Ora Lynnell Vaden
An unlicensed/unregistered FDH in Smithfield, Virginia 23430
204 Monticello Ct., Smithfield, Virginia 23430. (757) 768-3020.
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The short answer
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 25, 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 25, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-460-D-5
“Caregiver has a list of the names of the children being transported. The vendor did not have list of the children she transports.”
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8VAC20-790-460-D-6
“The caregiver has a copy of each child’s emergency contact information. The Vendor did have emergency contact information for children they transport.”
Mar 31, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“Caregivers who work directly with children shall, in addition to preservice and orientation training and annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department’s health and safety update course. This training shall be related to child safety, child development, health and safety in the family day home environment, and any required department sponsored training. The vendor did not obtain the department’s annual health and safety update course .The most recent course was overdue by 11 months.”
May 3, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on observation, vendor did not ensure sharp kitchen utensils are inaccessible to children.
“Evidence: Two knife blocks with knives were stored on the kitchen counter within reach of children.”
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Based on interview, vendor did not ensure there is a written emergency preparedness plan that addresses caregiver responsibility and home readiness with respect to emergency evacuation, relocation, lockdown and shelter-in-place procedures.
“Evidence: Vendor did not have a written emergency preparedness plan for the home that addressed evacuation, shelter-in-place, lockdown and relocation.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 3, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Unlicensed/Unregistered FDH: Unlicensed/Unregistered FDH, expires Mar 24, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Capacity: Not given.
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 21 child care providers in Isle of Wight County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; 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 |
|---|---|
| YMCA OF THE VIRGINIA PENINSULAS-Hardy | 25 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Smithfield Baptist Church | 3 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas - L | 39 |
| Benn’s United Methodist church | 1 |
| Quality Time at Waterford, Inc. | 18 |
| The Children’s Center-Smithfield | 5 |
| YMCA of the Virginia Peninsulas-Westside Elementary School | 25 |
| The Children’s Center - Smithfield Head Start | 3 |
| Kids Come 1st Inc | 28 |
| Ora Lynnell Vaden This child care provider | 3 |
| Dymon Humphrey | 6 |
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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