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First Steps Learning Center LLC

8146 Elm Street, Mechanicsville VA 23111 · License #1109679 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 25 childrenAges 3 mo – 7 yrLast inspected Jun 11, 2026
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Director
Angela Irby
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Address
8146 Elm Street, Mechanicsville VA 23111 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Sharon Curlee · (804) 840-8312

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

3 months - 7 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 25 children
7
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
10
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.7
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Jun 11, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-130-E · The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. The record of child #3, under the age of two years, did not have an updated immunization record in file. An updated immunization record

    was due two months ago.

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

    8VAC20-790-600-F · Staff who work directly with children shall, in addition to preservice and orientation training, annually, attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department's health and safety update course. 1. Staff #1, employed for one year 17 days, did not have documentation of completing the annual health and safety update training. 2. The record of staff #2 contained documentation of the health and safety training dated 11/01/2024. There was no documentation of the updated training for 2025.

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

    8VAC20-780-240-A · The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. The record of staff #1, employed for one year and 17 days, did not have documentation of completing the Virgina Department of Education-sponsored orientation.

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Jun 3, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 3, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 3, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.035-B-4 · The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual

    has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #4, employed for two months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check and a criminal history record check from a state they resided in the preceding five years.

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Dec 12, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 12, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-70 · Repeat

    A complete staff record shall be kept for each staff person. The records for staff #3 did not contain documentation of two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency that were checked before employment or volunteering.

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Sep 9, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff #4, employed for 6 days, did not have documentation of a sworn statement.

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Apr 15, 2024 — Initial Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on review of three staff records and interview, the licensee did not obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

    Evidence: The record of staff #2, employed 04/15/2024, contained documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening dated 02/05/2024, exceeding 30 days prior to employment.

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Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Jun 11, 2026 inspection noted: “was due two months ago.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Jun 3, 2025 inspection noted: “has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #4, employed for two months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check and a criminal his…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Dec 12, 2024 inspection noted: “A complete staff record shall be kept for each staff person. The records for staff #3 did not contain documentation of two or more references as to character an…” — what has changed since then?

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