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Foundations Learning Academy at Midlothian
3700 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond VA 23224 · License #1107723 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Ms. Shunta Summers
- Phone
- (804) 231-2149
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 3700 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond VA 23224 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Molly Muscat · (804) 588-2367
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 105 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
8VAC20-780-370-1 · When an infant is placed in his crib, he shall be placed on his back (supine).
In the infant classroom, an infant was observed being put to sleep on their stomach while lying in a crib.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #1, who had been employed for eight days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-270-A · Based on observation, the center failed to ensure areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
On August 20, 2025, the inspector observed on the hallway floor leading to the cafeteria where children ages 16 months to school age eat, a collection of insect remains.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-140-A · Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
There was a physical examination in the record of child #1, dated three months after the enrollment date. There was a physical examination in the record of child #4 that was dated two months after the enrollment date.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-340-A · When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care, protection, and guidance.
On 03/13/2025 Staff #1 left a child unsupervised in the gym to use the restroom. No other staff was alerted to the teacher being indisposed. The child was able to exit the gym, leave through the front doors of the center, exited through an open gate in the parking lot, and into the road before staff were able to secure the child again. The opening in the parking lot gate is approximately 50 feet from the road where the child was found by a police officer.
- 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.
1. The record for child #1 (enrolled for two months) was missing the parents work number. 2. The record for child # 3 (enrolled for two months) was missing the parent?s work contact number. 3. The record for child #4 and child #5, did not contain documentation of child updates and confirmation of up-to-date information.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-A · Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that all employees shall undergo background checks every five years.
Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 contained a national criminal background check dated 3/2/2018. Staff #2 should have undergone a criminal background check on or before 3/2/2023.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · (Repeat violation) Based on a review of staff records and interview, the center failed to ensure that each staff record contained a central registry finding within 30 days of employment.
Evidence: 1. The record of staff #2, hired August 14, 2023, contained documentation of a central registry finding dated October 11, 2023. 2. The director acknowledged that the central registry was not completed within 30 days of employment.
- Violation
8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on record review, the center failed to ensure that staff have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration.
Evidence: 1. Staff #5?s (DOH 1/3/2023) record did not contain documentation of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). 2. The director verified that staff #5 had not completed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Apr 6, 2026 inspection noted: “In the infant classroom, an infant was observed being put to sleep on their stomach while lying in a crib.” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Sep 25, 2025 inspection noted: “Staff #1, who had been employed for eight days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Aug 20, 2025 inspection noted: “On August 20, 2025, the inspector observed on the hallway floor leading to the cafeteria where children ages 16 months to school age eat, a collection of insect…” — what has changed since then?
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