Pipers Gap Childcare
A child day center in Galax, Virginia 24333
64 Bee Line Dr., Galax, Virginia 24333. (276) 233-3367.
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The short answer
- 25 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 12026 the latest visit on record
- 65 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 1, 2026.
25 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
25 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Sep 1, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The center may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided the center administers only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container.
“The medication for Child #1 was not maintained in the original, labeled container.”
Mar 19, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Infant bottles shall be refrigerated, dated, and labeled with the child’s name.
“Infant bottles in the infant room were not dated.”
Sep 26, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Repeat Violation
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center has not requested a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or the sex offender registry from a state that Staff #3 resided in the past five years.”
Jul 30, 2025: inspection10 deficiencies
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Repeat violation
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #2, #3 and #7did not have completed sworn statements in their file.”
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or the sex offender registry from a state that Staff #4 resided in the past five years.”
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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.
“Child #4 and #5 did not have documentation of immunizations required by the State Board of Health.”
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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.
“Child #4 and #5 did not have a physical examination completed by a physician in their file.”
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At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening.
“Staff #3 did not have the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening in their file.”
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Hazardous substances shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Hand sanitizer with 91% alcohol was found unlocked in the one year old classroom.”
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There shall be at least twelve inches of space between the sides and ends of occupied cribs except where they touch the wall.
“An occupied crib did not have twelve inches on either side. A crib was directly against the occupied crib on both sides.”
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In cribs, pillows and filled comforters shall not be used by children under two years of age.
“A pillow was found inside a crib with an infant under two years of age.”
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Repeat violation
“Medications shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Three over the counter medications were found in an unlocked closet in the school-age room.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all the required information.
“Child #4 and #5 did not have documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.”
May 1, 2025: inspection9 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. The sworn statements for staff #1-5, who is currently working, has not been completed.”
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a tuberculosis screening that has been completed within the last 30 calendar days of employment.
“The screening for staff #2 was completed seven months before hire; for staff #3 nine months before hire; for staff #4 four months before hire; for staff #5 four months before hire.”
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Program leaders shall have six months of programmatic experience and within six months of being promoted a minimum of 24 hours of training related to the care of children.
“Staff #1, who has been actively working at the center for three months, did not have six months of experience and 24 hours of training.”
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8VAC20-780-430-F
“The climbing portions of indoor slides over 18 inches shall not be over bare flooring. The slide in the 2/3 year old room measured 30 inches, with no carpet at the exit of the slide.”
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The diapering area shall have a nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing.
“The infant room and the 1/2 year old room had diapering surfaces that are absorbent.”
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Medications shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Over the counter medications were on a bench outside the 2/3 year old classroom.”
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“The center did not practice evacuation drills for the months of March or April, 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-570-E
“The center is required to date and label bottles containing infant formula. The bottles in the infant room were not labeled or dated.”
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8VAC20-780-70
The inspectors’ words, 131 words
“Documentation of a person to be notified in an emergency; of at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment; to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification and experience required by the job position. Staff # 1-6, who have been actively working at the center for the past three months, did not have a person to notify in an emergency. Staff #1, 6, 7, who has been actively working at the center for the past three months, did not have any completed reference verifications on file. Staff # 6, 7, who has been actively working at the center for the past three months, did not have information showing that the individual possesses the education, certification or experience required by the job position.”
Feb 7, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The baseboard is missing in the two year old classroom. Exposing peeled paint and sheetrock.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“The first aid kit was missing some of the required items. The scissors and tri-angular bandages were missing from the first aid kit.”
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8VAC20-780-540-E
“The required nonmedical emergency supplies were missing. The center did not have a battery operated radio and flashlight.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Inspection | 10 violations cited |
| May 1, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 1, 2025 | Inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 13, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 65 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 14 child care providers in Carroll County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 25.
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 |
|---|---|
| Liddle Tykes Child Development Center | 0 |
| Wenter Brown | 15 |
| ACE Adventure Club | 3 |
| Pipers Gap Childcare This child care provider | 25 |
| First United Methodist Church | 2 |
| Noah’s Ark Daycare Center, Inc | 4 |
| Ms. Debra Hooven | 3 |
| Ms. Sarah Cox | 14 |
| Rooftop of Virginia CAP-Hillsville Head Start Center | 3 |
| Little Treasures Learning Center | 2 |
| Liddle Adventures Learning Academy | 6 |
| Sky View Missionary Baptist Church | 0 |
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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