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Advent Christian Childcare Center
8079 Studley Road, Mechanicsville VA 23116 · License #3506 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Pamela Dicken
- Phone
- (804) 746-0279
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 8079 Studley Road, Mechanicsville VA 23116 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Heather Dapper · (804) 625-2304
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
- Licensed for 199 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
22.1-289.036-A · Based on a review of officers' background checks, the center did not obtain the required repeat background checks for two officers every five years.
Evidence: 1) The most recent sworn statement in the record for Officer #1 was dated 12/10/21. The previous sworn statement was dated 10/25/16 and expired on 10/25/21. 2) The most recent central registry finding in the record for Officer #1 was dated 01/25/22. The previous central registry finding was dated 11/30/16 and expired on 11/30/21. 3) The most recent sworn statement in the record for Officer #2 was dated 12/02/21. The previous sworn statement was dated 11/15/16 and expired on 11/15/21. 4) The most recent central registry finding in the record for Officer #2 was dated 01/24/22. The previous central registry finding was dated 11/22/16 and expired on 11/22/21.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
In room #9, The ends of six carpet squares were curled over and no longer adhered to the floor posing a tripping hazard.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-150-B · Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department.
The immunization record for child #1, enrolled for 13 days, was not signed or dated.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-240-D · Prior to working alone with children and within seven days of the first day of employment, staff shall be provided in writing with the center's procedures required by this standard.
1. Management reported that the center does not have written procedures for supervising a child who may arrive after scheduled classes or activities including field trips have begun and procedures for identifying where attending children are at all times, including procedures to ensure that all children are accounted for before leaving a field trip site and upon return to the center. 2. Management reported that these procedures are reviewed verbally with staff during orientation.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-40-E · The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.
1. The center?s discipline policy states that ?The following actions or threats; therefore, are forbidden: Physical punishment, striking a child, roughly handling or shaking a child, restricting movement through binding or tying, forcing a child to assume and un-comfortable position or exercise as punishment". 2. On November 6, 2025, video footage showed staff #1 grabbed child #1 (2 years old) under the arm, and aggressively put him on the ground in response to the child attempting to bit staff #1.
- Violation
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.
Evidence: 1. In room #4, the step on trash can was not working.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-510-L · Medication shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
Medication was unlocked in a cabinet, in the kitchen, out of reach of children.
- Violation
22.1-289.036-A · Based on a review of board member records, the center did not ensure that current board members had the required repeat background checks every 5 years.
Evidence: 1. The record of board member #1 contained documentation of the results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check update dated 7/10/2023. The last fingerprint-based national criminal background check result in record is dated 6/29/18. 2. The record of board member #2 contained documentation of the results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check update dated 7/18/2023 The last fingerprint-based national criminal background check result in record is dated 7/02/18.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-A · Based on a review of staff records, the center did not ensure that staff had the required repeat background checks every 5 years.
Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 contained a fingerprint based criminal history record information check dated 9/12/18 and 10/04/23. 2. The record for staff #1 contained central registry results dated 10/09/17 and 12/23/22.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The A recent inspection noted: “Evidence: 1) The most recent sworn statement in the record for Officer #1 was dated 12/10/21. The previous sworn statement was dated 10/25/16 and expired on 10/…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Apr 13, 2026 inspection noted: “In room #9, The ends of six carpet squares were curled over and no longer adhered to the floor posing a tripping hazard.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Mar 17, 2026 inspection noted: “The immunization record for child #1, enrolled for 13 days, was not signed or dated.” — what has changed since then?
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