Ariella Hargrave
A family day home in Henrico, Virginia 23229
8707 Bedell Road, Henrico, Virginia 23229. (804) 397-4500.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jan 232026 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Jan 23, 2026.
6 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
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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.
Jan 23, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There were no physical exam records available for Child #3, who had been in care for over five months.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Children’s records are required to contain the name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached. The record for Child #2 did not contain this information. Child #2 has been attending the family day home for more than four months.”
Mar 6, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-800-B
“The provider shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The provider shall document in writing each review and update to the emergency plan. The emergency preparedness plan had not been updated in over a year.”
Sep 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Repeat violation
“Medication, except for those prescriptions designated otherwise by a written physician’s order, including refrigerated medication and medications for caregivers and household members, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A prescription medication was located in an unlocked cabinet in the child care play area.”
Feb 26, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“Based on review of two household files, the provider failed to have each adult household member obtain a current tuberculosis screening or test every two years from the date of the last screening. Evidence: Household member 1 had a tuberculosis test 6/07/2021; the provider could not locate documentation of a current test or screening.”
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8VAC20-800-730-D
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure medications were be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: There were two children’s medications located in an upper cabinet that was not locked.”
Aug 8, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on review of three staff records, the provider did not obtain results of a central registry check request within 30 days of employment for one employee.
“Evidence: 1.The record of caregiver/staff #3 (date of employment: 6/1/22) did not document the results of a central registry check. 2. Caregiver/Staff #3 was observed supervising children during the inspection.”
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Based on observation, the family day home provider did not maintain documentation of the emergency evacuation drills completed for February 2023 through July of 2023.
“Evidence: During an interview, the provider stated that drills had been conducted, but the documentation of the drills was unavailable at the time of inspection.”
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Repeat Based on record review, the provider did not ensure two of five children’s records documented that the children have been adequately immunized according to the requirements of ? 32.1-46 A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations before attendance.
“Evidence: 1. The record of child #1 (enrollment date: 5/1/2023) had documentation showing that the child has been adequately immunized, dated 7/18/2023. 2. The record of child #3 (enrollment date: 2/28/2022) had documentation showing that the child has been adequately immunized, dated 3/10/2022.”
Feb 23, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-170-A
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure to obtain from each caregiver at the time hire a current Report of Tuberculosis Screening form published by the Virginia Department of Health or a form consistent with it documenting the absence of tuberculosis in a communicable form. Evidence: The record of caregiver #3 (employment date: 9/6/2022) had documentation of a tuberculosis screening dated 2/7/2023.”
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8VAC20-800-730-D
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure medications were be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: There were three children’s medications located in an unlocked backpack. The backpack was observed in the family day home’s backyard within the reach of children in care.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure two of five children’s records contained documentation that the children have been adequately immunized according to the requirements of ? 32.1-46 A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations before attendance. Evidence: 1. The record of child #1 (enrollment date: 10/24/2022) had documentation showing that the child has been adequately immunized, dated 1/12/2023. 2. The record of child #4 (enrollment date: 9/07/2021) had documentation showing that the child has been adequately immunized, dated 2/24/2023.”
Sep 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of five children’s records and interview, the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician prior to one child’s attendance or within 30 days after their first day of attendance.
“Evidence: 1) The physical examination in the record for Child #2, enrolled on 12/28/21, was dated 02/02/22. 2) During interview, the provider reported the physical examination for Child #2 was not obtained within the required time frame.”
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Based on a review of five children’s records and interview, the provider did not obtain documentation that one child had been adequately immunized before the child attended the family day home.
“Evidence: 1) The immunization documentation in the record for Child #2, enrolled on 12/28/21, was dated 02/02/22. 2) During interview, the provider reported the immunizations for Child #2 were not obtained prior to their first day of attendance.”
Feb 8, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure one of three children’s records contained 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: The record child #2 (start date: 9/7/21) did not have documentation of a physical exam.”
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8VAC20-800-690-D
“Based on observation, the center did not ensure that the diapering surface was cleaned after each use. Evidence: The inspector observed staff #2 sanitize the diapering surface after diapering each child. The diapering surface should be cleaned and sanitized after each use.”
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8VAC20-800-770
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure to have a working portable battery-operated weather band radio. Evidence: The provider did not have a working battery operated weather band radio.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure one of three children’s records contained documentation that the child has been adequately immunized according to the requirements of ? 32.1-46 A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations. Evidence: The record of child #2 (start date: 9/7/21) had documentation of immunizations that did not show that the child has been adequately immunized according to the requirements of ? 32.1-46 A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Mar 2, 2028.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 7 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 12 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 232 child care providers in Henrico County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ariella Hargrave This child care provider | 6 |
| West Richmond Church of the Brethren | 0 |
| Welborne United Methodist Church | 3 |
| Grove Avenue Baptist Church | 9 |
| River Road United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church | 9 |
| Three Chopt Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Richmond Montessori School | Not given |
| West End Montessori School | 7 |
| West End Assembly of God | 3 |
| Ridge Baptist Church | 0 |
| Starling International Child Care and Learning Complex | 13 |
| West End Presbyterian Church | 1 |
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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