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Canterbury Community Nursery School
601 North Parham Road, Richmond VA 23229 · License #1106977 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Mia White
- Phone
- (804) 741-4118
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 601 North Parham Road, Richmond VA 23229 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Lauren Bickford · (540) 280-0742
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- Does not accept Child Care Subsidy Program
- Licensed for 135 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
8VAC20-780-400-B · Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior.
On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicking and screaming to the sink?. S2 confirmed in an interview on 02/20/2026, that S1 physically removed a child from the carpet due to him not following directions to wash his hands.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-340-F · Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-4 · 22.1-289.035 B 4
Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed for more than 16 months, did not have documentation requesting a central registry check from one state.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-4 · Repeat Violation
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S2, employed for 3 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. S1 did not have central registry search results within the required time frame.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-4 · Repeat Violation
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S1, employed for more than 4 months, did not have documentation of the sexual offender registry check and central registry check. S4, employed for more than 5 months, did not have documentation of the central registry check.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that all applicants for employment shall
submit to fingerprinting and undergo a national criminal background check prior to employment. Evidence: The record for S10, employed 08/30/2023 did not have results of a national criminal background check prior to the first day of employment. The record did not contain results of a criminal record check.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-A · Based on a review of staff records and interview on March 3, 2022, the center failed to obtain central registry search results every five years for all employees.
Evidence: The record staff #2 contained documentation of central registry results dated 12/28/16. Administration acknowledged the repeat registry check was not completed.
- Violation
22VAC40-191-60-B · Based on a review of staff records, the center did not ensure to obtain a Sworn Statement from each staff prior to employment.
Evidence: The record of Staff #1 (DOH 8/23/21) did not contain documentation of a sworn statement.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Feb 20, 2026 inspection noted: “On October 15, 2025, S1 posted on social media that she had to ?full body wrestle? a child because he refused to wash his hands, and she had to ?carry him kicki…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Feb 20, 2026 inspection noted: “On 01/23/2026, 3-year-old, C1 was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff for over 4 minutes after being left alone on the playground.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Feb 20, 2026 inspection noted: “Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S5, employed…” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error