Seed & Sprout Day School
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455
3700 Shore Drive, STE 102, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455. (757) 681-7737.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 252026 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 25, 2026.
13 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
13 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 25, 2026: inspection2 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 approximately three months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check or criminal history check from two different states.”
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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 documentation of a completed daily health observation training in their record.”
Feb 11, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. The record for staff #1 did not have documentation of a completed staff orientation and has been working at the center for at least six months.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION 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 were multiple tubes of diaper cream and a bottle of hand sanitizer on the children’s storage shelf. All items had the ?keep out of reach of children? label and were unlocked and accessible to children.”
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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 contain the complete address of both emergency contacts and the work information for both parents. The record for child #2 did not contain the work number for both parents. The record for child #3 did not contain the work number for one parent.”
Jul 14, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home the food container shall be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Multiple lunch boxes and water bottles inspected did not have names and were not dated.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Documentation of at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1, who was present and working at the center only had one reference verification on file.”
Apr 23, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The center did not have the most recent inspection violation notice posted.”
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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 canister of disinfectant wipes on the children’s storage shelf and multiple tubes of diaper cream, bottles of sunscreen and bottles of insect repellent in the changing table storage cabinet. All items had the ?keep out of reach of children? label and were unlocked and accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills. The center did not have documentation of completed emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills.”
Jan 30, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 104 words
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. The following safety issues were observed: 1.The indoor play area material shelves had containers that held small plastic buttons, small plastic teddy bears and foam shape pieces that were small enough to be a potential choking hazard. 2.The outdoor play area had multiple wooden framed chalk boards that had spaces in between the corners of each frame that could cause a potential snagging or splintering injury. 3.The restroom had a pack of plastic garbage bags in a cabinet unlocked and accessible to children causing a potential suffocation hazard.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. The designated disposal system next to the diaper changing table did not have method open it without using hands.”
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8VAC20-780-540-E
“The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: One working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children. The center did not have a battery-operated radio.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 14, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 11, 2027.
- Ages: 4 months - 5 years.
- 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?
- 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Seed & Sprout Day School This child care provider | 13 |
| KinderCare Learning Center at Diamond Springs | 23 |
| Haygood United Methodist Church | 7 |
| Bayside Presbyterian Church | 6 |
| Bayside Baptist Church | 2 |
| Old Donation Episcopal Church | Not given |
| Armed Services YMCA of Hampton Roads | 8 |
| Forever Young Montessori School and Day Care | 30 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS-CAMP RED FEATHER | 25 |
| Mini Miracles Learning Center | 17 |
| Honeygrove Learning Academy | 5 |
| Ivy League Christian Academy | 4 |
| Children’s Palace Academy | 24 |
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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