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Christopher Academy

3300 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth VA 23703 · License #1043441 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 100 childrenAges 3 yr – 12 yr
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Director
Ms. Davenport Donna
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Address
3300 Cedar Lane, Portsmouth VA 23703 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Heather Harrell · (757) 334-4329

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

3 years - 12 years 11 months
  • Does not accept Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 100 children
2
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
4
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

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

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Unknown — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 22, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 6, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jan 27, 2025 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.036-A · The center is required to have each officer or agent undergo background checks every five years.

    The most recent national criminal background check for board member 1 is overdue by a year and four months.

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Sep 23, 2024 — 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, prior to coming into contact with children and shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

    The screening for Staff 1 was completed two months before hire and the screening for Staff 2 was completed fifteen days after hire.

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Jan 4, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 6, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-70 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure that staff records contain all the required information.

    Evidence: 1. Staff 1's (date of hire: 1/7/22) job title is documented in the record as program leader. The record for staff 1 does not contain documentation to demonstrate that she possesses the education required for the job position of program leader. 2. The center director confirmed that the record for staff 1 is lacking the required documentation of education for a program leader.

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Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Jan 27, 2025 inspection noted: “The most recent national criminal background check for board member 1 is overdue by a year and four months.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Sep 23, 2024 inspection noted: “The screening for Staff 1 was completed two months before hire and the screening for Staff 2 was completed fifteen days after hire.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Jun 6, 2022 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. Staff 1's (date of hire: 1/7/22) job title is documented in the record as program leader. The record for staff 1 does not contain documentation to…” — what has changed since then?

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