Groomed for Greatness Learning Center
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
5691 Hampshire Lane, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462. (757) 402-3900.
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The short answer
- 21 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 232026 the latest visit on record
- 109 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?
12 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.
21 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
21 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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.
Jun 23, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection9 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a complete sworn statement prior to the beginning employment or serving as a volunteer. Staff 3, who is currently volunteering, did not have a completed sworn statement in the record.”
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8VAC20-770-70-A
“Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and shall contain all of the required information. The record for Staff 1 was missing the following components: job title, address of emergency contact, two references and documentation the individual possesses the education required by the position.”
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8VAC20-780-130-E
“Repeat Violation The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The record for Child 2 did not contain updated immunizations. Immunization were last updated 11 months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of Child 3, who had been enrolled for seven weeks.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff 2 updated screening was due 3 months ago and had not yet been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“The required ratio for children ages three years to school age eligible is one staff per ten children. Staff 4 was observed supervising fifteen children (youngest child 3 years old) alone on the playground.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“When a child’s clothing or diaper becomes wet or soiled, the child shall be cleaned and changed immediately. Child 1 was in a wet diaper for more than 40 minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-520-C
“If diaper ointment or cream is used there shall be a written parent authorization and shall be inaccessible to children. Diaper cream for Child 2 was stored on a low shelf in the two-year-old classroom, accessible to children. There was no parent authorization for the diaper cream.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child 1, was missing the following required components: Parent work phone number, previous daycares attended.”
Dec 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-420-E-3
“Staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child’s record is up to date. The information in the record of child #1 had not been updated in over 19 months which is overdue by seven months.”
Jan 16, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-E
“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The record for Child #2 did not contain an updated immunization record. The update was due 3 months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 151 words
“Repeat Violation Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin. On the playground six of the spikes anchoring the playground border were lifted 1 to 1/1/2 inches posing an entanglement and trip hazard. There were two chairs that had cracked seats. In the classrooms there was a broken ceiling light cover and peeling contact paper on the walls. In an infant classroom there was yellow contact paper peeing off the wall next to a crib. There were three cribs assigned to individual children in care with loose sheets that posed a suffocation hazard.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home the food container must be clearly dated. In a refrigerator in an infant classroom there were 5 children’s bottles that were not dated.”
Aug 6, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“Repeat Violation Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the facility did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1.There was contact paper covering the walls in each classroom. Areas of the contact paper were no longer adhering and had pulled away from the walls in the following classrooms. a.Blue contact paper in the four- 5-year-old room. b.Orange contact paper in the three’s room. c.Blue contact paper in the toddler room d.Yellow contact paper in the infant rooms. 2.There was drywall exposed and crumbling on a wall in the 4?5-year-old room”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that the diapering surface was nonabsorbent. Evidence: 1.There was a tear on the diaper changing pad covering a changing table in the infant room. a.The foam was exposed therefore the pad was no longer nonabsorbent. b.Staff in the infant room confirmed there was a tear in the pad.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“Repeat Violation Based on review of children’s records and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that there was a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy which included instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Evidence: 1.The record for child #4 did not contain a written care plan with instructions from a physician. a.Child #4 has a diagnosed food allergy. b.The Director confirmed instructions from a physician were not in the record.”
Apr 16, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility did not ensure that the current list of children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions are maintained in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. Evidence: 1.The allergy lists posted in the classrooms and on the Parent Board showed children’s names, allergies and sensitivities in a manner that all people coming into the classroom or reading the Parent Board could see this confidential information”
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8VAC20-780-570-I
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that a one-day’s emergency supply of disposable bottles and nipples, appropriate for the children in care, shall be maintained at the center. Evidence: 1.The infant room did not have a one-days emergency supply of bottles and nipples. 2.The Director confirmed the center did not have an emergency supply of bottles.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on a review of children’s records and interviews, it was determined the center did not ensure that each child’s record contains all required information. Evidence: 1.The record for child #2 did not include documentation of the father’s home address, phone number, workplace, and work phone number. The record for child #4 did not include the fathers work phone number. 2.The Director confirmed this information was not in the record.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Based on a review of five staff records, it was determined that the center did not ensure a record was kept for each staff member with all the required information. 1.The record for staff #4 did not contain the address of the person listed as an emergency contact. 2.The Director confirmed the information was not in the record.”
Jan 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 129 words
“Based on observation and interviews, it was determined that the facility did not ensure all areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition Evidence: 1. In the four-year-old classroom there was a broken dress up play unit. The unit was missing screws at the base. The board at the base was not secure and the unit was unstable when touched. 2. There was a metal pipe approximately an inch in diameter protruding out about 4? from a brick wall in the fenced playground area. The location and height (approximately 2 ? feet from the ground) of the pipe posed an impalement hazard. There was a child size table next to the pipe. 3.The Director confirmed the equipment above was broken or protruding.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 23, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 18, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 109 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?
- 2 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 21.
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 |
|---|---|
| Groomed for Greatness Learning Center This child care provider | 21 |
| KINDERCARE EDUCATION-KEMPSVILLE #1331 | 53 |
| Kempsville Church of God | 5 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 1 |
| Diane McEwen | 5 |
| Virginia Beach Free Will Baptist Church | Not given |
| Toddler Station II | 14 |
| Sharon Dillard | 24 |
| Kid’s Town Learning Center, LLC | 14 |
| Montessori Academy of Virginia - Virginia Beach | 28 |
| Steppin Stones Academy and Preschool Inc. | 37 |
| Learn with Me Academy | 2 |
| City o VA Beach Parks & Recration Early Childhood?Williams Farm | 9 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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