First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg
A religious exempt child day center in Lynchburg, Virginia 24503
1215 V. E. S. Road, Lynchburg, Virginia 24503. (434) 384-0652.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 252026 the latest visit on record
- 120 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 25, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | 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 | 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 25, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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The center shall have the following ratio of staff to children: One staff member to five children from ages 16 months to 24 months.
“In Classroom A, there were 7 children present and the youngest was 23 months old with one staff. Two staff were required.”
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Each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physical assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent from caring for children under their supervision.
“Staff #4 was supervising children and did not have a physical examination completed.”
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The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #1 (employed for 1 week), Staff #2 (employed for 1 week), Staff #3 (employed for 1 week), Staff #4 (employed for 1 week), and Staff #5 (employed for 1 week) did not have central registry checks requested prior to the employees first day of employment and Staff #1 and Staff #2 were working alone with children.”
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Out of state sex offender registry check if the individual has resided outside of Virginia within the proceeding 5 years.
“Staff #3, who has lived outside of the state of Virginia and has been employed for 6 days, did not have an out of state sex offender registry check or an out of state child abuse and neglect registry check requested prior to employment.”
Apr 23, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-B-4
“The center shall establish and implement procedures for ensuring that all children in the center are in compliance regarding the immunizations of children against certain diseases. The record for Child #3, enrolled for 8 months, did not contain an immunization record.”
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22.1-289.049-A
“The regulated child day program shall also require that the person enrolling the child present proof of the child’s identity and age. Child #3, in care for 8 months, did not have proof of identity documented.”
Apr 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the Center failed to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state in which a prospective staff person has resided in the preceding five years.
“EVIDENCE: Staff #12 (date of hire unknown) did not have out-of-state Background Check for the state of Colorado & North Carolina.”
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Based on record review, upon enrollment of a child in a regulated child day program, the Center failed to obtain information from the person enrolling the child regarding previous child day care and schools attended by the child.
The inspectors’ words, 191 words
“EVIDENCE: Child #1 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #2 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #3 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #4 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #5 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #6 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #7 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #8 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #9 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended. Child #10 (date of enrollment unknown) record did not include information regarding previous child day care and schools attended.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Nov 11, 2026.
- Ages: 1 year - 6 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?
- 2 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 44 child care providers in the City of Lynchburg, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Peakland United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Elizabeth’s Early Learning Center | 26 |
| Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church | 0 |
| Randolph College Nursery School | 3 |
| St. John’s Episcopal Church | 2 |
| Bedford Area Family Young Men’s Christian Assoc @ Boonsboro | 22 |
| Lakeisha Cameron | 6 |
| Salt of the Earth Childcare | 11 |
| Young Men’s Christian Assoc of Central Virginia - Bedford Hills | 1 |
| First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg This child care provider | 8 |
| Boonsboro United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Heritage United Methodist Church | 0 |
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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