St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
A religious exempt child day center in N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23236
4101 Fordham Road, N. Chesterfield, Virginia 23236. (804) 276-8303.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Dec 22025 the latest visit on record
- 136 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?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Dec 2, 2025.
2 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
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Dec 2, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to establish and implement procedures to ensure children and staff wash their hands before eating and after toileting and diapering.
“A staff member was observed changing a child’s diaper in classroom #2. The staff member and the child did not wash their hands after the diaper change.”
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The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“1. The sworn statement for staff #1, who is currently working, was dated 3 months after their first day of employment. 2. The sworn statement for staff #3, who is currently working, was dated 3 months after their first day of employment. 3. The sworn statement for staff #5, who is currently working, was dated 3 months after their first day of employment.”
Feb 14, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-4
“Based on record review, the center did not ensure each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #9 (employment date: 9/2022) did not have documentation showing that they have been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from any disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.”
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22.1-289.035-A
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Based on record review, the facility failed to obtain repeat sworn statement or affirmation for four of nine staff within five years since the date of the last completed sworn statement or affirmation. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2 (employment date: 9/2017) had documentation of central registry results dated 9/24/17. 2. The record of staff #3 (employment date: 9/2017) had documentation of central registry results dated 10/18/17. 3. The record of staff #5 (employment date: 9/2016) had documentation of central registry results dated 10/18/17. 4. The record of staff #7 (employment date: 9/2016) had documentation of central registry results dated 10/17/17.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review, the center did not ensure 1 of 9 staff records contained documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search results prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #7 (employment date: 9/2020) had documentation of fingerprint based national criminal history search results dated 1/22/2021.”
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22.1-289.058
“Based on observation and an interview, the center did not ensure that the building serving preschool aged children was equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. Evidence: The licensing inspector did not see a carbon monoxide detector installed in the center. The center’s administrator stated that a carbon monoxide detector is not currently installed in the building.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure 3 of 9 staff records had documentation of central registry results within 30 days of employment and a completed sworn statement or affirmation prior to employment. Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (employment date: 9/2001) did not have documentation of a completed sworn statement or affirmation. 2. The record of staff #7 (employment date: 9/2020) had documentation of central registry results dated 2/10/2021 and a completed sworn statement of affirmation dated 1/13/2021. 3. The record of staff #9 (employment date: 9/2022) did not have documentation of a completed sworn statement or affirmation and central registry results dated 10/25/2022.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Apr 22, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 136 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 165 child care providers in Chesterfield County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| St. Luke’s United Methodist Church This child care provider | 2 |
| Kids World Learning Center | 14 |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | 4 |
| Central Baptist Church | 13 |
| Lutheran Church of Our Saviour | Not given |
| A Little Peace of Mind Day Care & Learning Center, Inc. | 18 |
| Midlothian Montessori | 28 |
| Ms. Helen Clarke | Not given |
| Christian Child Care Inc. | 26 |
| Cynthia Price | 1 |
| Shemik Sellars | 14 |
| Karen Wilson | Not given |
| Parents Expectations LLC | 35 |
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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