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Bright Bee Academy

5531 Belmont Road, North Chesterfield VA 23234 · License #4286 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 194 childrenAges 1 mo – 12 yrLast inspected Apr 15, 2026
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Director
Mr. Paul Sarver
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Address
5531 Belmont Road, North Chesterfield VA 23234 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Cindy Horne · (804) 297-4469

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

1 month - 12 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 194 children
9
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
12
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 15, 2026 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.035-A · The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

    The most recent sworn statement for staff #1 was overdue by 17 days.

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Jan 21, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.036-A · The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.

    The most recent sworn statement for board member #1 was overdue by 10 days.

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Sep 16, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-70 · ***Repeat Violation***

    Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. The record for staff #3 did not have reference checks which are overdue by 134 days.

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Sep 16, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-600-F · Staff shall complete the departments health and safety update course annually.

    The record for staff #5 did not have documentation of the completing the health and safety course for 2025.

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

    8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · All staff are required to have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #3, employed for over seven months, did not have documentation of current CPR certification.

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

    8VAC20-780-160-A · Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.

    The screening for staff # 5 was completed 64 days prior to hire.

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Oct 15, 2024 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-550-P · The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence as required by the Standards.

    1. The accident report for child #1 did not contain documentation of staff present, any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury, and staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures 2. The accident report for child #2 did not contain documentation of staff present and any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury.

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Oct 15, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 15, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-160-C · A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.

    The record for staff #5 had a TB screening seven days past the date of the last TB screening.

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Feb 22, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-130-A · Repeat Violation

    Based on a review of children's records, the center did not ensure that each child's record contained documentation of immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Evidence: The record for child #6 (enrolled: 8/14/23) did not have immunizations signed by a physician.

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Feb 22, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 8, 2023 — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 27, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff obtained fingerprint results prior to hire.

    Evidence: The record for Staff #3 (hire date 6/26/2023) did not contain a fingerprint-based background check determination letter from the Office of Background Investigation prior to employment.

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Jun 27, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 5, 2022 — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 5, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on a review of children's records, the provider did not ensure each record contained documentation of immunizations prior to attending the child day center.

    Evidence: The record for child #9( start date: 3/29/21) did not include documentation of immunizations.

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Oct 5, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 17, 2022 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a · Based on review of records and interview, the center did not obtain required background checks for each board officer and agent within 30 days after the change.

    Evidence: 1 The record for Officer #2 (office date 02/08/2022) did not contain central registry results. During interview, Administrator stated officer #2 was appointed to office on 02/08/2022, but the required central registry results for the officer was not obtained within 30 days after start of office.

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Feb 17, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident 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 15, 2026 inspection noted: “The most recent sworn statement for staff #1 was overdue by 17 days.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Jan 21, 2026 inspection noted: “The most recent sworn statement for board member #1 was overdue by 10 days.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Sep 16, 2025 inspection noted: “Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. The record for staff #3 did not have refe…” — what has changed since then?

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