Primrose School of Stafford at Embrey Mill
A child day center in Stafford, Virginia 22554
805 Wonder Road, Stafford, Virginia 22554. (540) 872-8429.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 272026 the latest visit on record
- 188 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 Aug 27, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 18, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“There was no drill conducted for March 2026.”
Feb 2, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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Staff shall complete orientation training in subsection C of this section prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
“There was no documentation provided to show that staff A, B and C had obtained orientation training. This was overdue by 12 days for staff A and B and by 5 weeks for staff C.”
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean condition.
“After changing a toddler, the staff and the child touched two door handles in the diapering area before washing their hands. The door handles were not cleaned afterward.”
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When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
“On 1/20/26, staff A fed infant A ( 4 months of age) approximately 2.5 ounces of breastmilk from another infant’s bottle.”
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The center’s procedures for administering medication shall include duration of the parents authorization for medication, provide that it shall expire or be renewed after 10 work days. Long-term prescription drug use and over the counter medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child’s physician and parent.
“The center’s name was not identified on the authorization form signed by the parent/physician for two long term medications for child A.”
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The center’s procedures for administering medication shall include duration of the parents authorization for medication, provide that it shall expire or be renewed after 10 work days. Long-term prescription drug use and over the counter medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child’s physician and parent.
“The center’s name was not identified on the authorization form signed by the parent/physician for two long term medications for child A.”
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The center may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided that the center has obtained written authorization from a parent/guardian.
“There was no parental authorization for a medication for child A.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 18, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 18, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 2, 2026 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 11, 2028.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 188 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 87 child care providers in Stafford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Primrose School of Stafford at Embrey Mill This child care provider | 7 |
| Aquia Harbour Preschool | 10 |
| KinderCare Learning Center | 34 |
| Ms. Sheila Johnson | 6 |
| Ebenezer United Methodist Church | 5 |
| Regester Chapel United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Ms. Deborah Williams | 5 |
| YMCA SAC At Widewater Elem School | 11 |
| YMCA SACC at Winding Creek Elem School | 6 |
| YMCA SACC At Anthony Burns Elementary School | 10 |
| YMCA SACC at Hampton Oaks Elementary | 18 |
| YMCA SACC at Park Ridge Elementary | 23 |
| Mercedes Martell | 23 |
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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