Chestnut Academy LLC
5005 South Amherst Highway
Madison heights, VA 24572
(434) 241-3087
Current Inspector: Krysten Hunt (804) 335-6724
Inspection Date: Oct. 7, 2025
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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8VAC20-780 Administration.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed.
- Comments:
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An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 10/07/2025 and 10/14/2025 and completed on 10/22/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:00 AM and ended at 12:15 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 20 children present and 4 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records, 6 staff on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.
Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 10/30/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-160-A Description: Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children.
The screening for Staff #4 did not have documentation of a TB screening in their record. Staff # 4 was working on the day of the inspection.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-240-B Description: Staff shall complete orientation training in prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of
assuming job responsibilities.
Staff # 1, 3 and 4 did not have documentation of orientation. Staff # 1 have been employed for 3 weeks, staff # 3 employed for over one month, and staff # 4 for 3 weeks.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-330-B Description: Resilient surfacing where playground equipment is provided shall comply with the minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the American Society for Testing and Materials.
Under the climbable equipment and the equipment with movable parts the amount of resilient surfacing required is 6 inches. The amount on the playground was an inch. Children are playing on the equipmentPlan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-340-D Description: Each grouping of children shall have at least one staff regularly present who meets lead teacher qualifications.
Staff #4, who did not meet lead teacher qualifications, was alone with a group of children.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-350-C Description: When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to children ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group.
The toddlers and 2-year-olds are on the playground together every day. There were 2 staff with 13 children aged 16 months -2 years. There should have been 3 staff present.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-450-A Description: Cribs when being used by infants shall have a bottom cover.
Child # 6 was asleep in a crib with no sheet. The child was laying on the plastic covering on the mattress.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Disclaimer:
A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.
The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.
