KinderCare Learning Centers-Red Mill
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454
2177 Upton Drive, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454. (757) 734-2122.
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The short answer
- 21 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 102026 the latest visit on record
- 146 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 Jul 10, 2026.
21 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
21 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 3, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-240-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. The three and four year old classroom had an unlocked cabinet with various cleaning materials. Items were accessible to children and had the label ?keep out of reach of children.?”
Jan 8, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection12 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The criminal background check for staff #6 was obtained approximately one month after employment.”
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8VAC20-770-70-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person, which shall contain all required information. Staff #1 who have been working at the center for at least two weeks did not have any reference verification documented, where two are required prior to employment.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received immunizations before the child can attend the center. The record for child #3 who has been in care for approximately two months and was present at the center did not contain documentation of immunizations.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The file for staff #7, who has been employed for approximately seven months did not have documentation of a completed tuberculosis test or screening.”
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8VAC20-780-210-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION Program leaders shall have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent. The record for s staff #5, listed as leads did not have documentation of a high school completion program or the equivalent.”
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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 #5 did not have documentation of a completed staff orientation and has been working at the center for at least two months.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe condition. The woodchip covering used on the play area was not evenly distributed causing the cement edge of the play area to be exposed causing a potential tripping hazard. The preschool classroom had loose cords from the fish tanks accessible to children causing a potential strangulation hazard. The school age room had power tools and wooden pallets on the ground accessible to children.”
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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. The infant room had an unlocked cabinet with disinfectant spray. The preschool had two large buckets in the children’s bathroom and the school age room had cans of paint on the floor. All items were unlocked, accessible to children and had the label ?keep out of reach of children.?”
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill. The center did not complete monthly evacuation drills for the year 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“REPEAT VIOLATION Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills. The center did not have documentation of emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills.”
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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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8VAC20-780-60-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION 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, child #2, child #3 and child #4 did not contain the complete address of both emergency contacts. The record for Child #1, child #2, child #3 and child #5 did not contain the work number for one parent.”
Oct 15, 2025: inspection7 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 statement for staff #4 was incomplete due to missing the date of when it was signed.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. The file for staff #2 did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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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 children. The file for staff #2, who has been working at the center for approximately a month did not have documentation of a completed tuberculosis test or screening.”
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8VAC20-780-210-A
“Program leaders shall have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent. The record for staff #2 did not have documentation of a high school completion program or the equivalent.”
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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 emergency evacuation, shelter-in place, and lockdown drills.”
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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 #2 and child #3 did not contain the complete address of both emergency contacts. The record for child #1 and child #3 did not contain the work number for both parents and the record for child #4 did not contain the work number for one parent. The record for child #3 and child #4 did not have the first date of attendance documented.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Documentation of job title, date of hire, educational requirements, and at least two references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1, staff #3, staff #4 and staff #5 did not have a job title and date of hire documented in their file. The record for staff #1, staff #2 and staff #4 did not have documentation of two completed reference checks.”
Jul 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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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. Multiple classrooms had bottles of hand sanitizer with the ?keep out of reach of children? label and plastic bags unlocked and accessible to children.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 12 violations cited |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 27, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 146 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?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 21.
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 |
|---|---|
| KinderCare Learning Centers-Red Mill This child care provider | 21 |
| Cape Henry Collegiate | 9 |
| General Booth KinderCare | 14 |
| La Petite Academy-#7141 | 33 |
| All Saints’ Episcopal Church | Not given |
| Parish Day School of Eastern Shore Chapel | 6 |
| Great Neck Preschool | 10 |
| Beach Fellowship Church | 1 |
| Beachside Early Learning Center | 69 |
| Church of the Holy Family | Not given |
| Kiddie Academy of Virginia Beach | 15 |
| A New World of Learning LLC Bilingual Academy | 14 |
| Francis Asbury Preschool | 1 |
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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Replies
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