Creative Learning Center For Children, Inc.
A child day center in Richmond, Virginia 23227
3202 Chamberlayne Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227. (804) 359-3376.
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The short answer
- 26 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 292026 the latest visit on record
- 19 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 29, 2026.
26 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
26 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 29, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat violation: Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 1 did not complete a sworn disclosure statement at the time of hire. Staff 1 has been employed for 11 months.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Repeat violation: The central registry search must be requested before hire. Staff 1 did not have documentation of requesting the search of the central registry prior to hire. The check was set 4/2026, but has not been returned. Staff 1 has been employed for 11 months.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“Repeat violation - The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child 3 (enrolled for 1 month) did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Repeat violation: Documentation of a physical examination must be submitted for each child within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child 4, enrolled for 45 days, did not have documentation of a physical on file.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff 2 did not have a current tuberculosis test or screening.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Orientation must be documented for each staff prior to working alone with children. Staff 1, employed for 11 months, did not have documentation of orientation on file.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which contains required information. Child 3, enrolled for 23 days, did not have documentation of proof of identity, emergency information required on Child’s Record or an equivalent, or written agreements as required in 8VAC20-780.90.A.”
Mar 31, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection9 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat violation: Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 1 did not complete a sworn disclosure statement at the time of hire. Staff 1 has been employed for six months.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The central registry search must be requested before hire. Staff 1 did not have documentation of requesting the search of the central registry prior to hire. Staff 1 has been employed for six months.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“Repeat violation - The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child 1 (enrolled for 7 months) and Child 5 (enrolled for 3 months), did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“Repeat violation - The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child 1 (enrolled for 7 months) and Child 5 (enrolled for 3 months), did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Repeat violation: Documentation of a physical examination must be submitted for each child within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child 2, Child 3, Child 4, and Child 5 did not have documentation of a physical on file.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Repeat violation: 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 1had no documentation of a TB test or screening and has been employed for six months.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff shall complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (VA Pre-service) within 90 days of employment. Staff 1 did not have documentation of having completed the VA Dept of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“Staff shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care within 90 days of employment. Staff 1, employed over 90 days, did not have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“2 Staff shall have first aid certification within 90 days of employment. Staff 1 employed for over 90 days, did not have documentation of first aid certification.”
Aug 28, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child 3, Child 10, and Child 11 enrolled for 4 months, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Repeat violation: Documentation of a physical examination must be submitted for each child within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child 3, Child 5, Child 7, Child 9, and Child 10 did not have documentation of a physical. on file.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which contains required information. Child 8, Child 9, and Child 10, and Child 11 did not have documentation of the child’s proof of identity and age.”
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8VAC20-780-90-A
The inspectors’ words, 143 words
“A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child’s record by the first day of the child’s attendance. Child 1, Child 3, Child 5, Child 7, Child 8, Child 9, Child 10. Child 11 and Child 14 did not have a signed agreement between the parent and the center in each child’s file by the first day of attendance that includes: 1. An authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur, 2. A statement that the center will notify the parent when the child becomes ill and that the parent will arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible, and 3. A statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease.”
Mar 28, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The central registry search must be requested before hire. Staff 4 and Staff 5 did not have documentation of requesting the search of the central registry prior to hire. Staff have been employed for six months.”
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 4 and Staff 5 did not complete a sworn disclosure statement at the time of hire. Staff 4 and Staff 5 have been employed for six months.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Documentation of a physical examination must be submitted for each child within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child 3, enrolled for 47 days, did not have documentation of a physical.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“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 3, Staff 4, and Staff 5 had no documentation of a TB test or screening and has been employed for six months.”
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. The last documented fire inspection was conducted 12/2023. A fire inspection was conducted following the licensing inspection on 3/31/2025.”
Nov 12, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-340-C
“During the stated hours of operation, there always shall be one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director and an immediately available staff member, volunteer or other employee who is at least 16 years of age, with direct means for communication between the two of them. On November 12, 2024, from approximately 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., there was only one staff person on site with 2 children in care.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 22, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 19 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 26.
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 |
|---|---|
| Creative Learning Center For Children, Inc. This child care provider | 26 |
| Westminster Canterbury Child Development Center | 26 |
| Richmond Waldorf School | 17 |
| Blessings for You Child Care & Learning Center | 2 |
| Greater Brook Road Baptist Church | 11 |
| Eternity Church | 5 |
| Faith Landmarks Ministries | 3 |
| Precious Angels Developmental Center | 15 |
| Bree’s Playhouse Daycare and Learning Center, LLC | 16 |
| Wild Fern Montessori School | 13 |
| Veritas Classical Christian School | Not given |
| Real Life Ministries COGIC | 3 |
| Young Men’s Christian Association - Linwood Holton | 6 |
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.
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 5, 2026.
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