist Church | 17 |
| The Family YMCA, Inc. Chatham Heights | 11 |
| Nu-Zoe Ministries | 20 |
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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