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Children of the Village Learning & Day Care Center
616 Bellwood Road, Newport News VA 23605 · License #1096145 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Mrs. Victoria P. Fitzgerald
- Phone
- (757) 595-7211
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 616 Bellwood Road, Newport News VA 23605 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Cassie Anderson-Leichty · (757) 409-4668
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 60 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
8VAC20-780-330-B · Based on observation, facility did not ensure there is adequate fall zones and resilient surfacing under and around climbing equipment and/or equipment with moving parts on the outside playground.
Evidence: The following was observed on outside playground: 1. There was approximately 3' between the tunnel train and arch climber where there should be at least 6'. 2. There was no resilient surfacing under and around the arch climber and tunnel train, both of which are pieces of climbing equipment.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-130-A · The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #5, who had been attending for three years, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-790-600-F · (Repeat Violation) Staff who work directly with children are required to annually attend the department's health and safety update course.
The health and safety update course was overdue by more than 7 months for staff #1 and was overdue by more than 1 month for staff #2.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-160-C · (Repeat Violation) At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening, staff members must obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening.
The most recent documentation of TB screening for staff #1 is more than 2 months overdue. The TB screening for staff #2 is more then 5 months overdue.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-80-A · (Repeat Violation). The program is required to maintain a written record of daily attendance, for each group of children, that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care, as it occurs. The written attendance record in the three year old room documented 5 children in care when 9 children were present. The written attendance record in the four year old room documented 8 children in care when 10 children were present.
- Violation
8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment or 90 days from subsidy vendor approval, current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.
Staff #1 has been employed for over 3 years and did not have documentation of current certification on record.
- Violation
22.1-289.011-F · The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 6/10/2024, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.
- Violation
8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on review, facility did not ensure 3 of 5 staff have current CPR certification.
Evidence: The records for staff #2, #3 and #4 had CPR certification that is expired 4/2024.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-160-C · Based on review, facility did not ensure staff complete an updated TB test or screening every two years.
Evidence: The record for staff #4 had a most recent TB test/screening dated 2/18/2022 which is more than two years old.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · Repeat violation
Based on observation, facility did not ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Evidence: The following was observed during inspection: 1. One of three toilets in the hall bathroom is not operable with a sign "out of order" on the lid. 2. Two signs 4' x 8' were observed propped against the building and fence on the outside playground. The signs were not secured, within reach of children when playing outside and could fall on someone. 3. Two tricycles on the playground were missing a foot pedal. 4. The privacy fence on one portion of the playground did not reach the ground level (approximately 1' opening) and could allow a child to crawl out of the play area. Owner stated trees had recently been removed that had blocked the openings.
- Violation
22.1-289.011-F · Based on observation, facility did not ensure the most recent inspection findings were posted in a consipicous place on the licensed premises.
Evidence: The most recent inspection findings dated February 2023 were not posted in the facility.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-410-1 · Based on interview, facility did not ensure the following actions or threats thereof are forbidden: physical punishment or striking a child.
Evidence: Staff #1 stated she popped child #1 while on a field trip on April 4, 2023. Staff #1 stated she did this in response to the child hitting her. Staff #1 demonstrated using the palm of her hand hitting the top of the child's hand and then stating "that hurts". "That hurts, doesn't it?" Staff #1 stated child #1 then cried.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on record review and staff interview the center did not maintain a record for each child enrolled which contained all of the required information.
Evidence: The director confirmed that the following items were missing from children?s records: ? The records for child #3 and #4 did not contain first date of attendance or proof of identity. ? The record for child #3 did not include documentation of a physical or documentation of immunizations.
- Violation
8VAC20-790-600-F · Based on review, center did not ensure 4 of 5 staff complete the department?s health and safety update course annually.
Evidence: The records for staff #1, #2, #3 and #4 did not complete the update training course in 2022. Director stated she was not aware the course needed to be completed each year.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on review, facility did not ensure 2 of 3 staff have completed background checks within 30 days of beginning employment.
Evidence: The records for staff # 1 (start date April 10, 2022) and staff #2 (start date April 10, 2022) did not have a completed central registry search. Facility had documentation that the forms were mailed on March 9, 2022 but there was no documentation of follow up with the central registry search unit to get an update on the status.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The A recent inspection noted: “Evidence: The following was observed on outside playground: 1. There was approximately 3' between the tunnel train and arch climber where there should be at lea…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Oct 28, 2025 inspection noted: “The health and safety update course was overdue by more than 7 months for staff #1 and was overdue by more than 1 month for staff #2.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Oct 28, 2025 inspection noted: “The most recent documentation of TB screening for staff #1 is more than 2 months overdue. The TB screening for staff #2 is more then 5 months overdue.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error