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First Baptist Church of Martinsville

23 Starling Avenue, Martinsville VA 24112 · License #26085 · Religious Exempt Child Day Center

Exempt
Capacity 190 childrenAges 1 mo – 12 yrLast inspected Apr 7, 2026
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Director
Elizabeth Kotchish
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23 Starling Avenue, Martinsville VA 24112 · Directions

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Religious Exempt Child Day Center

Ages served

1 month - 12 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 190 children
6
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
8
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.8
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Apr 7, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-530-B · For each group of children, the vendor shall maintain a record of daily

    attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Over a period of several months, Child 1 had been checked into the center on multiple dates when the child was not actually in care. Attendance was not documented as it occurred.

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Aug 15, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-530-B · For each group of children, the vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

    The attendance records for Classrooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 did not document the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurred on 08/15/2025.

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Aug 15, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.031-A-4 · REPEAT VIOLATION

    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 them from caring for children under their supervision. The health exam for Staff 2 was 2 months overdue. The health exam for Staff 3 was 2 months overdue. There was not a record of a health exam on file for Staff 4.

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Aug 15, 2025 — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jan 15, 2025 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-520-A · The vendor shall ensure compliance with the terms of the vendor agreement.

    The Subsidy Vendor Agreement (9.4) states that each parent or guardian shall record the child?s arrival and departure into the VA-ECC system using the point-of-service hardware device. Staff 2 verified that the center records the children?s arrival and departure using the point-of-service hardware device to ensure payment is received.

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Apr 12, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.031-A-4 · Based on record review, the provider failed to obtain documentation that each person in a supervisory position has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.

    Evidence: The record for Staff 1 did not contain documentation that Staff 1 has been certified by a practicing physician or physician assistant to be free from disability which would prevent him from caring for children under his supervision.

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Apr 8, 2024 — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 8, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-520-F · Based on observation and staff interviews, the vendor failed to maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work directly with children, a current written list of all children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions.

    Evidence: The record for Child 7 contained documentation of a diagnosed food allergy. There was not a current written list of all children?s allergies accessible to all staff who work directly with children. Staff 7 confirmed that there was not a list of all children?s allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions.

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May 18, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.058 · Based on inspection, the Vendor failed to ensure each building that was built before 2015 and houses a child day programs is equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.

    EVIDENCE: Center was not equipped with a carbon monoxide detector.

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May 18, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 23, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22VAC40-665-560-A · Based on record review, the Vendor failed to obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before attending the center.

    EVIDENCE: Record for Child #2 did not include documentation of the child's immunizations. Child #2 was enrolled on 5/10/2021.

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Mar 23, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Apr 7, 2026 inspection noted: “attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Over a period of several months, Child 1 had been checked into the cente…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Aug 15, 2025 inspection noted: “The attendance records for Classrooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 did not document the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurred on 08/15/2025.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Aug 15, 2025 inspection noted: “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 the…” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error