Agape Center for Care, LLC
A child day center in Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801
167 Massanetta Springs Road, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801. (540) 214-2661.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 152026 the latest visit on record
- 145 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?
14 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 15, 2026.
13 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
13 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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 |
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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.
Mar 12, 2026: complaint inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 122 words
“The operational responsibilities of the license shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required. The center’s termination policies states ?The center director reserves the right to terminate any family, at any time, from the program that is deemed disruptive. As best as possible and prior to this decision, there will be open communication between the child’s guardian, teachers and leadership within the center.? On March 4, 2026, Child #1?s parents were informed that the child’s enrollment was terminated effective immediately without warning or reason. The program confirmed that the family was not disruptive and there was no open communication regarding the decision prior to the decision”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 122 words
“The operational responsibilities of the license shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required. The center’s termination policies states ?The center director reserves the right to terminate any family, at any time, from the program that is deemed disruptive. As best as possible and prior to this decision, there will be open communication between the child’s guardian, teachers and leadership within the center.? On March 4, 2026, Child #1?s parents were informed that the child’s enrollment was terminated effective immediately without warning or reason. The program confirmed that the family was not disruptive and there was no open communication regarding the decision prior to the decision”
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8VAC20-780-420-E-4
“Parents shall be informed of reasons for termination of services. The center abruptly terminated childcare services for Child #1 on March 4, 2026. The reasons for termination of services were not provided to the parents.”
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8VAC20-780-50-A
“Children’s records shall be available to parents on request. The parent of Child #1 requested records by email on March 4, 2026. The records were not provided.”
Feb 26, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with the minimum safety standard. The rubber mulch on the playground measured five inches deep and did not meet the minimum requirement of six inches.”
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8VAC20-780-510-F
“The medication authorization shall be available to staff during the entire time it is effective. There was no medication authorization for Child #2?s epinephrine pen which was on site.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Shelter in place was only practiced once in 2025.”
Apr 25, 2025: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-400-C
“When time out is used as a behavior guidance technique, it shall not be used with infants and toddlers. Time out was used as a regular behavior guidance technique for more than two months for Child #1 who is a toddler.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“The diapering surface shall be used only for diapering or cleaning children. Staff in Classroom #1 were using the changing table to prepare food. There was a storage container on the changing table in Classroom #2.”
Dec 10, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-350-B-2
“The required ratio for children ages 16 to 24 month is one staff per five children. Staff #5 left the Toddler classroom for about two minutes leaving Staff #11 supervising nine children alone (youngest child was 18 months old).”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Documentation of at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1, who has been actively working at the center for the past five months, had one completed reference verifications on file. Staff #4, who has been actively working at the center for the past four months, had one completed reference verifications on file. Staff #9, who has been actively working at the center for the past three months, had one completed reference verifications on file.”
Sep 5, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 269 words
“Based on review of records and interview, the center failed to ensure that all required out of state background checks were completed. Evidence: 1. Staff 3?s start date was 08/14/2024. On the sworn disclosure signed by Staff #3 on 07/10/2024, Staff #3 indicated that they had lived in New York within the past five years. There was no New York central registry check on file for Staff #3. Staff #10 confirmed that the New York background check had not been requested. 2. Staff #7 start date was on 07/25/2024. On the sworn disclosure signed by Staff #7 on 05/28/2024, Staff #7 indicated that they had lived in West Virginia within the past five years. There was no West Virginia sex offender registry check on file for Staff #7 and there was no West Virginia central registry check on file for Staff #7. Staff #10 confirmed that the West Virginia sex offender registry check had not been conducted for Staff #7 and that the West Virginia central registry check had not been requested for Staff #7. 3. Staff #9 start date was on 07/25/2024. On the sworn disclosure signed by Staff #9 on 07/12/2024, Staff #9 indicated that they had lived in West Virginia within the past five years. There was no West Virginia sex offender registry check on file for Staff #9 and there was no West Virginia central registry check on file for Staff #9. Staff #10 confirmed that the West Virginia sex offender registry check had not been conducted for Staff #9 and that the West Virginia central registry check had not been requested for Staff #9.”
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Behavior guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior.
“On 08/20/2024, Child #1 was repeatedly climbing on shelves when Staff #1 used their knee to push Child #1 off a shelf. Staff #1 attempted to remove Child #1 from a shelf then Child #1 was observed holding their arm, running away from Staff #1 and crying. A red mark was immediately observed on Child #1?s arm by Staff #2.”
All 14 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 5, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 18, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 145 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?
- 5 complaint inspections on record.
- 3 complaint allegations published with Virginia’s findings, 3 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Admissions/Dicharge. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Records. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
| May 13, 2025 | Complaint | Allegation: Restraints/Behavior Management. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 29 child care providers in the City of Harrisonburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Agape Center for Care, LLC This child care provider | 13 |
| Learning Paths Academy | 37 |
| City of Harrisonburg | 8 |
| Dominion Educational Ministries, Inc. | 1 |
| Harrisonburg Baptist Church | 0 |
| Community Preschool, Inc. | 1 |
| Woodland Montessori School | 2 |
| Vicki Lucas | 0 |
| Tara Koontz | 3 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrisonburg andRockingham County-Bluestone | 2 |
| Boys&Girls Club of Harrisonburg andRockinghamCounty-Stone Spring | 12 |
| Brandi Dacko | Not given |
| Shenandoah Valley Child Development 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.
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.
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