The Tot-Spot
A child day center in Hopewell, Virginia 23860
504 North 3rd Avenue, Hopewell, Virginia 23860. (804) 683-9635.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 192026 the latest visit on record
- 13 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
2 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 19, 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 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 19, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.
“There were no staff present that had instruction in performing the daily health observation.”
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Each center shall maintain a separate record for each staff person that contains all of the required information.
“Staff #1 and staff #2 did not have documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.”
Mar 12, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“1. Staff #1, employed for one day, did not have a completed national criminal background check. 2. Staff #2, employed for one day, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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Applicants for licensure are required to complete a national criminal background check.
“Board Officer #2?s record did not contain a completed national criminal background check.”
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.
“Staff #1, employed one day, did not have a completed TB screening.”
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The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“1.The front porch, steps, and ramp had splintered wood that was raised above the surface that could snag the skin of a child in care. 2. The infant room had a crack in the ceiling with chipped and peeling paint. 3. The Two’s room had cracked and peeling paint on one wall.”
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The center is required to have non-medical emergency supplies: battery-operated radio and battery operated flashlight.
“A battery-operated radio was not available during the initial inspection.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 12, 2026 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Conditional license, expires Dec 3, 2026.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 10 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 13 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?
- 0 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 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 16 child care providers in the City of Hopewell, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10.5; 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 |
|---|---|
| The Tot-Spot This child care provider | 7 |
| First Baptist Church of Hopewell | 0 |
| Kid Around Child Care | 11 |
| Woodlawn Baptist Church | 4 |
| Lil’ Angels Day Care Inc. | 40 |
| Restoring America’s Families Ministries | 26 |
| Tabitha Delane | 10 |
| West End Christian School, Inc. | Not given |
| Mae’s Learning Academy | 17 |
| Lady L’s Little Angels Daycare | 24 |
| Honey’s Learning Center, LLC | 15 |
| Kidz with Goals Unlimited, LLC | 23 |
| Mae’s Learning Academy 2 LLC | 4 |
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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