Rhyme and Reason Academy
A child day center in Oak Hall, Virginia 23416
6471 Lankford Highway, Oak Hall, Virginia 23416. (757) 210-9271.
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The short answer
- 23 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 272026 the latest visit on record
- 31 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 Apr 27, 2026.
23 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
23 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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.
Apr 27, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Results of tuberculosis screenings were not available for volunteer 1 and volunteer 2, used as substitute staff when needed.”
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8VAC20-780-400-C
“When time out is used as a behavior guidance technique, it shall be used sparingly and shall not exceed one minute for each year of the child’s age. Investigation revealed that the length of time that time out has been used as a discipline technique for unwanted behaviors has exceeded one minute for the child’s age.”
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8VAC20-780-410-1
“The action of physical punishment such as striking or rough handling a child is forbidden. Investigation revealed that staff 1 slapped a child’s hand, making an audible sound, when the child exhibited undesirable behavior.”
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8VAC20-780-410-6
“The use of verbal remarks which are demeaning to a child are forbidden. Investigation revealed that staff 1 repeatedly called a child on care “bad”.”
Apr 2, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-320-B
“Each restroom area provided for children shall have sinks with warm running water that does not exceed 120 degrees F. The warm water temperature measured in the sink in the children’s bathroom registered 128 degrees.”
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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 the street addresses of two persons to be contact in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The street addresses were not included for the two emergency contact persons in the record provided for child 3.”
Oct 6, 2025: inspection7 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 facility did not post a copy of the most recent OCCHS inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening that was completed within the last 30 calendar days prior to the date of employment. The tuberculosis screening for staff 2 was obtained 12 days after employment.”
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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 most recent fire department inspection is dated 9/5/2024.”
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8VAC20-780-260-B
“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided. The most recent environmental sanitation inspection by the health department is dated 9/3/2024.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. There was no evacuation drill documented for September 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 the names, addresses and telephone numbers of two persons to contact in case of emergency when a parent cannot be reached. There was no street address for one of the emergency contact persons in the record of child 2.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“The staff records kept for each staff person shall include documentation that at least two references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. There were no documented reference checks in the file provided for staff 2.”
Apr 14, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Repeat violation Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after attending. Child 5 has attended over five months without providing documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician.”
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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 written record shall include all required documentation. An injury record for child 5 did not include the date the parent was notified of the injury and was signed by only one staff person.”
Jan 28, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289-036-E
“No person shall be involved in the day-to-day operations of the child day center, shall be alone with, in control of, or supervising one or more children, without first having completed any required background check. Staff 2 worked with the children for 6 days before the results of a criminal record check (fingerprinting) were obtained.”
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22.1-289.057-A
“Each child day program that serves preschool-age children shall develop and implement a plan to test potable water from sources identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as high priority, including bubbler-style and cooler-style drinking fountains, kitchen taps, classroom combination sinks and drinking fountains, office sinks, classroom sinks, and sinks known to be or visibly used for consumption. The facility has not tested the potable water using a certified lab as opposed to a home testing kit.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child 1 has attended care for three months without obtaining a physical examination.”
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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 at the time of employment and before coming into contact with children. The screening shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Staff 2 was employed 18 days before obtaining a tuberculosis screening.”
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8VAC20-780-240-I
“Documentation of orientation training of new staff shall include all required training topics, the training delivery method and entity or individual providing the training. Th documentation of orientation training for staff 2 did not include all required training topics, the delivery method or the individual providing the training.”
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8VAC20-780-270-B
The inspectors’ words, 94 words
“Heat shall be supplied from a heating system approved in accordance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC, 13 VAC 5-62) except for camps. The heating system shall have appropriate barriers to prevent children from being burned, shocked, or injured from heating equipment. Portable heaters may only be used in an emergency. There were two space heaters in use. One space heater was in use on the floor of the children’s classroom. There was no barrier around the heater to prevent children from touching the front grill that was hot enough to burn hands.”
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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. Children’s hands were not washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating lunch.”
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8VAC20-780-560-J
“Tables shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. The tables were not sanitized before the children ate lunch.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 27, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 31 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 17 child care providers in Accomack County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 23.
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 |
|---|---|
| Rhyme and Reason Academy This child care provider | 23 |
| Redwood Daycare, Inc. t/a Onley Preschool | 20 |
| Belle Croft Preschool | 47 |
| Hallwood Head Start | 42 |
| Coastal Virginia District of the United Methodist Church | 4 |
| Eastern Shore Early Childhood Development Center | 6 |
| Tamekia Veney | 5 |
| Shore Christian Academy | 1 |
| Ms. Deborah Clark | 1 |
| Grow Early Learning - Parksley Center | 2 |
| Ms. Kenya Rogers | 16 |
| Eastern Shore Family YMCA | 31 |
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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