Little Light House Care Buckroe
A child day center in Hampton, Virginia 23664
1781 Old Buckroe Road, Hampton, Virginia 23664. (757) 224-0750.
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The short answer
- 19 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 282026 the latest visit on record
- 260 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 Aug 28, 2026.
19 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
19 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 28, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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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. A container of sanitizing wipes were found in an unlocked closet, out of reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“A non-absorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used. The diaper changing pad in classroom #2 had a 1 inch tear in the corner of the pad rendering it no longer non-absorbent. The diaper pad was not in use at the time.”
Apr 22, 2026: complaint inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-420-E-1
“For each infant, staff shall post a daily record accessible to parents that include diaper changes. On March 30, 2026, a child was present from 7:45 am - 3:06 pm. There was a record of one diaper change that day at 3:13 pm. Additional diaper changes were done but not noted.”
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8VAC20-780-440-J
“There shall be at least twelve inches of space between occupied cribs and thirty inches of space on service sides of occupied cribs. There was two inches of space between two occupied cribs. There was not thirty inches of space on the service side of the occupied cribs.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Staff and children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting, or any contact with blood, feces or urine. Staff changed a child’s diaper in the infant room and did not wash their own and child’s hands with soap and water.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Diapering areas must have required supplies to include disposable towels. After each diaper change, the surface should be cleaned with soap and water and then sanitized. A staff changed a diaper in the infant room and then wiped the surface with a baby wipe. The surface was not cleaned and sanitized as required. There were no paper towels available in the diapering area.”
Jan 13, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In the toddler classroom, bleach/water solution and cleaning solution were stored on a open shelf in the bathroom, out of reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-40-H
“The sponsor shall maintain public liability insurance for bodily injury with a minimum limit of at least $500,000 each occurrence and with a minimum limit of $500,000 aggregate. The liability insurance coverage expired 11/22/2025.”
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8VAC20-780-520-C
“Diaper ointment is to be labeled with the child’s name and stored inaccessible to children. In the infant room, diaper ointment was stored on a open shelf under the diapering changing table within reach of children. The ointment was not labeled with the child’s name.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. At approximately 10:45 a.m., there were 5 children present in the infant room, but only 4 were marked present on the attendance record.”
Oct 27, 2025: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #2, observed working with children, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check and sex offender search from one state.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“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. There was no physical examination in the record of child #3, who had been enrolled for seven weeks.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“The center is required to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The record for Staff #2, observed working with children, did not have a TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-270-C
“Inside areas occupied by children shall be maintained no lower than 68 degrees F. At approximately 10:05 am, the temperature in the building was 65 degrees.”
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8VAC20-780-530-C
“The center shall have at least two staff members who are first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certified. Staff #2 was the only staff member present that is currently first aid and CPR certified.”
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8VAC20-780-570-E
“Prepared infant formula shall be labeled with the child’s name and date. Two bottles in the infant room were not dated.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #5, enrolled for three weeks, was missing parents’ employment phone number.”
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8VAC20-780-70
The inspectors’ words, 92 words
“The center shall maintain a record for each staff that contain all of the required information. The record for Staff #1, employed for a month, did not have documentation of the qualifications for the position. The record for Staff #2, present working on this date, did not have documentation of two reference checks and orientation training. The record for Staff #4, did not have documentation of start date of employment and second reference check. The record for Staff #5 did not have documentation of qualifications for the position and two reference checks.”
Aug 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-330-B
“Playground equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus must have appropriate fall zones that encompass sufficient area to include the child’s trajectory in the event of a fall. The fall zones between two composite pieces of climbing equipment on the playground had approximately 30” between the them when there should be at least six feet of a fall zone.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 24, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 260 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?
- 1 complaint inspection on record.
- 3 complaint allegations published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Equipment. Virginia’s finding: Not Reported/Found. |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Housekeeping/Sanitation. Virginia’s finding: Not Reported/Found. |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Records. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 75 child care providers in the City of Hampton, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 12; this one had 19.
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 Light House Care Buckroe This child care provider | 19 |
| Saint Mary Star of the Sea School | 8 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the Virginia Peninsulas-Hamp | 28 |
| Wythe Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Community Presbyterian Church | 8 |
| Ms. Phyllis Noel | 35 |
| Ms. Sylvia Bennette | 28 |
| Faith Church of God | 8 |
| Hampton University Child Development Center LLC | 6 |
| Childtime Learning Centers 1012 | 21 |
| New Mount Olive Baptist Church | 23 |
| Ms. Tammy Barker | 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.
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 Nov 5, 2026.
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