Little Sunshine 2 Academy
A child day center in Portsmouth, Virginia 23701
3545 Victory Blvd, Portsmouth, Virginia 23701. (757) 800-3205.
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The short answer
- 14 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 162026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 16, 2026.
14 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Oct 16, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff #1 has an expired tuberculosis test.”
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8VAC20-780-550-B
“The emergency preparedness plan shall contain procedural components for evacuation to include assembly points, methods to account for all children at the assembly point and relocation site. The center was conducting fire drills by individual classes and not the entire building to evacuate to account for all children at an assembly point.”
Apr 30, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“A copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. A staff member confirmed on their sworn statement dated July 2025, that he lived outside of Virginia the past five years and no background search for that state was completed.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“Pursuant to subsection C of ? 22.1-271.2 of the Code of Virginia, documentation of immunizations is not required for any child whose parent submits an affidavit to the center on the current form approved by the Virginia Department of Health stating that the administration of immunizing agents conflicts with the parent’s or child’s religious tenets or practices. Child #1 did not have documentation of immunizations or an affidavit in their record.”
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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 on the day of occurrence. The record shall include any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury. Of the six injury reports reviewed, five of the reports did not have documentation of any further action to prevent recurrence of the injury.”
Jul 17, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-F
“A shady area shall be provided on playgrounds during the months of June, July, and August. The outdoor playground did not have any shady area for the 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 the work phone number and place of employment of each parent who has custody. Six of the ten children’s files reviewed did not have a parent’s work phone number.”
Apr 1, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-210-A-1
“Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, have programmatic experience in a daycare setting, and have an educational background in early childhood education. Staff #1 and Staff #3 are the listed program leaders for the preschool classrooms however there are no documents to support that these staff members met the requirements for the role of program leader.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the infant room were four bottles of disinfectant that has a label, ?Keep out of reach of children,? that were unlocked. In the school age area, there were disinfectant wipes and a can of air freshener that were not locked.”
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60 A 8. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present. The Director confirmed there were food allergies however there were no written lists in each room for accessibility to staff who work with children.”
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8VAC20-780-450-C
“Crib sheets shall be clean and washed daily. Infant staff stated that the crib sheets are changed and washed once a week every Friday.”
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8VAC20-780-560-L
“Staff shall sit with children during mealtimes. During lunch, five staff members were observed refilling children’s meals and drinks however no staff were observed sitting with the children.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
The inspectors’ words, 93 words
“In the children’s record, there shall be a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #1 and Child #2 both have a diagnosed food allergy however there was no written care plan for each child for the center to be aware of the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.”
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The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person to include verification of age requirement and name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center. Nine staff records were reviewed, and all records were missing the staff’s verification of age and emergency contact information.
“Documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment or volunteering. If a reference check is taken over the phone, documentation shall include dates of contact, names of persons contacted, the firms contacted, results and signature of person making call. Staff #3, present at the center working with children, had a list of references however no documented verification of completed reference checks to character and reputation.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jul 28, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years.
- Capacity: 150 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 88 child care providers in the City of Portsmouth, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 14.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Little Sunshine 2 Academy This child care provider | 14 |
| Peter Pan Kindergarten & Day Care | 16 |
| HRCAP Cavalier Manor | 8 |
| HRCAP Portsmouth Head Start | 8 |
| HRCAP JFK | 19 |
| Mary Almy | 50 |
| LaToya Wade | 4 |
| Ready-Set-Go Child Development Center | 5 |
| AlphaBEST @ Simonsdale Elementary | 49 |
| AlphaBEST @ Hodges Manor Elementary | 14 |
| AlphaBEST @ Lakeview Elementary | 35 |
| AlphaBEST @ Victory Elementary | 48 |
| Toddler Time Child Development Center | 6 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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