Cheryl Strong
A family day home in Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407
3904 Doran Rd, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407. (540) 734-6019.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 32026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 3, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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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| 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 |
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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 3, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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(Repeat Violation) The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There was no physical examination record available for Child #2, who had been in attendance for over five months.”
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“An updated TB screenings for Caregiver #1 and Caregiver #2 were not completed. The TB screenings were 18 days overdue.”
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in 8VAC20-800-60 B 2 to ensure the information is correct, and obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review.
“The emergency contact information in the record of Child #4 was last reviewed thirteen months ago.”
Feb 10, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There was no physical examination record available for Child #4, who had been in care for two months.”
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(Repeat Violation) Children’s records are required to contain written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located.
“Child #2 did not have written authorization for emergency medical care. The child was present during the inspection and had been in care for over five months.”
Nov 12, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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(Repeat Violation) A child’s record shall contain emergency contact information the name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.
“The record of Child #1, who had been enrolled for over a month, did not have a second emergency contact listed.”
Oct 1, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-540-B
“Infant walkers shall not be used. Child 2 (age 12 months) was in an infant walker on 10/01/2025.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“.A child’s record shall contain the following: written authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located. Child 1, Child 2, and Child 3 did not have written authorization for emergency medical care.”
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8VAC20-800-700-B
“The parent’s written authorization for medication shall expire or be renewed after 10 working days. The parent of Child 1 completed a short term written authorization for 3 medications 1 1/2 months ago. The authorizations were not renewed every 10 working days as required.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Before a child may attend the family day home, the provider shall obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized according to the requirements of ? 32.1-46 A of the Code of Virginia and applicable State Board of Health regulations. Child 5 did not have documentation of an immunization record on file. The child started care 2 days ago.”
Jul 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of records and interviews, the provider did not obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which an applicant and an adult household member had resided in the preceding five years within the required timeframe.
The inspectors’ words, 134 words
“Evidence: 1. The sworn statement in the record of Applicant #1 indicated the applicant had resided in another state outside of Virginia in the preceding five years, but the record did not contain the search of the child abuse and neglect registry from that state at the time of the inspection on 07/23/24. 2. The sworn statement in the record of Household Member #1 indicated they resided in two other states outside of Virginia in the preceding five years, but the record did not contain the search of the child abuse and neglect registry from each state at the time of the inspection on 07/23/24. 3. During interviews, Applicant #1 acknowledged the out-of-state searches of the child abuse and neglect registry for Applicant #1 and Household Member #1 had not been obtained as required.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Mar 3, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 11 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 12 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?
- 1 complaint inspection on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Records. Virginia’s finding: Not Reported/Found. |
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 66 child care providers in Spotsylvania County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7.5; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Cheryl Strong This child care provider | 11 |
| The Merit School at The Castle (#9) | 25 |
| Learning Paths Academy at Leavells (#8) | 13 |
| Salem Village Academy | 5 |
| Rappahannock Area Young Men’s Christian Association-Smith Statio | 17 |
| Children of America Salem Church, LLC | 4 |
| Ms. Tamara Gilchrist | 12 |
| Madelaine Cuello | 14 |
| Creative Childcare Center | 17 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Church | 0 |
| The Merit School of Southpoint (#45) | 14 |
| Tiny Toes Creative Learning Center | 46 |
| Ms. Lisa Ernest | 0 |
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.
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