Natural Wonders Early Learning Center, Inc.
A child day center in Verona, Virginia 24482
74 Quicks Mill Road, Verona, Virginia 24482. (540) 248-2982.
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The short answer
- 16 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 142026 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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on May 14, 2026.
16 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 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
16 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 |
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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 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 14, 2026: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after a diaper change and children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after eating meals or snacks. 1. Staff #1 did not wash hands before changing a child’s diaper. 2. Six children in the older 2’s class did not wash their hands after eating snack.”
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8VAC20-780-560-J
“Tables shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. Tables were not sanitized after snack.”
Jan 22, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“SYSTEMIC VIOLATION The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. 1. The central registry check was not requested prior to staff #2’s first day of employment. Staff #2 completed orientation training on 12/2/2025 and the central registry check was completed on 12/3/2025.”
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8VAC20-780-340-A
“When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. 1. Child #2, who has been attending the center for two months, has a diagnosed food allergy. The allergy care plan for this child states emergency medication is needed for the allergy but the center did not have one of the emergency medications needed per the physician’s plan since this child has been attending.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. 1. The center handbook indicates their restrictions on medications as, “Restrictions: no ‘as needed’ medications.” 2. An “as needed” medication was on-site and administered.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed of 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. 1. In the infant room there is a step-can that has a locking mechanism and staff #1 touched the lid with their hand to unlock it and then used the step mechanism.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1. Several prescription medications were in an unlocked cabinet in the office, which was left unattended several times during the inspection, and accessible to children. 2. A prescription medication was on a counter in the office from 8:01 a.m. until 12 p.m. This medication was accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-780-70
The inspectors’ words, 91 words
“The center failed to have required documentation in each staff file. 1. The record of staff #3, employed for over six weeks, did not contain documentation to demonstrate the individual possesses the education required for the job position. Staff #2 was working as a program lead at the time of inspection. 2. The record of staff #4, employed for over two weeks, did not contain documentation to demonstrate the individual possesses the education required for the job position. Staff #4 was working as a program lead at the time of inspection.”
Jan 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-510-F
“The medication authorization shall be available to staff during the entire time it is effective.There was emergency medication stored for potential administration to child #3. There was no parent authorization for the medication.”
Nov 5, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment. 1. The sworn statements for staff #1, staff #3, staff #5, staff #7, staff # 10, staff #11, and staff #14 were dated three days after their first day of employment. 2. The sworn statement for staff #2 was dated over six weeks after their first day of employment. 3. The sworn statement for staff #6 was dated seven days after their first day of employment. 4. The sworn statement for staff #9 was dated eight days after their first day of employment.”
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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. Staff #2, staff #3, staff #4, and staff #5, did not have fingerprint results prior to employment. Staff #2, had been employed over a month, staff #3 had been employed over three weeks, staff #4 had been employed over a week, and staff #5 had been employed for two days before fingerprint results were obtained. Each of these staff completed orientation training on 8/5/25.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 129 words
“Systemic Violation The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The center is required to follow its own policy on medications. The parent handbook states that prescription drugs and other medications must be properly labeled with the child’s name and dosage and that Over-the Counter medications must follow the manufacturer’s instructions for age, dosage, and duration. On October 27, 2025, an incorrect dosage of over-the-counter medication was administered to child #6 (age 2 years). The medication was not labeled with the dosage and duration and the manufacturer’s instructions were not followed.”
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8VAC20-780-510-E
“Systemic Violation The center’s procedures for administering nonprescription medication, shall be consistent with the manufacturer’s instructions for age, duration, and dosage. Staff #15 did not follow the manufacturer’s instructions when the staff administered an incorrect dosage of children’s ibuprofen higher than the manufacturer’s instructions, to child #6 (age 2 years).”
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8VAC20-780-510-G
“Systemic Violation Medication shall be labeled with the child’s name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given. Medication for child #6, was not labeled with the dosage amount and time or times to be given.”
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8VAC20-780-520-C
“Systemic Violation If diaper ointment or cream is used a record shall be kept that includes the child’s name, date of use, frequency of application and any adverse reactions. Staff #11 stated diaper spray gel was administered several times to child #7 and there was no record kept.”
Sep 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There were several areas of exposed, sharp and/or rusted pieces of chain-link fence surrounding the outdoor play area.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 4, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 150 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 2 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 Oct 24, 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 20 child care providers in Augusta County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 16.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Bison Beginnings Early Learning Center - Verona | 8 |
| Sons & Daughters, Inc. | 2 |
| Natural Wonders Early Learning Center, Inc. This child care provider | 16 |
| Calvary United Methodist Church | 4 |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | 5 |
| Ms. Constance Harding | 0 |
| Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Stuarts Draft Creative Wonders Learning Center, Inc. | 5 |
| Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren | 4 |
| Fishersville United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Cambridge Learning Center | 25 |
| BISON BEGINNINGS EARLY LEARNING CENTER, LLC | 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 Oct 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 2026.
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