Cherry Tree Academy
A child day center in Powhatan, Virginia 23139
3925 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia 23139. (804) 635-8019.
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The short answer
- 20 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 172026 the latest visit on record
- 40 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 Aug 17, 2026.
20 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
20 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 17, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff 4 did not have a current tuberculosis test or screening; the documented test expired 5 days ago.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“Staff shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care within 90 days of employment. and maintain current certification thereafter. Staff 1, Staff 2, and Staff 6 did not have current cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-2
“Staff shall have first aid certification within 90 days of employment. and maintain certification thereafter. Staff 1 and Staff 2 did not have documentation of current first aid certification.”
May 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat violation. Systemic deficiency. Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 1 (employed for 10 days), Staff 3 (employed for 4 months), and Staff 4 (employed for 5 months) did not have a completed sworn disclosure statement prior to the first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Documentation of a fingerprint based national criminal check shall be obtained for each staff prior to employment. Staff 4 did not have a fingerprint result on file.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Repeat violation. Systemic deficiency. There was no documentation that the central registry search ( CPS check) for Staff 1, Staff 2, Staff 3, and Staff 4 were requested prior to employment as required. Staff 1, (employed 10 days) Staff 2 (employed for 4 months), and Staff 3 (employed for 5 months) were not with another staff person with completed background checks as required on May 14, 2026.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff 1 (employed for 10 days) had no documentation of a TB test or screening on file.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Repeat violation. Systemic deficiency. Staff shall complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (VA Pre-service) within 90 days of employment. Staff 3 (employed 4 months) and Staff 4 (employed 5 months) did not have documentation of having completed the VA Dept of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Repeat violation. Systemic deficiency. Orientation must be documented for each staff prior to working alone with children. Staff 1 (employed 10 days), Staff 2 (employed 4 months), Staff 3 (employed 4 months), and Staff 4 (employed 5 months) did not have documentation of orientation on file.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Repeat violation. Systemic deficiency. The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: two references as to character, reputation, and competence should be checked prior to employment. Staff 1, Staff 2, Staff 3, and Staff 4 did not have references on file.”
Nov 24, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 1 (employed for two months), Staff 3 (employed for 2 months), and Staff 5 (employed for 4 months) signed the sworn disclosure statement, but did not document the date completed.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“There was no documentation that the central registry search for Staff 1 and Staff 5 were requested prior to employment as required. The searches had not been returned as of November 24, 2025. Staff 1 was left alone with children during today’s inspection.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff shall complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course (VA Pre-service) within 90 days of employment. Staff 5 (employed 4 months) did not have documentation of having completed the VA Dept of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-I
“Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center in a manner that allows for identification by individual staff member, is considered part of the staff member’s record, and shall include: the date of training. Orientation for Staff 1 (employed for 2 months) and Staff 2 (employed for over one month), Staff 3 (employed for 2 months), and Staff 5 (employed for 4 months) were not dated.”
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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 three staff on site did not have documentation of daily health observation training.”
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8VAC20-780-560-F
“The most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of a recognized authority such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for snack recommends two components from two different food groups. The facility only served one component from one food group for afternoon snack today. Animal crackers and water were served.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“The facility failed to have required documentation in each staff file. Two references as to character, reputation, and competence should be checked prior to employment. Staff 1, Staff 2, and Staff 3 did not have documented dates of when phone references were completed.”
Jul 21, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“Each staff shall complete a sworn disclosure statement by the first day of employment. Staff 1 did not complete a sworn disclosure statement until after 2 months of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“Documentation of a completed search of the central registry ( CPS check) shall be submitted prior to employment for each staff. Staff 1 (employed for 2 months) did not have documentation of a submitted search of the central registry on file.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Orientation must be documented for each staff prior to working alone with children. Staff 1 did not sign documentation of orientation until 2 months after employment.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Dec 1, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 40 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Powhatan County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 20.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Powhatan United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Laura Baltz | 3 |
| Kidzalat, LLC | 15 |
| Faces of the Future Academy, Inc. | 25 |
| The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School | 8 |
| 5 Stone Church | 1 |
| Melissa Cottone | 0 |
| Apple Seed Academy | 21 |
| 5 Stone Church | 20 |
| AppleTree Preschool | 20 |
| May Memorial Baptist Church | 12 |
| Cherry Tree Academy This child care provider | 20 |
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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 27, 2026.
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