St. Andre Bessette Schola
A child day center in Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
2200 Angus Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. (828) 803-0811.
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The short answer
- 20 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 162026 the latest visit on record
- 95 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 16, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
20 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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 |
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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 16, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-I
“Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center in a manner that allows for identification by individual staff member, and is considered part of the staff member’s record. Staff #2’s record did not contain documentation they completed orientation training.”
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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 name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The record for child #7 did not contain the address for either emergency contact.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“REPEAT VIOLATIONS Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and must contain documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment or volunteering. The record for staff #6 only contained one reference.”
Mar 24, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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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. Today was the first day Staff #7 worked at the center. Staff #7 was alone with children and had no signed sworn statement.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #7, whose first day was today, did not have a completed national criminal background check and one had not been requested.”
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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 #7, whose first day working with children was today, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 was working alone with children.”
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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. The door to the hall closet located in the same hall as the classrooms was left open. The closet contained hazardous substances such as Windex Foam on open shelves.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A
“At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have a current CPR and first aid certification. Five out of the six classrooms did not have a staff member that was CPR and first aid certified.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Records shall be kept for each staff. There was no record for Staff #7. The records for staff #1, 2, & 3 did not contain documentation on how they qualified for their position a lead teacher. The record for staff #1 only contained one reference.”
Oct 6, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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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 for all staff. Staff #3 has been employed at the center for 13 months and has not completed the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course.”
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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. On the date of the inspection there was not a lead teacher or director present.”
Mar 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Caregiver #3 was employed for two weeks before a completed national criminal background check was received.”
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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. The record for child 3 has an immunization record dated one month after starting. The record for child 5 has an immunization record dated one week after starting.”
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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, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The record of child 1, began at the center five months ago, only has one emergency contact and the emergency contact does not contain a phone number. The record for child 4, began at the center two months ago, does not have emergency contacts.”
Dec 9, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“Documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The most recent inspection results were not posted.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. The center did not implement a monthly practice evacuation drill for November.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: The food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Three lunch containers and water bottles were not dated and labeled with the child’s name. Two lunch containers and two water bottles were labeled with the child’s name but were not dated.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Saff records shall be kept for each staff person and include documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position. Staff #1’s record did not contain documentation to demonstrate how they qualified for lead teacher.”
Sep 27, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-N
“The center shall develop a written playground safety procedure that includes specific procedures. The centers playground safety procedure does not include a method of maintaining resilient surface.”
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8VAC20-780-550-B
“The emergency preparedness plan shall contain all required procedural components. The shelter-in-place and lockdown plan did not contain procedures to reunite children with a parent or authorized person designated by the parent to pick up the child.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 20, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 95 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 40 child care providers in the City of Charlottesville, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 4.5; this one had 20.
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 |
|---|---|
| Nancy Carter | 20 |
| Park Street Christian Church | 1 |
| Mighty Minds, Little Hands International Preschool, LLC | 17 |
| Princess Long | 2 |
| St. Andre Bessette Schola This child care provider | 20 |
| Montessori School of Charlottesville | 11 |
| University Montessori School, Inc. | 18 |
| Ms. Linda Carey | 5 |
| First Baptist Church of Charlottesville, VA | 0 |
| St. Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA) of Charlottesville, VA | 1 |
| First Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Joyce Morone | 17 |
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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