Chesapeake Montessori School
A child day center in Chesapeake, Virginia 23323
2013 Scenic Parkway, Chesapeake, Virginia 23323. (757) 547-7673.
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The short answer
- 24 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jun 242026 the latest visit on record
- 130 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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Jun 24, 2026.
24 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
24 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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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| 2023 | 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 | 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jun 24, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Repeat Violation The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who has been employed for ten months, did not have a central registry search result.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff 2, employed for one month, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a search of the sex offender registry from one state.”
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8VAC20-780-510-E
“The center’s procedures for administering medication shall include methods to prevent use of outdated medication. There are three emergency medications for children in care being stored at the center that are expired.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall contain all the required information. The record for staff 3 does not contain documentation to demonstrate she possesses the education required for the job position of program leader.”
Dec 17, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff 1 began employment prior to the center receiving the results of their national criminal background check.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, who had been employed for six months, did not have a central registry search requested.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff 2, employed for a year and a half, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state.”
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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 for child 1, who had been enrolled for six months.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff 3’s updated screening was due 4 months ago and has not yet been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Repeat Violation Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff 2, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by over a year.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff 1, employed for one year, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state and no documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a different state. Staff 2, employed for more than 9 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from one state.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. There is no documentation in staff 1’s record that they have completed this course, which is overdue by 9 months.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A
“At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in both CPR and first aid. Neither of the two staff working in the Children’s House 3 classroom on the day of the inspection have current certification in CPR or first aid.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. A practice evacuation drill for the month of May 2025 was not completed.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of shelter-in-place and lockdown drills that contain all the required elements. Documentation of shelter-in-place and lockdown drills did not contain the identity of the person conducting the drill, the method used for notification of the drill, the number of staff and children participating, any special conditions simulated or the time it took to complete the drill.”
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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. Seven out of nine children’s records reviewed did not contain the work phone number for one or both parents.”
Nov 22, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff 1 began employment prior to the results of the national criminal background check being received.”
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“The screening for staff 1 was completed four days after hire.”
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Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. Resilient surfacing of 6 inches is required as per the American Society for Testing and Materials.
“The mulch surrounding the climbing structures on the playground measured one inch in depth.”
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Staff records shall include documentation to demonstrate that the individual has completed orientation training.
“The record for staff 2, who has been working at the center for one month, does not contain documentation that orientation training has been completed.”
Aug 13, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that the results of a central registry finding are received within 30 days of employment.
“Evidence: 1. The record for staff 1 (date of hire: 6/3/24) does not contain the results of a central registry finding. 2. The Head of School confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking documentation of a central registry finding.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that there shall always be at least one staff member on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health observation of children.
“Evidence: 1. There was no staff in the building during the time of the inspection who had obtained daily health observation training within the last three years. 2. Center management could not locate documentation of any staff with current training in the daily health observation of children.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that at least one staff in each classroom shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate to the age of the children in care and current certification in first aid.
“Evidence: 1. Neither of the two staff working in the Children’s House 4 classroom on the day of the inspection have current certification in CPR or first aid. 2. The Head of School confirmed that the two staff working in the Children’s House 4 classroom on the day of the inspection are not currently certified in CPR or first aid.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff records contain all the required information.
“Evidence: 1. Staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 have documented job positions of program leader. The records for staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 do not contain documentation that they possess the education required for the job position of program leader. 2. The Head of School confirmed that the records for staff 1, staff 2 and staff 3 are lacking documentation of proof of education required for a program leader.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 13, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Dec 2, 2026.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 130 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 121 child care providers in the City of Chesapeake, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 24.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chesapeake Montessori School This child care provider | 24 |
| Sandra Luedeke | 6 |
| Mrs. Veronica Powell-Williamson | 2 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS-GRASSFIELD ELEMENTARY | 34 |
| Deep Creek Country Day School | 56 |
| Deep Creek Baptist Church | Not given |
| Fullness of the Spirit Ministries | 5 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS - DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY | 27 |
| Word Alive Christian Center | 20 |
| Revelation International Ministries | 7 |
| The YMCA Of South Hampton Roads - Deep Creek Central | 17 |
| Sherita Quick-Williams | 0 |
| Renewal Outreach Center | 19 |
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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