La Petite Academy #7137
A child day center in Chesapeake, Virginia 23320
341 Volvo Pkwy., Chesapeake, Virginia 23320. (757) 547-7619.
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The short answer
- 23 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 102026 the latest visit on record
- 125 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?
15 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 10, 2026.
23 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
23 deficiencies in 8 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 10, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“At least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing staff shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Staff #1 has an expired tuberculosis test which expired on December 20, 2025.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Repeat Violation Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a safe and operable condition. In the foyer, toddler room, and preschool room, the walls have spots of peeling paint in reach of children in care.”
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8VAC20-780-330-B
The inspectors’ words, 99 words
“Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99 and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. The outdoor playground did not have the required resilient surfacing as the mulch was measuring about 2-4 inches in depth. Children were playing on the mulch during the time of the inspection and there were patches of dirt throughout the playground with minimal mulch under the fall zones.”
Mar 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-550-I
“A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place at each telephone. There were no postings of phone numbers by the phone in the 3-year-old room classroom.”
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8VAC20-780-560-L
“Staff shall sit with children during meal times. Staff members were not sitting with the children during lunch in the toddler room, 3-year-old room, and preschool room.”
Sep 17, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. On September 16, 2025, a child, age 5 years old, was left alone on the center’s transportation vehicle without staff supervision for approximately 16 minutes. Staff at the center were unaware that the child was left alone on the transportation vehicle after being transported back from school.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures. 1. Per the center’s supervision policy and procedures, children shall be supervised at all times and a 5 year old child was left alone and unsupervised in the school’s transportation vehicle. 2. Per the center’s transportation procedures, staff were to walk to the rear of the bus, looking for the children in under and around each seat. Staff did not check the rear of the bus which resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the school’s transportation vehicle for approximately 16 minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures. 1. Per the center’s supervision policy and procedures, children shall be supervised at all times and a 5 year old child was left alone and unsupervised in the school’s transportation vehicle. 2. Per the center’s transportation procedures, staff were to walk to the rear of the bus, looking for the children in under and around each seat. Staff did not check the rear of the bus which resulted in a child being left unsupervised in the school’s transportation vehicle for approximately 16 minutes.”
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8VAC20-780-580-K
“Staff shall verify that all children have been removed from the vehicle at the conclusion of any trip. Staff #1, the bus driver, never verified that all children had exited the transportation vehicle. A 5-year-old child was left alone unsupervised in the center’s transportation vehicle without staff supervision.”
Jul 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-E
“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1 and Child #2, both under the age of 2 years old, did not have documentation of additional immunizations every six months.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Cleaning supplies to clean and sanitize the diapering area do not need to be kept locked during diapering time as long as they are inaccessible to children. In the toddler room, there were three bottles of cleaning and sanitizing products directly on the changing table and a toddler was on the changing table. One bottle was bleach disinfectant which was in reach of the toddler on the changing table. All three bottles were accessible to the child.”
Jan 16, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-500-A
“Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating meals or snacks and shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting. Infant staff was observed diapering an infant child and taken directly to eat lunch without washing hands.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include the date and time when parents were notified and documentation of how parents was notified. In reviewing the November injury reports, there were 4 reports that did not have the date and time and documentation of how and when parents were notified.”
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8VAC20-780-570-A
“When a child is placed in an infant seat or high chair, the protective belt shall be fastened securely. Three infants were observed eating lunch in a high chair and were not securely fastened with a protective belt.”
Aug 6, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child #1, did not have a physical in their file and has been enrolled at the center for 4 months.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. There were six bottles of hydrogen peroxide with a warning label, ?Keep out of reach of children? in an unlocked cabinet in reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-290-A-3
“Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children. The preschool and PreK classrooms had electrical outlets that were not covered.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. In the toddler room, staff were using their hands to lift the garbage lid to dispose soiled diaper.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“The center shall maintain a written record of children’s serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. 4 of the 5 injury reports reviewed did not have the date and time when parents were notified of the child’s injury.”
Jun 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-410-1
“The following action or threat thereof are forbidden: striking a child. Staff was observed striking Child #1, age 22 months. Evidence: 1. On June 10, 2024, Staff #1 struck Child #1, age 22 months, with her hand on the child’s hand. 2. Staff #1 admitted to ?swatting? Child #1 on the hand and that she was ?from the old school? to both the Director and Lead Teacher in the classroom.”
Apr 23, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In each of the classrooms, there were electric cords (phone charger cords and radio cords) that were hanging from the shelf that are in reach of children. This poses as an injury hazard to the children in care. 2. Staff members confirmed that the cords were hanging and in reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-440-E
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that there be at least 12 inches of space between occupied cots. Evidence: 1. In both the 3 and 4 year old classroom and the toddler classroom, the cots were not 12 inches apart from each other. Occupied cots were observed side by side touching each other. 2. Staff and Director confirmed that the cots were not 12 inches apart from each other.”
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8VAC20-780-510-L
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. There was a bottle of children’s acetaminophen on the counter of the 2 year old classroom that was unlocked and accessible to children. 2. Assistant director confirmed that the medication was unlocked and accessible to children.”
Aug 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-330-B
The inspectors’ words, 138 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard F1292-99 and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. Evidence: 1. The large playground does not have the required minimum safety standards for resilient surfacing as the mulch has dissipated and the soil is exposed. 2. Under the outdoor play equipment with moving parts and climbing apparatuses, the fall zone has no mulch in which the children are landing on soil. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that the mulch has dissipated and there is minimal to no resilient surface throughout the playground.”
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8VAC20-780-550-I
The inspectors’ words, 100 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that a 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical services and the number of the regional poison control center shall be posted in a visible place at each telephone. Evidence: 1. The main telephone located in the front office does not have the visible emergency phone numbers posted by the phone. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that the there is no posting of the emergency and local phone numbers for police, fire, emergency medical services and regional poison control center by the phone.”
Aug 18, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-340-A
The inspectors’ words, 140 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that when staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance. Evidence: 1. On July 28, 2023, Child #1 was instructed by Staff #2 to clean up feces off the daycare floor. 2. District Manager, Staff #3, confirmed watching the video footage from the morning of July 28, 2023, in which Child #1 was observed to clean up feces off the daycare floor. 3. Staff #2 has been terminated as Assistant Director as it is noted that they were observed being unprofessional and inappropriate by allowing a child to clean up another child’s feces. 4. Staff #4 confirmed seeing the feces on the floor and that Staff #2 confirmed to them that they had Child #1 clean up feces off the floor.”
Jan 4, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each staff member submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (date of hire 5/3/2021) did not have a tuberculosis screening in their record. 2. Staff #2, director, confirmed that Staff #3 did not have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening in their record.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 116 words
“8VAC20-780-270. A. Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. The Little Tykes car in the toddler playground was broken where the steering wheel was no longer on and there were two large screws protruding out of the exterior of it. A child was actively playing in the car and this poses an injury hazard to the toddlers in care. 2. Staff #1 and Staff #4 confirmed that the steering wheel was broken off the car. Staff #1 acknowledged the two screws protruding from the car posing an injury hazard.”
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8VAC20-780-40-D
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the license be posted in a place conspicuous to the public (? 22.1-289.011 of the Code of Virginia). Evidence: 1. Upon walking into the center, the license was not posted in a place conspicuous to the public. 2. Staff #2 confirmed that the license was not posted.”
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8VAC20-780-430-A
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that the equipment be of an appropriate size for the child using it. Evidence: 1. During outdoor play on the playground, approximately 4 toddlers, ages 12 months to 16 months, were observed climbing and playing on a playground apparatus that is designated for children ages 2-5 years old. 2. The toddler teachers and assistant director, Staff #1, confirmed the toddlers under the ages of 2 years old play on the playground apparatus that was not of an appropriate size for the child using it as it is designated for children ages 2-5 years old.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 105 words
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each center maintain and keep a separate record for each child enrolled which contain the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. Evidence: 1. Child #1 (date of enrollment 7/11/22) did not have an address for one of the two designated people to call in case of an emergency. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that for Child #1?s record there was no address for one of the two designated people to call in case of an emergency.”
Jul 26, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each staff submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (date of hire 6/07/2021) has a tuberculosis screening date of 8/16/21 which is outside of the required timeframe. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Staff #3 did not have their tuberculosis screening 30 days prior to the date of their employment and prior to coming in contact with children at the center.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 216 words
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, be maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1. In the toddler room, there was a fan on a high shelf that was in use not bolted to the wall and not secure making it a tipping and injury hazard to children in care. 2. Toddler staff confirmed the fan was not secure, not bolted to the wall, and posed as a potential injury hazard. 3. On the toddler playground, there are seven large metal screws, approximately an inch and a half in circumference that are protruding out of the ground on a playset apparatus. This poses a tripping and injury hazard to the children in care. 4. Staff #2 confirmed the seven screws were protruding from the ground and that it poses a tripping and injury hazard. 5. There is peeling paint throughout the entire center, both indoor and outdoor, in which dry paint chips are observed on the floor in the classrooms and on the playground. The areas of peeling paint are in reach of children. 6. Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed that there is peeling paint throughout the building, both inside and outdoors, in reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 98 words
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that children’s records contain the work phone number of each parent who has custody. Evidence: 1. Child #1 (date of enrollment 4/25/2022) does not contain the work phone numbers for both custodial parents in their record. 2. Child #2 (date of enrollment 7/11/2022) does not contain the work phone number for the custodial parent in their record. 3. Staff #1 and Staff #2 confirmed that Child #1 and Child #2 do not have work phone numbers of their parents listed to their record.”
May 6, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health was obtained before the child can attend the center.
“Evidence: 1. The record for child 1 (date of enrollment: 4/6/21) does not contain documentation of immunizations. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for child 1 is lacking documentation of immunizations.”
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Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child’s attendance or within one month after attendance.
“Evidence: 1. The record for child 1 (date of enrollment: 4/6/21) does not contain documentation of a physical examination. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for child 1 is lacking documentation of a physical examination.”
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Based on a review of the most recent fire inspection and interview, the center did not ensure that the annual fire inspection from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction is provided.
“Evidence: 1. Documentation of the most recent fire inspection is dated 2/1/21. 2. The center director confirmed that the most recent fire inspection is expired.”
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Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin.
“Evidence: 1. There is chipped and peeling paint along the baseboards of the center on the toddler playground. 2. There is chipped and peeling paint on the metal post of the funnel ball hoop and on the freestanding crawl tunnel on the school-age playground. 3. The center director confirmed that the items listed above are not currently in a safe and operable condition.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 16, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 4, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| May 6, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 20, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 125 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2023 | 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 121 child care providers in the City of Chesapeake, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 23.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| La Petite Academy #7137 This child care provider | 23 |
| Greenbrier KinderCare | 27 |
| La Petite Academy #7134 | 26 |
| Greenbrier Christian Academy | 5 |
| Great Bridge Preschool | 17 |
| Tidewater Community Church | Not given |
| The YMCA of South Hampton Roads-Crestwood Elementary School | 23 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Greenbrier Primary School | 35 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Greenbrier Intermediate School | 20 |
| The YMCA Of South Hampton Roads-B. M. Williams | 32 |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS ? GEORGETOWN PRIMARY | 12 |
| Montessori Academy of Virginia - Chesapeake | 9 |
| Right Start Early Childhood Center | 32 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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