Melissa Florence
A voluntary registration in Richmond, Virginia 23223
3103 Harvie Road, Richmond, Virginia 23223. (804) 988-0285.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 232026 the latest visit on record
- 4 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?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 23, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 2 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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| 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 23, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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The vendor shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children less than the age of two years.
“Additional immunizations for Child #4 (14-month-old) had not been obtained. The child has been enrolled for 11 months.”
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Caregivers who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“Caregiver #1 had documentation of completing 9.5 hours of the required annual training. Caregiver #1 did not complete the department’s health and safety update course in 2025.”
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(Systemic Deficiency) Shelter-in-place procedures shall be practiced twice a year.
“The shelter-in-place procedures were not practiced in 2025.”
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(Systemic Deficiency) Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
“The lockdown procedures were not practiced in 2025.”
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(Repeat Violation/Systemic Deficiency) The provider did not meet the criteria on the health and safety checklist at the time of the monitoring visit.
“The provider has not practiced emergency evacuation drills for over nine months. The provider did not have proof of adequate immunizations received on the date of admission for Child #2, the immunizations were received four days late.”
Jul 30, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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All caregivers shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“The CPR certification in the record for Provider #1 has been expired for over three months.”
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All caregivers shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“The first aid certification in the record for Provider #1 has been expired for over three months.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Voluntary Registration: Two Year registration, expires Jun 3, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 4 children.
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 232 child care providers in Henrico County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Melissa Florence This child care provider | 7 |
| Landmark Baptist Church | 4 |
| Ollie Harvey | 25 |
| Ms. Theodora Jones | 0 |
| New Bridge Baptist Church | 11 |
| Kids -N- Us Inc. | 11 |
| Ms. Sandra Nicholas | 27 |
| Love and Learn Child Care, LLC | 34 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association of Greater Richmond - Adams | 14 |
| Ms. Latrice Tyler | 2 |
| Worship and Praise United Methodist Church | 48 |
| Ms. Kanikka Blakely | 7 |
| Love and Learn Child Care, LLC | 21 |
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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