May Memorial Baptist Church
A religious exempt child day center in Powhatan, Virginia 23139
3922 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia 23139. (804) 598-4895.
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The short answer
- 12 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 232026 the latest visit on record
- 43 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.
12 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
12 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. 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 |
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.
Apr 23, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #1 central registry check was requested over 4 months after their first day of employment. Staff #2 central registry check was requested 3 months after their first day of employment. Staff #4 central registry check was requested 8 days after their first day of employment.”
Mar 5, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature and age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.
“On February 23, 2026, staff #1 admitted to hitting child #1 (age 3) on the bottom due to being frustrated the child would not listen to redirection during rest time.”
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The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: physical punishment, including striking a child.
“On February 23, 2026, Staff #1 admitted to hitting child #1 (age 3) on the bottom three times with a closed hand. One staff in a different room heard child #1 cry out after being hit. Staff #1 admitted to two staff that they hit child #1 on the bottom.”
Mar 5, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall establish and implement procedures for: Appropriate supervision of all children in care, including daily intake and dismissal procedures to ensure safety of children.
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“The center’s policy states: ?Teachers use praise, guidance, redirection, modeling, and setting clear limits to lead children to make positive choices and develop successful interactions with others. In some situations, teachers may use age-appropriate time out, a strategy which gives a child the opportunity to step out of a situation, breathe, reflect, and talk calmly with the teacher about the problem.? On February 23, 2026, staff #1 admitted to hitting child #1 (age 3) on the bottom due to being frustrated that the child would not listen to redirection during rest time.”
Apr 25, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.
“Staff #1 is currently working and has a TB screening that was dated 2 months after their date of employment. he TB screening for Staff #2, who has been employed for over three months, was dated seven months prior to date of employment. Staff #3 is currently working and has a TB screening that was dated for 4 days after their date of employment.”
Apr 25, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The sworn statement for Staff #2, who is currently working, was dated three months after their first day of employment.”
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The regulated child day program shall require that the person enrolling the child present the regulated child day program with the proof of the child’s identity and age.
“he record for child #2 did not contain documentation that the child’s identity and age were verified.”
Apr 26, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-560-A
The inspectors’ words, 186 words
“Based on record review, the vendor failed to ensure that staff shall submit documentation of tuberculosis (TB) screening that was completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1, date of employment 04/05/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 01/19/2024. 2. The record for staff #2, date of employment 03/26/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 08/29/2022. 3. The record for staff #3, date of employment 03/26/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 12/20/2022. 4. The record for staff #4, date of employment 04/03/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 07/11/2023. 5. The record for staff #5, date of employment 04/11/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 07/04/2023. 6. The record for staff #6, date of employment 03/26/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 06/28/2022. 7. The record for staff #7, date of employment 03/26/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 10/10/2023. 8. The record for staff #8, date of employment 03/26/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 06/23/2023. 9. The record for staff #9, date of employment 04/15/2024, contained documentation of TB screening dated 02/17/2023.”
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8VAC20-790-730-F-2
“Based on observation, and interview, the vendor failed to provide a cot, rest mat, or bed for children older than 12 months of age. Evidence: Classroom #2 contained a portable “pack-n-play”. Interview with staff revealed that child #4, age 2 years 2 months, takes a nap in the “pack-n-play” daily.”
Apr 26, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that all children in the center are in compliance with the provisions of ? 32.1-46 regarding the immunization of children against certain diseases. Evidence: The record for child #1 did not contain documentation of immunizations.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that all areas of the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. Evidence: 1. The toilet seat in the preschool bathroom had cracks and discoloration. 2. The window in between the preschool and two-year-old class had trim that was cracked and sharp on the edges. 3. The school-age playground contained broken equipment that had exposed metal pipes that were rusty. 4. The school-age playground contained a large plastic storage box that was broken and had sharp edges that could pinch the skin. 5. The school-age playground contained exposed wires hanging on the side of the building.”
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Based on record review, observation, and interview, the center failed to obtain a central registry background check within 30 days of employment from any state that staff have lived in for the past five years.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff #2, date of employment 03/26/2024, indicated that staff #2 lived in another state outside of the state of Virginia in the five years prior to employment. The record did not contain the results of a central registry background check. Staff #2 was observed working with a group of children. Interview with administration confirmed that the central registry background check was not requested from that state.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Mar 26, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 43 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?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 14 child care providers in Powhatan County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Powhatan United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Laura Baltz | 3 |
| Kidzalat, LLC | 15 |
| Faces of the Future Academy, Inc. | 25 |
| The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School | 8 |
| 5 Stone Church | 1 |
| Melissa Cottone | 0 |
| Apple Seed Academy | 21 |
| 5 Stone Church | 20 |
| AppleTree Preschool | 20 |
| May Memorial Baptist Church This child care provider | 12 |
| Cherry Tree Academy | 20 |
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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