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Virginia Beach, VA 23462 · infants to school-age · Home daycare: the provider shares the address with families
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Gateway Freewill Baptist Church is a child care center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is license-exempt, for up to 150 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM. It describes a Faith-based approach, with infant care and preschool. It says it provides meals.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 15 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| MondayToday | 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Thursday | 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Friday | 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| Sunday | Not listed |
Programs
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license |
|---|---|
| Programs | Infant care and preschool |
| Approach | Faith-based (Christian) |
| Daily life | Meals provided |
| Child care subsidy | Accepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license |
| More | Founded 1966 |
| Licensed capacity | 150 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Gateway Freewill Baptist Church has not listed its tuition.
State record
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 22, 2026: 7 rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 15 rules in all
For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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8VAC20-790-600-B
“Within the first 90 days of employment or subsidy vendor approval all staff who work directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff. The vendor stated that not all staff working in the subsidy program have completed the required preservice training.”
22.1-289.035-A
“All applicants for employment will undergo a background check as required prior to employment and every five years thereafter. Staff #1 and 2 did not have fingerprint background check updated five years after the most recent background check was obtained. The background checks are past due for update.”
8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children, in addition to preservice and orientation training, will annually attend at least 16 hours of training. The vendor stated that not all staff working in the subsidy program have not obtained the required 16 hours of annual training.”
8VAC20-790-630-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in safe condition. There are shelving units in classrooms that are not secured to the wall and pose a toppling hazard.”
8VAC20-790-600-D-1
“All staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of employment current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The vendor stated that not all staff working in the subsidy program have completed the required (CPR) or first aid course.”
8VAC20-790-640-A
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access. There are unlocked cleaning materials in classrooms that are accessible to children in care.”
22.1-289.057-A
“Each child day program that serves preschool-age children will develop and implement a plan to test potable water. The facility did not have documentation of a plan to test potable water in either education/child care building.”
22.1-289.058
“Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was not a carbon monoxide detector in the child care building.”
8VAC20-790-600-I
“There shall be at least one staff on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing a daily health observation of children. There was not any documentation that any staff has current daily health observation in the staff records.”
8VAC20-790-790-A
“The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan. There was not a written emergency preparedness plan available during the inspection.”
8VAC20-790-630-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a Safe condition. The egress to outside was blocked by a latched child safety gate in the older toddler room.”
8VAC20-790-820-E
“Prepared infant formula shall be dated. None of the bottles stored in the infant room refrigerator were labeled with the date.”
8VAC20-790-560-A
“Staff shall be evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Nine out of nine staff records reviewed did not contain documentation of staff being free of TB in a communicable form.”
8VAC20-790-770-B-4
“The vendor may administer medication provided the medication is given only at the dose, duration, and method of administration specified on the manufacturers? label for the age or weight of the child needing the medication. Child #1, a 12-month-old, was administered medication with out documentation that a doctor was asked prior to administration as the manufacturer label states.”
8VAC20-790-780-C-2
“The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: One working, battery-operated radio. There was not a battery-operated radio available during the inspection.”
22.1-289.058
“Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. There was not a carbon monoxide detector in the child care building.”
8VAC20-790-600-I
“There shall be at least one staff on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing a daily health observation of children. There was not any documentation that any staff has current daily health observation in the staff records.”
8VAC20-790-790-A
“The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan. There was not a written emergency preparedness plan available during the inspection.”
8VAC20-790-630-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a Safe condition. The egress to outside was blocked by a latched child safety gate in the older toddler room.”
8VAC20-790-820-E
“Prepared infant formula shall be dated. None of the bottles stored in the infant room refrigerator were labeled with the date.”
8VAC20-790-560-A
“Staff shall be evaluated by a health professional and be issued a statement that the individual is determined to be free of communicable tuberculosis (TB). Nine out of nine staff records reviewed did not contain documentation of staff being free of TB in a communicable form.”
8VAC20-790-770-B-4
“The vendor may administer medication provided the medication is given only at the dose, duration, and method of administration specified on the manufacturers? label for the age or weight of the child needing the medication. Child #1, a 12-month-old, was administered medication with out documentation that a doctor was asked prior to administration as the manufacturer label states.”
8VAC20-790-780-C-2
“The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: One working, battery-operated radio. There was not a battery-operated radio available during the inspection.”
22.1-289.031-B-5 Complaint related: No
“Based on observations and interviews the center failed to ensure that the premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. Infant room: 1 - Infant 1 was left unattended with the bottle while laying on top of a horseshoe shaped pillow. a. There was a loose fitting pillow case over the horseshoe shaped pillow that posed an entanglement hazard. Staff 1 stated that the pillow case was not the original case for the pillow. 2 - Plastic sandwich baggies were observed hanging above each infant crib. The baggies were attached to the wall with push pins. Push pins pose a potential choking hazard. Plastic baggies pose a suffocation hazard. 3 - Infant 2 was sleeping in a crib with a loose fitting sheet. A loose fitting sheet poses an entanglement hazard. Physical plant 4- Additionally, a loosely installed plastic fencing was observed in the two-year-old room where a child in care was able to push the fencing over and landed on top of the barrier. Infant feeding: 5 - Staff 1 stated verbally and in writing that the feeding schedule was which lead to infant 1 not being fed for a period of three hours.”
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FAQ
No. Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists it as exempt from child care licensing in Virginia.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists the most recent visit on January 22, 2026, with 7 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 15 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
150, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.
Monday to Friday, 6:00 AM to 5:30 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (757) 499-6551 to ask.
(757) 499-6551.
5473 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, VA 23462. The nearest other daycare we list is Sowing Seeds Preschool, 0.3 miles away.