LaDonna Sonds
A family day home in Bristol, Virginia 24201
235 Whitt St. #101, Bristol, Virginia 24201. (276) 885-2709.
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The short answer
- 18 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 212026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.
18 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
18 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 21, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Household members 18 or over must complete a sworn statement.
“Household member #1 did not have a sworn statement and is 18 yrs. old.”
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Household members 18 yrs. and older must be have completed a national fingerprint check.
“Household #1 is 18 yrs. old and does not have a completed fingerprint check.”
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The provider shall obtain from each caregiver at the time of hire a current report of tuberculosis screening.
“Caregiver #2 did not have a tuberculosis screening.”
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“In addition to satisfactory completion of first aid training and CPR training, caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities. Caregiver # 3 had not completed 16 hrs. of training.”
May 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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A person 14 years of age and older must have a search of the central registry and make the information available for regulatory purposes who is living in the licensee’s home.
“Household member #3 has turned 14 yrs.old and did not have a central registry check completed.”
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The provider shall obtain for each caregiver and adult household member a current Report of Tuberculosis Screening form every two years from the date of the first screening.
“Caregiver #2 was past due for the repeat TB screening by 6 weeks.”
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In addition to satisfactory completion of first aid training and CPR training, caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities.
“Staff person #2 had not completed the required 16 hours of annual training.”
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This is a repeat violation.
“The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care. The provider did not have documentation of monthly evacuation drills for October, November and December.”
Oct 23, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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This is a repeat violation. Each adult household member must have a current report of TB screening formevery two years.
“Household member #1 does not have a current report of a TB screening.”
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Napping children are required to have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover or a one-piece covering that is open on three edges.
“All children napping did not have a cover while napping.”
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Children’s records are required to have health insurance information and a physical examination for each child.
“The record for child #3 was missing a physical and child record #5 was missing complete health insurance information.”
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Emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in in care.
“Evacuation procedures were not conducted in April and May 2024.”
Apr 25, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“Based on observation, the provider did not have the required postings. Evidence: The most recent inspection was not posted.”
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8VAC20-800-170-A
“Based on record review, the provider had a household member that did not have a TB screening. Evidence: Household member #1 had not completed a TB screening.”
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8VAC20-800-60-A
“Based on record review, the provider did not have all the required information in children’s records. Evidence: Child #1 and #2 did not have insurance information listed in their file.”
Jan 23, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-40-D-5
“Based on record review, there was no central registry search for a 14 yr. old residing in the home. Evidence: Child #1 birthdate is 9/29/2007 and there was no central registry available.”
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8VAC20-800-60-A
“Based on record review, children did not have all the required elements in the child files. Evidence: Child #1 was missing names and addresses for emergency contacts, information on allergies and intolerances to food, medication, or any other substances, and actions to take in an emergency situation. Child #2 was missing phone #’s and addresses for emergency contacts, and information on allergies and intolerances to food, medication, or any other substances, and actions to take in an emergency situation”
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8VAC20-800-730-D
“Based on observation, medications were not kept locked. Evidence: There was a bottle of liquid Dimetapp and Ibuprophen in the black storage cabinet. The cabinet was closed and latched but not locked.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 13, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 13, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires May 31, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 14 child care providers in the City of Bristol, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 18.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| LaDonna Sonds This child care provider | 18 |
| State Street United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Creative Learning Center, Inc. | 4 |
| Girls Incorporated of Bristol | 9 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Empire -Bristol, Virginia Unit | 24 |
| People Incorporated of Virginia-Bristol | 1 |
| North Bristol Baptist Church | 1 |
| APPLE Academy of Central Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| St. Anne Catholic School | 10 |
| Melissa Chapman | 12 |
| Lolita Smith | 2 |
| Children Inc. - Bristol | 12 |
| The Nurtury | 34 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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