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Rivanna Child Development Center

325 Rivanna Plaza Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901
licensed capacity
180
open each week
5 days

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About Rivanna Child Development Center

Rivanna Child Development Center is a licensed child care center in Charlottesville, Virginia. It is licensed by the state, for up to 180 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 33 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsSchool-ageAccepts child care subsidyOpens before 7 AM

Ages served: infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children

From the state license
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Licensed capacity
180 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed
From the state license

Programs

Programs and care

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Child care subsidyAccepts state child care subsidiesFrom the state license
Licensed capacity180 childrenFrom the state license

Cost

Tuition and costs

Rivanna Child Development Center has not listed its tuition.

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State record

Inspection reports for Rivanna Child Development Center

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
License (Two Year)
Capacity
180 children
Ages
Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#1109969
See the state's record

Summary

5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jun 9, 2026: 9 rules cited

Rules cited on 5 of 5 visits · 33 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 13
  • Safety and hazards 9
  • Staff training and qualifications 3
  • Supervision and ratios 3
  • Records and paperwork 2
  • Food and nutrition 2
  • Building, equipment and play areas 1

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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  1. Jun 9, 2026Inspection9 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-160-C

      “A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. The updated screening for Staff #12 was due six weeks ago and has not yet been completed and the updated screening for Staff #15 was completed one month past due.”
    • Records and paperwork

      8VAC20-780-70

      “Each staff record shall contain documentation of orientation and information, to be kept at the center, about any health problems that may interfere with fulfilling the job responsibilities. 1. The records for staff #3 and staff #5 did not contain information about any health problems. 2, The record for staff #2 did not contain documentation of orientation.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      8VAC20-780-240-A

      “Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. 1. Staff #4 has not yet completed the course which is overdue by two weeks. 2. Staff #7 and Staff #11, who were working with children, have not yet completed this course which is overdue by five months. 3. Staff #12 and Staff #14, who were working with children, did not have documentation of completing the course which is overdue by eight months.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      8VAC20-780-530-A

      “The center is required to ensure that at least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid that shall include an in-person competency demonstration. Staff #10 and Staff #15, and Staff #9 and Staff #16 were observed working together in the Toddler 1 and Toddler 2 classrooms. These staff member's did not have current certification in CPR that included an in-person competency demonstration.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-550-E

      “Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Shelter in place procedures were not conducted in 2025.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-550-F

      “Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually. The center did not practice a lockdown procedure in 2025.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-550-G

      “Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation drills. There no emergency evacuation drill documented for April 2026.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      8VAC20-780-350-B-1

      “The required ratio for children ages birth to 16 months is one staff per four children. Two staff were supervising nine infants from approximately 9:34 a.m. - 9:38 a.m. During this time, Staff # 8 was diapering a child with her back turned to rest of the children.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-A

      “REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating and after toileting and diapering, and staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before and after feeding and diapering and before preparing or serving food or beverages. 1. Children and staff in the Toddler 2 room did not wash their hands before and after eating breakfast and staff did not wash their hands before serving the food and beverages. 2. In the Infant room, Staff #11 did not wash their hands before preparing bottles and staff #14 did not wash their hands before feeding infant #2. 3. In the Toddler 2 room, staff #16 did not wash their hands before and after two diaper changes and two children did not wash their hands after a diaper change.”
  2. Jan 29, 2026Inspection3 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-A

      “REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water or disposable wipes before and after eating and staff shall wash hands with soap and running water before and after diapering and before feeding or helping children with feeding, and preparing or serving food or beverages. 1. Infant #1 and infant #2's hands were not washed before and after eating. 2. Staff #1 did not wash hands before diapering and before feeding. 3. Staff #2 did not wash hands before preparing food and before feeding.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-280-B

      “REPEAT VIOLATION SYSTEMIC VIOLATION Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1. In the infant room, staff #2, left bleach water in an unlocked cabinet accessible to children, while cleaning the table.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-560-J

      “Tables and high chair trays shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. 1. The table and high chair trays were not sanitized in the infant room after each use.”
  3. Dec 3, 2025Inspection8 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-A

      “Repeat Violation Systemic Violation Staff's hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. Staff #1 did not wash their hands after changing a diaper.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-280-B

      “Repeat Violation Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1. There was a spray bottle of bleach water in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in Infant 1. The bleach water was within reach of the children.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-550-P

      “The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence and contain all the required information. Incident reports reviewed did not contain the date and time the parent was notified and documentation of how the parent was notified.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-510-F

      “The medication authorization shall be available to staff during the entire time it is effective. Child #1 and child #3 had no medication authorization available for medications that were on site.”
    • Food and nutrition

      8VAC20-780-570-E

      “Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. 1. At the time of the inspection two bottles in Infant 1 were not dated correctly. 2. At the time of the inspection five bottles in Infant 2 were not dated correctly.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-40-M

      “The center is required to keep a current list of all known allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions in each room or area where children are present. The list must be dated and kept confidential. 1. The list in the infant 1 classroom was dated for October 2025, which was not the most recent list in the center, and the lists in each classroom did not include child #3 that had enrolled two days ago.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-B

      “Repeat Violation Systemic Violation The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use and disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member’s hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. 1. Staff #1 did not sanitize the diaper changing surface after changing a diaper. The inspector had to intervene before another child was changed. 2. The foot-operated diaper storage system in the infant room was broken and staff used their hands, touching the exterior surface of the storage system.”
    • Food and nutrition

      8VAC20-780-560-G

      “When food is brought from home unused portions of opened food shall be discarded by the end of the day or returned to the parent. Baby food in a Tupperware container was still in the infant 1 refrigerator two days after it was dated.”
  4. Sep 25, 2025Inspection7 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-160-C

      “A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. Staff #4 updated screening was due over three weeks ago.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-A

      “Children’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting and staff’s hands shall be washed with soap and running water before and after a diaper change. 1. Child #4 did not wash hands after toileting. 2. Staff #1 did not wash hands before changing two children.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      8VAC20-780-340-F

      “Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. During the inspection, three children (age 2 years) were out of actual sight from Staff #1 for several minutes. Staff #1 was at the diapering table, which is out of sight, from the main portion of the classroom. Staff #1 was changing diapers for several minutes and could not see three children that were around the corner in the main area of the classroom.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-280-B

      “Repeat Violation Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1. There were two bottles of bleach water in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the infant room. The cap was not tightly on one bottle and bleach water spilled onto the inspector’s hand. These bottles were within reach of children. 2. There were Lysol wipes on a low shelf in a hallway bathroom.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      8VAC20-780-245-J-3

      “Any child for whom emergency medications have been prescribed shall always be in the care of a staff member or independent contractor who meets the requirements to administer the medication. There are no staff certified to administer an emergency medicine prescribed to child #6, who had been enrolled for over a month.”
    • Records and paperwork

      8VAC20-780-70

      “The center shall keep staff records with all the required information for each staff person. 1. The center did not have staff records for staff #5, who had been employed for approximately a month, and staff #6, who had been employed for over a month. 2. References for staff #5 were checked four days after employment and references for staff #6 were checked one month after employment. 3. Staff #1, identified as a program leader, did not have program leader qualifications on file.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-500-B

      “The diapering surface shall be cleaned with soap and at least room temperature water and sanitized after each use. Staff #1 changed a diaper and did not clean and sanitize the diapering surface after use and immediately changed another child’s diaper. Staff #1 said sanitizing isn?t done until all diapers are changed.”
  5. Jun 17, 2025Inspection6 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      22.1-289.058

      “Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a child day program that is licensed and serves preschool-age children shall be equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector. The center does not have a carbon monoxide detector.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      8VAC20-780-40-N

      “The center shall develop written playground safety procedures which shall include the method of maintaining resilient surfacing. The center's procedures do not include the method to maintain resilient surfacing.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      8VAC20-780-270-A

      “Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include, but not be limited to, splintered, cracked or otherwise deteriorating wood; chipped or peeling paint; visible cracks, bending or warping, rusting or breakage of any equipment; head entrapment hazards; and protruding nails, bolts or other components that could entangle clothing or snag skin. Multiple sinks through out the center had warped and peeling counters and cabinets creating splintering and pinching hazards. The baseboard was hanging off in the Toddler #2 room.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-280-B

      “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. Unlocked hazardous substances such as Pine Sol and sanitizer spray were found in four classrooms.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      8VAC20-780-510-L

      “Medication, except for those prescriptions designated otherwise by written physician's orders, including refrigerated medication and staff's personal medication, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. A medication labeled to keep out of reach of children was located in an unlocked cabinet above the sink in the Early Preschool 1 classroom.”
    • Safety and hazards

      8VAC20-780-550-C

      “Emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place procedures or maps shall be posted in a location conspicuous to staff and children on each floor of each building. The shelter-in-place procedures or map was not posted.”

Copied from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2012. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Rivanna Child Development Center

Is Rivanna Child Development Center licensed?

Yes. Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Rivanna Child Development Center last inspected?

Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists the most recent visit on June 9, 2026, with 9 rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Rivanna Child Development Center had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 33 rules across 5 of 5 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.

How many children can Rivanna Child Development Center care for?

180, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.

Does Rivanna Child Development Center accept child care subsidies?

Yes. The state record says it accepts child care subsidies.

What are Rivanna Child Development Center's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Rivanna Child Development Center cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (434) 243-5342 to ask.

What is Rivanna Child Development Center's phone number?

(434) 243-5342.

Where is Rivanna Child Development Center?

325 Rivanna Plaza Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901.

Sources: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety (license and visits).