YMCA School Age Child Care @ Kiptopeke Elementary
A child day center in Cape Charles, Virginia 23310
24023 Fairview Rd, Cape Charles, Virginia 23310. (757) 456-9622.
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The short answer
- 57 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 142026 the latest visit on record
- 120 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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 14, 2026.
57 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
57 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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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 |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Sep 14, 2026: inspection10 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The results of the most recent inspection were not posted, as required.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #2, was dated four days after their first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Repeat Violation Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The criminal history background check for Staff #2 (employed for two month) was not obtained prior to the employee’s first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Repeat Violation Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. The TB documentation reviewed for Staff #2 was not within 30 calendar days of the date of employment, as required.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Repeat Violation The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Staff #1 (employed for nine months) did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-C
“Orientation training shall be appropriate to the age of the children in care and include all of the required topics. There was no documentation to show that Staff #2 completed orientation training that included all the required topics.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“Repeat Violation The center shall provide annual approval from the health department. There was no documentation to show that an environmental sanitation report was completed in 2026, which is required annually.”
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8VAC20-780-340-A
“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care and protection. On the day of the inspection, 27 children were present at the center; however, children’s records were not accessible on-site and staff in charge did not have access to the records.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. Evacuation drills were not completed from January through June of 2026.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Repeat Violation Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain all the required information. The record for Child #1 did not contain addresses for both emergency contacts. The record for Child #2 did not contain a name, address, or address for a second emergency contact.”
Jan 12, 2026: inspection10 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #1 (employed for one month) was dated two days after their first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Repeat Violation Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The criminal history background check for Staff #1 (employed for one month) was not obtained prior to the employee’s first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening. Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children and shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. The TB documentation for Staff #1 was not submitted at the time of employment. The TB documentation for Staff #2 was not completed within 30 days of their date of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Repeat Violation The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. The record for Staff #3 (employed for four months) did not contain documentation of The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Repeat Violation Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Orientation documentation reviewed for Staff #1 showed that orientation was not completed within seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities, which is required.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“Repeat Violation The center shall provide annual approval from the health department. There was no documentation to show that an environmental sanitation report was completed in 2025, which is required annually.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There was disinfectant spray sitting on a table in the cafeteria and disinfectant spray and disinfectant wipes stored in a cabinet. None of the listed substances were locked, as required.”
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8VAC20-780-340-D
“In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director shall be regularly present. Such a program leader shall supervise no more than two aides. During the inspection, there were four aides under the supervision of the program director, when no more than two aides are allowed to be supervised at one time.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks. On the day of the inspection, 27 school age children did not wash their hands or use a disposable wipe after snack, which is required.”
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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 shall contain all the required information. The record for Child #1 did not contain all the required information.”
Sep 29, 2025: inspection15 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #2 (employed for four months) was dated one day after their first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Repeat Violation Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The criminal history background check for Staff #2 (employed for four months) was not obtained prior to the employee’s first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Repeat Violation The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. The record for Staff #2 (employed for four months) did not contain documentation of The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Orientation documentation for Staff #2 (employed for four months) show that the staff member completed orientation training past seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.”
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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 fire inspection documentation for review was expired.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“The center shall provide annual approval from the health department. There was no documentation to show that an environmental sanitation report was completed in 2025, which is required annually.”
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8VAC20-780-340-B
“During the center’s hours of operation, one adult on the premises shall be in charge of the administration of the center. This person shall be either the administrator or an adult appointed by the licensee or designated by the administrator. On the day of the inspection, there was not one adult in charge of the administration of the center, which is required.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. During the inspection, a child under the age of ten was observed leaving their group outside, and entering the building to go to the water fountain. The child was not within sight and sound supervision of staff.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-5
“The required ratio for children ages school age eligible up to nine years is one staff per 18 children. Staff #4 was observed supervising over the required ratio, two times during the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-6
“The required ratio for children ages nine years through 12 years is one staff per 20 children. Staff #1 and Staff #2 (working together on the day of the inspection), were observed leaving each other to care for the group of children alone, resulting in a staff member having to supervise more children than allowed (one staff per 20 children).”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. A monthly evacuation drill was not completed for the months of April through June of 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Shelter in place procedures were not practiced, at a minimum of two times during the 2024-2025 school year.”
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8VAC20-780-550-F
“Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually. Lockdown procedures were not practiced during the 2024-2025 school year. One lockdown drill is required.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include all the required information. Two of four injury reports reviewed did not contain one of the following: staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Repeat Violation Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and contain all the required information. The record for Staff #1 (employed for less than one month) did not contain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses orientation training. The record for Staff #3 (employed for 11 months) only contained one reference, when two are required.”
Mar 24, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #2 (employed for one month) was dated two days after their first day of employment. The sworn statement for Staff #4 (employed for two months) was dated five weeks after their first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Repeat Violation Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1 (employed for three months) and Staff #4 (employed for two months) did not have a criminal background check completed prior to employment.”
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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. There was no documentation to show that a central registry search was requested for Staff #4 (employed for two months).”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Repeat Violation Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening, which meets all requirements. The record for Staff #1 did not contain documentation of a negative TB screening. The TB screening for Staff #4 was not submitted until two months after the date of employment. TB documentation for Staff #2 and Staff #3 show that the TB screenings were not completed within 30 days of the staff members? dates of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. The record for Staff #1 (employed for three months) did not contain documentation of the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation. The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course for Staff #5 (employed for five months) was not completed within 90 days, which is required.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills that include all required information. Documentation for emergency evacuation drills for December through February did not include the name of the person conducting the drill or the weather condition.”
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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 shall contain the required information. The record for Child #1 did not contain the addresses of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Repeat Violation Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1 (employed for three months) did not contain at least two references that were checked.”
Dec 5, 2024: inspection11 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The center’s license and the results of the most recent inspection were not posted, which is required.”
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The records for Staff #1 (employed for two months) and Staff #2 (employed for a month) have sworn statements that were not completed prior to employment. The record for Staff #3 did not contain a sworn statement.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The record for Staff #3 did not have a completed criminal history check, which is required.”
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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 record for Staff #4 did not contain documentation that a central registry check was requested for a state the staff member resided in the preceding five years.”
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8VAC20-780-150-B
“Each report shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The immunization documentation for Child #1 (enrolled for over a month) did not contain a signature by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. 1.There was no documentation for review to show that Staff #3 and Staff #4 (employed for one month) submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. 2.The documentation for Staff #2?s tuberculosis screening show that the screening was not completed within 30 calendar days of their date of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“The required first aid kits shall include at a minimum all the required items. The first aid kit for review at the center did not contain more than one triangular bandage, which is required.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There was no documentation to show that the center has implemented a monthly practice evacuation drill for the months of October and November.”
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8VAC20-780-550-I
“Repeat Violation A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place. There were no emergency numbers posted in a visible place at the time of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
The inspectors’ words, 119 words
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence and shall include all the required information. Two injury reports reviewed did not contain all the required information. 1. Injury report #1 was missing staff present and treatment, date and time when parents were notified, any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury, and documentation on how the parent was notified. 2. Injury report #2 was missing type and circumstance of the injury, treatment, date and time when parents were notified, any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury, staff and parent signature or two staff signatures, and documentation on how the parent was notified.”
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8VAC20-780-70
The inspectors’ words, 164 words
“Staff records shall be kept for each person and contain all the required information. 1.The records for Staff #1 and Staff #2 did not contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment or documentation to demonstrate that the individuals possess orientation training. 2. The record for Staff #3 was missing the date of employment, a telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center, verification of age requirement, documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment, and documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses orientation training. 3. The record for Staff #4 was missing documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment, and documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, experience, and orientation training required by the job position.”
Sep 25, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There was a container of disinfectant wipes in the cafeteria that was unlocked. This is a main area that children will occupy.”
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8VAC20-780-430-K
“Provision shall be made for an individual place for each child’s personal belongings. During the time of the inspection, there were no provisions for individual places for each child’s personal belongings.”
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8VAC20-780-550-I
“A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place. There were no emergency numbers posted in a visible place at the time of the inspection.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | 10 violations cited |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | 10 violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2025 | Inspection | 15 violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | 11 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 13, 2027.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 120 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 10 child care providers in Northampton County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 57.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Small Wonders Childcare Center | 11 |
| Cape Charles Christian School | 3 |
| Kathleen Edwards | 5 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care @ Kiptopeke Elementary This child care provider | 57 |
| Broadwater Academy Prekindergarten | 6 |
| Franktown United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Carleen Battle | 7 |
| Hare Valley Head Start | 10 |
| Ms. Francethia Upshur | 0 |
| Grow Early Learning-Cheriton Center | 8 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care @ Occohannock Elementary | 26 |
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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026.
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Replies
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