Mountain Lake Childcare LLC
A child day center in Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
1550 Seminole Trail, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901. (434) 202-2135.
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The short answer
- 15 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 242026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 24, 2026.
15 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
15 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 24, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The door to the changing table station in the infant room was broken and propped up.”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. The center did not complete an evacuation drill for the month of May 2026.”
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Verification of age is required in each staff record. Staff #1 and Staff #3 have been working at the center for two weeks, and did not have documentation of age verification. Staff #2 had had been working at the center for two months and did not have documentation of age verification.
“Documentation of education and experience is required in each staff record. Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 did not have documentation of experience or education.”
Apr 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-C
“Inside areas occupied by children shall be maintained no lower than 68 degrees F. The temperature in the preschool room was 61 degrees.”
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8VAC20-780-370-1
“When an infant is placed in his crib, he shall be placed on his back. Child #1 in the infant room, was place to sleep on his belly.”
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8VAC20-780-570-E
“Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child’s name. One bottle, in the infant refrigerator, was not dated and labeled with the child’s name.”
Jan 21, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“When a child’s clothing or diaper becomes wet or soiled, the child shall be leaned and changed immediately. Child #1 did not have his pull-up checked after he used the bathroom. The last documented check was 11:45 a.m. The child was picked up at 5:30 p.m. with and the pull up was wet.”
Sep 16, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #5, who had been enrolled for four months.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. The screening for Staff #3 was completed two months after hire.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Exposed nails were observed on the beams of the wooden stage on the outside playground.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Medications shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Medication for one child was observed in their backpack and not in a locked place.”
Jun 2, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin.
“Vines were growing through the fence and railings on the outside playground. Two fence posts, near the outside shelter, were splintered, cracked and deteriorating wood. Several exposed nails were observed on the bottom of the shelter area.”
Feb 24, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-70
“Documentation of two or more references is required before employment. Staff # 1 and Staff #2 have been employed for two months and did not have documentation of two or more references being checked.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall have documentation of education, certification and experience required by the job position. Staff #2 and Staff #3 have been working at the center for two months and do not have documentation of how they are qualified for their position.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall have the name, address and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency. Staff # 2 and Staff #3 did not have documentation of an emergency contact.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 6, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 9, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 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?
- 2 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 64 child care providers in Albemarle County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mountain Lake Childcare LLC This child care provider | 15 |
| Congregation Beth Israel | 8 |
| Atlantic Coast Athletic Clubs of Virginia, LLC | 1 |
| Foundations Child Development Center | 29 |
| Ms. Mozhdeh Monjezi | 7 |
| Charlottesville Waldorf School | 27 |
| Charlottesville Catholic School | 2 |
| Daylily Preschool, LLC | 8 |
| Atlantic Coast Athletic Clubs of Virginia, LLC- Preschool | 14 |
| Sharon L. Hostler Child Development Center | 7 |
| Ms. Sabrina Wilson | 34 |
| Olivet Presbyterian Church | 8 |
| Four Seasons Learning Center & Daycare, Inc. | 8 |
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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