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Dogwood Preschool
6000 Grove Avenue, Richmond VA 23226 · License #1109011 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Catherine Batten
- Phone
- (804) 665-4902
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 6000 Grove Avenue, Richmond VA 23226 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Florence Martus · (804) 389-0157
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 110 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
22.1-289.036-B-2 · The center must request a search of the central registry within 30 days of appointment as a board member.
Board Member #6, who had been appointed more than 18 months, did not have a central registry search requested.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · ***Repeat Violation***
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The hallway bathroom had holes, peeling paint, and drywall showing where the toilet holder had been installed.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
The hallway bathroom did not have a toilet paper holder. The wall had drywall showing where the holder had been installed.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
The record for child #4 did not have documentation of the name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-160-C · Based on a review of staff records, the center did not ensure that subsequent communicable tuberculosis (TB) screenings were conducted at least every two years from the date of the initial screening.
Evidence: 1. The record for staff #4 had a TB screening / test on 9/21/23. The TB screening / test needed to be completed before 8/15/21
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center did not ensure staff had the satisfactory results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check prior to employment.
Evidence: 1. The record for staff #4 (employed: 9/08/23) did not contain the results of the fingerprint-based national criminal background check prior to employment. The results were dates 9/11/23. 2. The administrator stated that staff #4 did not have the fingerprint results prior to employment.
- Violation
22.1-289-036-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure board member and/or agent records contained documentation of criminal history record results, sex offender registry check results and a child abuse and neglect search request from any state in which the individual has resided in the past five years.
Evidence: 1. The records of board member #4 and agent #2 did not documentation of criminal history record results, sex offender registry check results and a child abuse and neglect search request from any state in which the individual has resided in the past five years. 2. The Sworn Statement or Affirmation for board member #4 and agent #2 indicated that the members have lived outside of Virginia within the past five years. 3. A member of management verified that the record checks had not been submitted within the required time frame.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on observation, the center did not ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
Evidence: In room #1, the bathroom light was not working at the time of the inspection. In room #3 and room # 6 the toilet seats were stained yellow and brown. In room #6, the bathroom sink had a bottom cabinet door missing.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on record review and interview, the center did not ensure staff obtained fingerprint results prior to hire.
Evidence: 1. The records for staff #3 (employed 8/30/21), staff #4 (02/06/2023) and staff #5 (employed 2/13/23) did not contain a fingerprint-based background check determination letter from the Office of Background Investigation prior to employment.
- Violation
22VAC40-185-280-B · Based on observation, the center did not ensure that all hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
Evidence: In the cabinet located in classroom #1, two containers of Cascade, labeled "Caution,? and "Keep out of reach of children," one container of Comet, labeled ?Keep out of reach of children,? and ?Caution,? one container of 409 cleaner, labeled ?Keep out of reach of children,? and ?Caution.? In the closet in classroom #4, one container of Clorox cleaner, labeled ?Keep out of reach of children,? and ?Warning.?
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Apr 20, 2026 inspection noted: “Board Member #6, who had been appointed more than 18 months, did not have a central registry search requested.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Dec 3, 2025 inspection noted: “The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The hallway bathroom…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Apr 30, 2025 inspection noted: “The hallway bathroom did not have a toilet paper holder. The wall had drywall showing where the holder had been installed.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error