Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Lebanon
A child day center in Lebanon, Virginia 24266
554 Clydesway Drive, Lebanon, Virginia 24266. (276) 883-8450.
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The short answer
- 20 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 92026 the latest visit on record
- 70 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 Jul 9, 2026.
20 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
20 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 |
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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jul 10, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment shall have current certification in CPR. Staff #1who has been employed five months does not have documentation of a completed CPR certificate. Staff #3, who has been employed three months; Staff #4, who has been employed two weeks; Staff #6, who has been employed four months and Staff #7, who has been employed two months are scheduled to take CPR and First Aid training October 14, 2025.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment shall have current certification in First Aid. Staff #1who has been employed five months does not have documentation of a completed First Aid certificate. Staff #3, who has been employed three months; Staff #4, who has been employed two weeks; Staff #6, who has been employed four months and Staff #7, who has been employed two months are scheduled to take CPR and First Aid training October 14, 2025.”
Jul 10, 2025: inspection3 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. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry and sex offender search from one state for Staff #2, who has been employed for more than four months and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. There was only one shelter in place drill documented for 2024.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home the food container must be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. None of the food containers in the pre-school room were dated or labeled.”
Jan 2, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Staff #4 has been working directly with children for three months and does not have a current CPR certification.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #4 has been working directly with children for three months.”
Dec 19, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-400-A
“To promote the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, staff shall interact with the child and one another to provide help, comfort and support. Staff #1 was seen on video pushing child #1 away several times. The third time resulted in child #1 falling to the floor and crying. Child #1 was not consoled.”
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8VAC20-780-410-1
“The following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: Roughly handling- Staff #1 was seen on video pushing child #1 away several times. The third time resulted in child #1 falling to the floor and crying. Video footage also showed staff #1 pushing child #2 away by tapping him on his head and then pushing him back causing the child to retreat to the floor.”
Oct 30, 2024: inspection9 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The center is required to post the most current violation notice and inspection summary. The inspection dated 7/2/2024 was not posted.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employees? first day of employment. The sworn statements for Staff #2 & 3, who are currently working, were not dated.”
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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 #2 and Staff #3, who had been employed for three months, did not have a central registry search requested.”
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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 #1, #2, and #3 had no documentation and had been employed for past three months.”
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8VAC20-780-210-A
“Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent. Staff #3, who has been employed three months, did not have information on file showing how program leader qualifications were met. Staff #3 was working as program leader on the day of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-340-C
“During the stated hours of operation, there always shall be on the premises when one or more children are present one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or director and an immediately available staff member, volunteer or other employee who is at least 16 years of age. Video footage on 10/30/24 showed that there was one staff member with one child from 6:02 am ? 6:20 am.”
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8VAC20-780-510-B
“Prescription and nonprescription medication shall be given to a child, only with written authorization from the parent. Child #1, medication given to center three months ago; child #2, medication given to center seven months ago; child #6, medication given to center four months ago; child #7, medication given to center one month ago; child #8, medication given to center two months ago; child #9, medication given to center four months ago. There were no written authorizations on file from the parents.”
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8VAC20-780-510-E
The inspectors’ words, 93 words
“The center’s procedures for administering medication shall include duration of the parent’s authorization for medication, provided that it shall expire or be renewed after 10 workdays. Long-term prescription drug use and over-the-counter medication may be allowed with written authorization form the child’s physician and parent. Six non-prescription medications were in the medication box. These medications have been at the center for one to six months with no written authorization available or renewed. There was no written authorization from Child 8?s physician and parent for the long-term prescription medication was in the medication box.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Each staff record shall have documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position. Staff #2, #3, and #4, who have been employed for three months, did not have documentation of education or certification on file.”
Jul 2, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Based on observation the center failed to ensure that children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals and snacks. Evidence: Following lunch in the Giraffe room the children did not wash their hands.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“Based on observation the center failed to ensure that all required items are in the first aid kit. Evidence: The first aid kit was missing a second triangular bandage, adhesive tape and the first aid instructional manual.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 10, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 70 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?
- 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 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 7 child care providers in Russell County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 20.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ms. Darla Martin | 10 |
| Green Valley Baptist Church | 4 |
| Discovery Daycare Inc. | 18 |
| Discovery Day Camp | 16 |
| Lebanon Community Fellowship | 3 |
| Ballad Health Center for Early Learning - Lebanon This child care provider | 20 |
| Bright Beginnings Day Care, Inc. | 3 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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