Wildwood Academy
A child day center in Norfolk, Virginia 23518
7808 Wildwood Dr, Norfolk, Virginia 23518. (757) 937-6180.
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The short answer
- 21 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 30 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 Sep 24, 2026.
21 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
21 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 | 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.
Sep 24, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection5 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. Staff #2, employed for approximately two weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state and no documentation of requesting a central registry check or criminal history check from a different state.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Both safety gates on the second floor of the center were unlocked and open, allowing children access to a hallway as well as access down a flight of stairs.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A shelf in the hallway of the second floor of the center had a bottle of hand sanitizer unlocked, which had the warning label, ?Keep out of reach of children? and within reach of children.”
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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 completed at the center for the year 2025.”
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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 required information. The record for child #1 did not have the full address listed for both emergency contacts.”
Oct 31, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions and this list shall be kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. The center’s allergy list was not posted confidentially.”
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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 required information. The record for child#1 and child #3 did not contain the complete address of both emergency contacts. The record for child #2 did not contain the work number for one parent. The record for child #4 and child #5 only had one emergency contact listed.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person, which shall contain all required information. The record for staff #1 did not have documentation of an employment application in order to verify the address and phone number.”
Jun 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) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The record for staff #1, who has been working at the center for a least five months did not have documentation of a completed CPR training.”
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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. The record for staff #1, who has been working at the center for a least five months did not have documentation of a completed First Aid training.”
Jun 2, 2025: inspection5 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. Staff #1, employed for more than six months, did not have documentation of requesting a child abuse and neglect request search and no documentation of requesting a central registry from a different state.”
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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 screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Staff #1 submitted a tuberculosis screening that was not within 30 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-440-E
“There shall be at least 12 inches of space between occupied cots, beds, and rest mats. Multiple occupied cots in the center had less than 12 inches of spacing in between them.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills that includes the person conducting the drill, number of staff participating, any special conditions simulated, any problems encountered if any and for emergency evacuations only, the weather conditions. The center’s documentation of the evacuation, shelter in place and lockdown drill log did not contain all the required elements listed above.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries that shall include the following the date and time parents were notified and any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury. The center’s written injury record did not include the required elements listed above.”
Mar 20, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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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 within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Staff #2 submitted a tuberculosis screening that was not within 30 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-245-L
“There shall always be at least one staff member on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health observation of children. The staff present during the inspection did not have daily health observation training documented in their record.”
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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 bottle of hand sanitizer on a shelf with the label ?keep away from children? unlocked and accessible to children in the 2- and 3-year-old room”
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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 following information: Name and phone number of the child’s physician and the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The record for child #1 did not contain addresses for both emergency contacts. The record for child #2 did not contain the physician’s name and phone number and did not list two emergency contacts.”
Sep 11, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 191 words
“Based on observation, the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The following physical plant violations were observed in the center. a. Multiple wooden windowpanes in the classrooms had exposed drilled holes within reach of children that could cause a potential finger entrapment. b. Two glass windows were cracked. c. The steps leading to the napping and eating areas had a guardrail with balusters spaced large enough to cause a potential head entrapment. d. There is uneven cement in the entrance to the outdoor play area that could cause a potential tripping hazard. e. The outdoor metal fencing had multiple sections that were rusting. f. The outdoor wooden fence had multiple protruding nails within reach of children that could cause a potential snagging or puncture injury. g. An outdoor plywood ramp was rotting and cracked. h. Plastic coverings on the outdoor guardrail were broken, exposing sharp edges that could cause a potential puncture, snagging or cutting injury. i. The director confirmed that the physical plant violations were present in each area listed above.”
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8VAC20-780-540-E
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that one working battery-operated radio was in the building that is used by children. Evidence: 1. The radio at the center did not have batteries in them to determine if it was working. a. The director confirmed that the batteries were not in the radio.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 29, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 30 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?
- 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 2, 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 143 child care providers in the City of Norfolk, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 21.
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 |
|---|---|
| Wildwood Academy This child care provider | 21 |
| Building Blocks Preschool and Childcare Center | 18 |
| YMCA School-Age Child Care @ Larrymore Elementary | 15 |
| St. Pius X Catholic School | 25 |
| Calvin Presbyterian Church | Not given |
| Barbara’s Childcare Center | 58 |
| KCE Champions LLC at Little Creek Elementary School | 35 |
| Bettina Myrick-Bergan | 9 |
| Angel’s Place Daycare Center II | 39 |
| Little Steps Academy, LLC. | 40 |
| Barbara’s Childcare Center 2 | 53 |
| Noah’s Ark Learning Center | 19 |
| Noah’s Ark Infant Care LLC | 14 |
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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
From the provider
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Replies
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