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Loving Care Day Care

955 Bird Lane, Salem VA 24153 · License #926895 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 90 childrenAges 1 mo – 5 yrLast inspected Jun 23, 2026
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Director
Mr. David Scott Hudson
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Address
955 Bird Lane, Salem VA 24153 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Nicole Scott · (804) 588-2372

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

1 month - 5 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 90 children
6
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
0.5
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Jun 23, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 4, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 4, 2025 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-270-A · Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

    The cabinet doors underneath the changing table in the infant classroom, were not secured tightly creating a pinching hazard.

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May 19, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 15, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • 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.

    In the pre-k classroom the boarder of the window seal had been picked at by the children. Then metal was exposed and the drywall was cracked.

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Jul 31, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jul 31, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-440-L · Based on observations, the Licensee failed to ensure pillows are not used by children under two years of age.

    EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector observed 2 infants under the age of 12 months sleeping in their individual cribs laying on boppy pillows.

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Apr 5, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 5, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-500-B · Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that there was a non-absorbent surface to change diapers on.

    EVIDENCE: There was a small hole in the diaper changing pad in the infant room.

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Nov 30, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on record review, the center failed to obtain documentation that a child had received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child began attendance at the center.

    EVIDENCE: Child 4 began attending the center on 10/10/2023 and documentation of immunization was not provided until 10/16/2023.

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Nov 30, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 11, 2023 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-350-B-1 · Based on observation, the center failed to maintain staff to child ratios in a classroom.

    EVIDENCE: There were five (5) children observed in care in the infant room. The youngest child was 4 months old. The required ratio is 1 staff to 4 children.

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Jan 24, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jan 24, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-350-B-2 · Based on observation and staff interview, the center failed to ensure that staff-to-children ratio specified in Table 2 are required whenever children are in care.

    Evidence: Administrative Staff #1 stated upon licensing staff?s arrival that a staff person in the 16-24 month classroom was out sick. The 16-24 month classroom had 7 children and 1 staff upon licensing staff entering the room for monitoring at approximately 10:50am and remained out of ratio at licensing staff?s departure from the center at 1:11pm.

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Aug 4, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Aug 2, 2022 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-140-A · Based on review of three children?s records, the center failed to ensure that all physical examination records were obtained before the child?s attendance or within 30 days after attendance.

    Evidence: Child #1 first date of attendance was 05/05/2022 and on the day of the inspection did not have the required physical examination record.

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Feb 16, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Aug 20, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Aug 20, 2021 — 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 Dec 4, 2025 inspection noted: “The cabinet doors underneath the changing table in the infant classroom, were not secured tightly creating a pinching hazard.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The May 15, 2025 inspection noted: “In the pre-k classroom the boarder of the window seal had been picked at by the children. Then metal was exposed and the drywall was cracked.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Jul 31, 2024 inspection noted: “EVIDENCE: Licensing Inspector observed 2 infants under the age of 12 months sleeping in their individual cribs laying on boppy pillows.” — what has changed since then?

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