Firefly Child Care LLC
A child day center in Powhatan, Virginia 23139
2426 New Dorset Circle, Powhatan, Virginia 23139. (804) 822-1185.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 222026 the latest visit on record
- 135 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 Sep 22, 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 Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | Dec | ||||||||||
| 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 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
Sep 22, 2026: complaint inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-200-A
“The center shall have a qualified program director or a qualified back-up program director who meets one of the director’s qualifications, who shall regularly be on site at least 50% of the center’s hours of operation. The center does not currently have a director. Staff #2, who was identified as being in charge, does not meet any of the qualifications of director.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
The inspectors’ words, 162 words
“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff, except that staff need only be able to hear a child who is using the restroom provided that there is a system to assure that individuals who are not staff members or persons allowed to pick up a child in care do not enter the restroom area while in use by children; and staff check on a child who has not returned from the restroom after five minutes. Depending on the location and layout of the restroom, staff may need to provide intermittent sight supervision of the children in the restroom area during this five-minute period to ensure the safety of children and to provide assistance to children as needed. Child #1, five years in age, was observed leaving the gym and walking to the bathroom on the other side of the building unattended. Child #1 was out of sight and sound supervision of staff.”
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8VAC20-780-350-B-4
“The required ratio for children ages 3 years old up to school age eligibility is one staff per ten children. Staff #3 was observed supervising 13 children, the youngest child being three years old.”
Aug 3, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 115 words
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. 1. On bus #1 and bus #3, the outside back panels were broken with cracks observed in the framework of the bus. 2. In classroom #4, a ceiling tile was stained and a section of the ceiling tile was missing. 3. On the school-age playground, the swing chains were rusty with the plastic tearing off creating visible cracks. 4. The school-age playground equipment was made of wood that was splintered. The paint used on the wood was peeling off. 5. The playground floor had landscape fabric that was protruding through the resilient surface, creating tripping hazards.”
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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.
“In classroom #3, there were three cans of interior wall paint that was accessible on a shelf and was not locked away. In classroom #3, there was a spray bottle labeled ?disinfectant? in a closet that was not locked.”
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The required first aid kits shall include all required items.
“The first aid kit was missing tweezers, a second triangular bandage, and adhesive tape.”
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The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: One working, battery-operated flashlight and one working, battery-operated radio.
“There was no radio present at the time of the inspection.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Conditional license, expires Feb 3, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year 4 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 135 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 27, 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 Oct 27, 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 14 child care providers in Powhatan County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 7.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Firefly Child Care LLC This child care provider | 7 |
| Powhatan United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Laura Baltz | 3 |
| Kidzalat, LLC | 15 |
| Faces of the Future Academy, Inc. | 25 |
| The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot School | 8 |
| 5 Stone Church | 1 |
| Melissa Cottone | 0 |
| Apple Seed Academy | 21 |
| 5 Stone Church | 20 |
| AppleTree Preschool | 20 |
| May Memorial Baptist Church | 12 |
| Cherry Tree Academy | 20 |
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 27, 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 27, 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 27, 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 Oct 27, 2026.
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