Little Explorers Discovery School, LLC
A child day center in Crozet, Virginia 22932
5762 Tabor Street, Crozet, Virginia 22932. (434) 205-4177.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 182026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 18, 2026.
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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. 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.
Aug 18, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A spray bottle of Oxi Clean was in an unlocked hallway bathroom cabinet, out of reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. Staff #2 did not wash hands before a diaper change.”
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8VAC20-780-510-H
“Nonprescription medication shall be in the original container with the direction label attached. Nonprescription medication was on-site for Child #4. The medication was not in the original container with the direction label attached.”
Jul 10, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review the center accepted a criminal history check for 1 staff member that was dated more than 90 days prior to the date of employment.
“Evidence: 1. Five staff records were reviewed. 2. Documentation of fingerprint checks for Staff #1 was dated 02/21/2023. 3. Staff #1’s date of hire was documented 06/26/2023. 4. The director confirmed the fingerprints had been obtained 90 days prior to Staff #1’s first day of employment.”
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Based on medication review, the center failed to have two medications labeled with the child’s name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount and the times or times to be given.
“Evidence: 1. The medication and medication paperwork was reviewed for one child. 2. One Auvi-Q emergency medicationwas not labeled with the prescription label attached to include the child’s name, name of medication, the dosage amount and time/times to be given. 3. One bottle of Children’s Benadryl was not labeled with the child’s name, dosage amount, and time/times to be given. 4. The director confirmed the medication was not labeled.”
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Based on observation the center failed to have two bottles of sunscreen inaccessible to the children in care.
“Evidence: 1. Two bottles of sunscreen were observed in the Two-year old classroom in cubbies that were accessible to the children in care. 2. The classroom teacher immediately removed the two bottles of sunscreen and placed them in a locked cabinet.”
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Based on record review the center failed to obtain emergency contact addresses for three staff.
“1. Five staff records were reviewed. 2. Staff # 1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not have documentation of emergency contacts addresses. 3. The director confirmed there was no documentation of addresses for emergency contacts.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 1, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 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 64 child care providers in Albemarle County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Bright Beginnings, Inc. - Crozet | 14 |
| Hillsboro Baptist Church | 0 |
| Commonwealth Christian Community | 0 |
| Little Explorers Discovery School LLC | 9 |
| Atlantic Coast Athletic Clubs of Virginia, LLC-Crozet Park | 3 |
| Little Explorers Discovery School, LLC This child care provider | 3 |
| Crozet Avenue Christian Preschool | 32 |
| Bianca Hagen | 7 |
| Robin DeButts | 0 |
| Cheryl Madison | 7 |
| Mountaintop Montessori | 0 |
| Millstone of Ivy | 10 |
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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