Little Scholars Academy of Rockingham County, Inc.
A child day center in Elkton, Virginia 22827
14821 Spotswood Trail, Elkton, Virginia 22827. (540) 435-4674.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 102026 the latest visit on record
- 120 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 Sep 10, 2026.
6 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
6 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 4, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 155 words
“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. Staff did not follow the center’s policy on identifying where attending children are at all times by face-to-name recognition and headcounts every 5-10 minutes before leaving the classroom and when returning to the classroom. On the date of the inspection, Staff #4 took preschoolers to the bathroom and returned to the classroom without child #4 (age 3 years). At 10:20 a.m. the licensing inspector entered the school-age classroom and it was discovered that child #4 was in that classroom. Staff #5 said he did not know that child #4 was present and staff #4 said that she did not know that child #4 was not in the preschool class.”
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after eating meals or snacks. Staff #3 gave child #2 a bottle to eat and when done child #2’s hands were not washed.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A
“At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in both CPR and first aid. Staff #5 was alone with a group of 20 school aged children and one 3 year old child, and was not certified in CPR.”
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8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment or 90 days from subsidy vendor approval current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration. The records of staff #4 and staff #5 do not contain documentation of required CPR certification, which is overdue by a month.”
Aug 4, 2026: complaint inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“The required ratio for children age 3 years old up to school age eligible is one staff per 10 children. Staff #1 was supervising 21 children (youngest child 3 years old) from approximately 10:05am-10:20am. Staff #1 and staff #2 were observed supervising 21 children (youngest child 3 years old) from approximately 10:20am-10:30am.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-5
“The required ratio for children school age eligible up to nine years is one staff per 18 children. Staff #1 was supervising 20 children (youngest child 5 years old) from approximately 9:45am-10:05am.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 10, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 13, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 29, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 120 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?
- 3 complaint inspections on record.
- 1 complaint allegation 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: Supervision. 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 31 child care providers in Rockingham County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Church of Solsburg | 24 |
| Little Scholars Academy of Rockingham County, Inc. This child care provider | 6 |
| Plains Area Daycare Center | 22 |
| Lindale Mennonite Church | 9 |
| MPC Preschool | 6 |
| West Rockingham Daycare and Preschool, LLC | 11 |
| Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene | 1 |
| Mt. Olive Brethren Church Building Blocks Children’s Center | 18 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County-Plains | 2 |
| Boys&Girls Club of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County-SouthRiver | 8 |
| Cornerstone Church & Ministries | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Christian School, Inc. | 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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