The Hebrew Academy of Tidewater
A religious exempt child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
5000 Corporate Woods Drive, Suite 180, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462. (757) 424-4327.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Mar 102025 the latest visit on record
- 300 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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Mar 10, 2025.
3 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Mar 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-2
“The center shall establish and implement procedures for ensuring that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. 1 - Multiple appliances were in use and plugged in with dangling cords within reach of children creating a toppling and or tripping hazard. There was a space heater in use the infant room with a dangling electrical cord within reach of children in care. 2 -There were 3 fans plugged in within reach of children that are used during nap time posing an injury hazard.”
Feb 10, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-2
“The center shall establish and implement procedures for appropriate supervision of all children in care. During staff interviews multiple staff reported that while supervising children Staff #1 implemented inappropriate supervision practices that were not a part of the established procedures as explained by management. Staff described that they observed inappropriate supervision by Staff #1 as grabbing, yelling at, and pushing children.”
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63.2-1509-A
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Persons who, in their professional or official capacity, have reason to suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child, shall report the matter immediately to the local department of the county or city wherein the child resides or wherein the abuse or neglect is believed to have occurred. Multiple staff and management report being made aware of suspected abuse by staff providing direct care to children. Staff began reporting, to management, these suspected abuse incidents in May of 2024 and continued documenting and reporting incidents through January 2025. However, none of these were reported to the local department as required.”
Jan 19, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-9
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“Based on observation the center failed to demonstrate compliance with all safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Evidence: 1 - In the toddler classroom where children 16 to 19 months were napping there were five children sleeping with pillows and two children sleeping under fiber filled blankets. a. In the 19 month to two year old room there were four children sleeping with pillows. 2 - Staff #1 confirmed that the children were sleeping with soft bedding and that the safe sleep guidelines were not being followed.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“Based on observation the center failed to ensure that all areas accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. Evidence: 1 - In one classroom out of 13 observed there were dangling electrical cords to computer equipment accessible from a teacher desk. These cords pose a toppling hazard if the cords are pulled on or an entanglement hazard. 2 - Staff #1 confirmed that the cords were accessible to children in care.”
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22.1-289.035-A
The inspectors’ words, 206 words
“Based on record review and interview the center failed to ensure that background checks are updated every five years as required. Evidence: The records for Staff #1 - 6 are past due for background check updates a. The most recent Central Registry background check for Staff #1 is dated November 9, 2016. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation is dated September 17, 2006. b. The most recent Central Registry background check for Staff #2 is dated November 9, 2016. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation is dated September 25, 2015. c. The most recent Central Registry background check for Staff #3 is dated November 28, 2017. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation is dated October 4, 2017. d. The most recent Central Registry background check for Staff #4 is dated November 16, 2016. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation is dated November 21, 2006. e. The most recent Central Registry background check for Staff #5 is dated June 1, 2017. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation is dated May 10, 2017. f. The most recent Sworn Statement or Affirmation for Staff #6 is dated February 12, 2015. 2 - Staff #1 confirmed that the background checks are past due for update.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Mar 13, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 300 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 2 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 2, 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 3.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| The Hebrew Academy of Tidewater This child care provider | 3 |
| KINDERCARE EDUCATION-KEMPSVILLE #1331 | 53 |
| Kempsville Church of God | 5 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 1 |
| Diane McEwen | 5 |
| Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church | Not given |
| Toddler Station II | 14 |
| Sharon Dillard | 24 |
| Kid’s Town Learning Center, LLC | 14 |
| Montessori Academy of Virginia - Virginia Beach | 28 |
| Steppin Stones Academy and Preschool Inc. | 37 |
| Learn with Me Academy | 2 |
| City o VA Beach Parks & Recration Early Childhood?Williams Farm | 9 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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