ROOFTOP OF VIRGINIA CAP - Independence Head Start
A child day center in Independence, Virginia 24348
911 East Main Street, Independence, Virginia 24348. (276) 768-1746.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 72026 the latest visit on record
- 24 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 7, 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Mar 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall have a qualified program director or a qualified back-up program director who shall regularly be on site at least 50% of the center’s hours of operation.
“The center has been operating without a qualified program director or a qualified back-up director regularly on site at least 50% of the center’s hours of operation.”
Oct 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.
“Child #2, who has been enrolled for two months and present, was not on the written list.”
Nov 29, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of medications and discussions with staff the center failed to ensure that medication was received in the pharmacy labeled container as dispensed.
“Evidence: The epi-pen for Child A was in the clear plastic tube only and had no pharmacy label as required.”
May 11, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. There were two bottles of Clean Smart on a shelf cabinet that was not locked. It was out of the reach of children.”
Feb 23, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review of recorded video and interview with staff, the facility failed to provide behavioral guidance that was constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and was intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.
The inspectors’ words, 117 words
“1. Staff #1 states that child #1’s behavior was worse than ever the morning of 02/22/2022. At approximately 10:33 a.m., child #1 is seen throwing blocks at staff #1. Child #1 then chases a peer around a table. Child #1 is then observed kicking a chair four times and hitting staff #1 in the hands. Child #1 then throws two blocks at staff #1. 2. Staff #2 was sitting at a desk in front of the computer and or on a cell phone and did not assist staff #1 in redirecting child #1. Staff #3 was interacting with and supervising 7 children in the room and did not respond to assist staff #1 with redirecting child #1.”
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8VAC20-780-410-1
The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“Based on a review of recorded video and interview with staff, a staff member roughly handled a child. Evidence: 1. On 02/22/2022, at approximately 10:33 a.m., staff #1 grabs child #1, four years old, by both wrists and swings him around so that his feet are off the floor 2-4 inches and sets him forcefully on a cushioned child-size bench that is approximately 18 inches high. Child #1 then slides down from the bench on to the floor and staff #1 picks him up forcefully by by both upper arms and sets him back on the bench. Child was observed crying.”
Jan 3, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, the center failed to operate the outside in a safe condition. Evidence: 1. The inspector observed gravel on the area of the playground used for infants and toddlers presenting a choking hazard.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“The center failed to keep hazardous substances locked. Evidence: 1. The inspector observed a spray bottle labeled bleach in the middle classroom bathroom on a shelf; out of reach of children but unlocked.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 16, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 24 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?
- 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 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 3 child care providers in Grayson County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Robin West | 2 |
| ROOFTOP OF VIRGINIA CAP - Independence Head Start This child care provider | 2 |
| Fairview 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 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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