Young Men’s Christian Association - Kersey Creek
A child day center in Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116
10004 LEARNING LANE, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116. (804) 649-9622.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 282026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
16 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 28, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Sep 28, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“The center is required to keep a current list of all known allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions in each room or area where children are present. The list must be dated and kept confidential. On September 28, 2026, there was no list available to staff, who stated there “are no food allergies”. There is one child enrolled with diagnosed food allergies.”
Sep 22, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“The most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of a recognized authority such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for snack recommends two components from two different food groups. The facility served two components from one food group for afternoon snack today. Pretzels and goldfish were served.”
Feb 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“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. The list of allergies did not include the name and allergies of Child 1, who started over a month ago.”
Dec 6, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, the menu shall be posted in a place conspicuous to parents or given to parents. The menu posted on December 6, 2024 was for November.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which contains required information. Child 6, enrolled for over one year, did not have documentation of the name, address and number of two emergency contacts.”
May 2, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“The facility failed to have required information in each child’s file. One child did not have documentation of the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to contact in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”
Oct 12, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on review of two staff records, the facility failed to have documentation of a completed search of the central registry ( CPS check) on file for each staff within the first 30 days of employment. Evidence: Staff 1 (date of employment 6/8/2022) did not have documentation of a CPS check until 10/19/2023. There was no documentation of having submitted the search of the central registry within 7 days of employment as required.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Based on review of two staff records, the facility failed to have documentation of orientation prior to working alone with children. Evidence: Staff 1 (date of employment 6/8/2022) had documentation of orientation on 8/21/2023 on file.”
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8VAC20-780-245-L
“Based on review of two staff files and management interview, the facility failed to have at least one staff member on duty who has obtained instruction in performing the daily health observation of children. Evidence: there was no documentation to support that Staff 1 or Staff 2 have daily health observation training.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“Based on staff interview and review of documentation, the facility failed to have all required documentation for each child’s file on site and accessible. Evidence: the children’s records are kept electronically, but the onsite staff have not been able to access it this school year. The printed information for each child did not include the child’s birth date, parent’s address, parent’s place of employment, name and phone number of child’s physician, address of two emergency contacts, signed agreements, physical or immunization record. There was no printed information for four children present.”
Feb 27, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on review of two staff files and staff interview, the facility failed to have each staff complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (VA Preservice) within 90 days of employment. Evidence: Staff 1 (date of employment 9/26/2022) did not have documentation of the VA Preservice course on file.”
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8VAC20-780-560-J
“Based on observation, the facility failed to sanitize tables before and after each use for feeding. Sanitize is defined as “ the surface of the item is sprayed or dipped into the disinfectant solution and allowed to air dry on the surface for a minimum of two minutes or according to the disinfectant solution instructions.” Evidence: the tables were wiped with a disinfecting wipe before and after the children had snack.”
Jan 31, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Based on review of two staff records, the facility failed to have documentation of orientation for each staff prior to working alone with children. Evidence: Staff 1 (date of employment 9/1/2022) did not have documentation of orientation on file.”
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“Based on observation, the center failed to follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of a recognized authority such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for snack. Evidence: The facility only served one component from one food group for afternoon snack today. Two components are required. Staff stated that Cheez Its were served, but there weren’t enough applesauce cups for each child to have one.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on review of four children’s files, the facility failed to have required information in each child’s file. Evidence: Child 1 and Child 4 did not have documentation of the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to contact in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. .”
All 16 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 6, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 2, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 12, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 28, 2027.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 4 years 9 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 100 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?
- 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 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 59 child care providers in Hanover County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 11; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| New Hanover Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Hope Community Church of the Nazarene | 8 |
| Bon Secours Family Center @ Memorial Regional Medical Center | 8 |
| Just Like Home Child Care, Inc. | 9 |
| The Day School at New Highland Baptist Church | 22 |
| The Learning Connection Child Development Center | 3 |
| Childtime Childcare, Inc. - Windmill | 36 |
| Cool Spring Baptist Church | 6 |
| Skipwith Academy Learning Center at Rutland (#44) | 22 |
| LeafSpring School at Hanover | 21 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association - Kersey Creek This child care provider | 6 |
| Bundle of Joy - Bell Creek | 50 |
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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