Second Home Learning Center
A child day center in Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
282 East Water Street, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801. (540) 432-7989.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 102026 the latest visit on record
- 115 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 10, 2026.
2 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 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 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Each restroom area provided for children shall: have sinks located near the toilets and that are supplied with running warm water that does not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
“The sink located in the girls restroom supplied warm running water that exceeded 120 degrees Fahrenheit. It was measured 122 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jan 22, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on staff record review, the center failed to obtain results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening.
“Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2 did not contain an updated tuberculosis screening or test. The date of the tuberculosis screening in the file was dated 11/15/2021.”
Feb 28, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation, the center failed to maintain all areas in a safe and operable condition.
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“Evidence: 1. In the Green Classroom there was a white and blue shelve in that was not stable or sturdy. The shelve was leaning to the right and would not stand straight. 2. In the upstairs girls restroom, in the bathroom stalls there were two large holes in both of the stalls right below the toilet paper holder. The stall on the right had a large patch of peeling paint. 3. Upstairs in the foyer area between the restrooms and the Purple Classroom there were several areas on the wall that had peeling paint.”
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Based on interview and review of the injury prevention plan, the center failed to update the injury prevention plan at least annually.
“Evidence: 1. The Injury Prevention on file was last dated August 28, 2021. 2. Staff #1 verified that he injury prevention had not been updated in 2022.”
Sep 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of children records and medications, the center failed to obtain a written care plan for a child with a diagnosed food allergy.
“Evidence: 1. Child #1 had an emergency medication, (Epi-Pen), at the center due to a diagnosed food allergy. There was not documentation of a written care plan on file for Child #1. 2. Administration verified that the written care plan for Child #1 could not be located.”
Jan 28, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation, hazardous materials were not kept in a locked location.
“Evidence: 1. In Classroom #1 there was a bottle of Juniper Surface Cleaner with Clorox Bleach setting on a shelf in the closet. The closet was not locked. 2. In Classroom #2 there were two containers of Clorox Disinfectant Wipes sitting on the table as you enter the classroom. The table was accessible to children. 3. Both the Juniper Surface Cleaner, and Clorox Disinfect Wipes stated to “keep out of reach of children”. 4. Staff verified that the cleaning materials were not kept in a locked location.”
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Based on review of injury reports, the center failed to ensure that all required information was contained in the report.
“Evidence: 1. An injury report dated 11/12/2021 was missing the method of notification, and prevention for reoccurrence. 2. The injury reports dated 12/03/2021 and 12/10/2021 were missing the date and time the parent was notified. 3. Staff verified that the reports did not contain all the required information.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 15, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 4 years 10 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 115 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 30, 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 29 child care providers in the City of Harrisonburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 2.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Second Home Learning Center This child care provider | 2 |
| Learning Paths Academy | 37 |
| City of Harrisonburg | 8 |
| Dominion Educational Ministries, Inc. | 1 |
| Harrisonburg Baptist Church | 0 |
| Community Preschool, Inc. | 1 |
| Woodland Montessori School | 2 |
| Vicki Lucas | 0 |
| Tara Koontz | 3 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrisonburg andRockingham County-Bluestone | 2 |
| Boys&Girls Club of Harrisonburg andRockinghamCounty-Stone Spring | 12 |
| Brandi Dacko | Not given |
| Shenandoah Valley Child Development Center | 19 |
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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 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 30, 2026.
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