Community School
A child day center in Roanoke, Virginia 24019
7815 Williamson Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24019. (540) 563-5036.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 62026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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?
17 inspections on record, the latest on May 6, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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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| 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 6, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In the bathroom between Classroom C and Classroom D, chemicals were in an unlocked cabinet, within reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Medication 1 was stored in an unlocked backpack in Classroom A. The backpack was on top of a cabinet within reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home the food container must be clearly labeled and dated. Lunches were not dated in Classroom A, Classroom B, Classroom C, and Classroom D.”
Dec 15, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The central registry and criminal background checks for Board Member #2 were overdue by 2 months.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #1 updated screening was overdue by 2 months.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“First aid kits shall contain all required items. The first aid kits in both preschool buildings were missing several required items.”
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8VAC20-780-90-A
“A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child’s record by the first day of the child’s attendance. The record for Child #1, Child #2 and Child #3 did not have documentation of the agreement signed by parent.”
May 19, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent sworn statement for Staff #2 was overdue by a year and one month.”
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8VAC20-780-290-A-3
“In areas used by preschool children or younger, electrical outlets shall have protective covers. Two outlets did not have outlet covers in the preschool classroom in the Boxwoods building.”
Nov 14, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The records for Child #1, enrolled 15 months, was missing 5 required components. Child #2, enrolled 3 months, was missing 6 required components. Child #3, enrolled 15 months, was missing 5 required components.”
Dec 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on the review of three board member records, the center failed to ensure that all background checks were complete.
“Evidence: Board member #1 start date was 08/01/2020 and on the day of the inspection did not have a sworn statement of affirmation documented.”
May 30, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on the review of three staff’s records, the center failed to ensure that a follow up tuberculosis screening for staff members was obtained.
“Evidence: Staff #1 most recent tuberculosis screening was dated 11/27/2020 and on the day of the inspection a follow-up tuberculosis screening was not documented in 2022.”
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Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that in areas used by children of preschool age or younger electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.
“Evidence: Licensing Inspector observed 1 outlet along the wall next to the door on the right side of the 3-5 year old roomin the Hill Building that was missing the top outlet cover. There were no children observed in the room but it was accessible to children.”
Nov 15, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on the review of three staff’s records, the center failed to ensure that 5 year repeat results for Central Registry findings were obtained.
“Evidence: Staff #3 Central Registry results were dated 6/13/2017 and on the day of the inspection did not have the 5 year repeat results documented.”
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Based on the review of three children’s records, the center failed to ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: Child #1 first date of attendance was 8/31/2022 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required physical examination record documented.”
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Based on the review of three staff’s records, the center failed to ensure that documentation of a tuberculosis screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming in contact with children.
“Evidence: Staff #2 date of hire was 8/17/2022 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required tuberculosis screening documented.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 30, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 30, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 28, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 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 31 child care providers in Roanoke County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Community School This child care provider | 11 |
| North Star Child Care | 3 |
| Honeytree Early Learning Center #6 - Hollins | 40 |
| Ms. Arlene Simmons | 0 |
| April Caudle | 16 |
| Young Mens Christian Assoc of VA Blue Ridge-Cloverdale | 5 |
| Northview United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Children’s Nest Learning Center - Hollins | 20 |
| Orchard Hills Church | 7 |
| Megan Bonds | 5 |
| Community Advent Christian Church | 3 |
| Orchard Hills Church | 5 |
| Mia Stewart | 29 |
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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