LeafSpring School at Hanover
MECHANICSVILLE, VA·Child Day CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address8218 Atlee Road, MECHANICSVILLE, VA, 23116
CountyHANOVER
Phone(804) 730-1010
Operating details
Hours6:30am - 6:30pm, Monday - Friday
Capacity257
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 4/21/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
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Location
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8218 Atlee Road, MECHANICSVILLE, VA, 23116, MECHANICSVILLE, VA 23116
Questions to ask on a tour
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- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- This is a large program - ask how children are grouped, how ratios are kept in each room, and how staff cover breaks
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
- Ask about their illness policy and which symptoms require a child to stay home
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 4/21/2026
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2026
- Medium-High riskStandard 84/21/2026
8VAC20-780-330-B
Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards. The mulch levels on the preschool playground, measured at approximately 3 inches in the fall zone areas.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 84/21/2026
8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was a table in the gym with a hole approximately 3 inches long and 2 ? inches wide.
Not corrected - Medium-Low riskStandard 84/21/2026
8VAC20-780-570-E
Prepared infant formula shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name. In the Infant I classroom, there were three bottles of formula that were not dated.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 84/21/2026
8VAC20-780-500-A
Children's hands shall be washed with soap and running water after toileting and any contact with blood, feces, or urine. Staff changed a child?s diaper in the infant II classroom and did not wash the child's hands with soap and water.
Not corrected
2025
- Medium-Low riskStandard 89/30/2025
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. The record for Child #4, #5, and #6, enrolled for over 30 days, was missing a home phone number for parents and a work number for parents. The records for child #7, #8, and #9, enrolled for more than 30 days, were missing a home phone number for parents. The record for child #10, enrolled for nine days, was missing a home phone number for parents and the parent?s work number.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 89/30/2025
8VAC20-780-330-B
Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards and shall be under equipment with moving parts or climbing apparatus to create a fall zone free of hazardous obstacles. The resilient surfacing around the play equipment on the preschool playground, had mulch that measured approximately 2 to 3 inches in depth.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 84/28/2025
8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Sanitizer wipes and Lysol were stored on top of a cubby in the Yellow Willow classroom.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 84/28/2025
8VAC20-780-410-1
The following actions thereof are forbidden roughly handling a child. During the inspection on April 4, 2025, the Licensing Inspector observed Staff #11 roughly pulling child #11, (14 months), by one arm in the infant classroom.
Not corrected
2024
- Medium riskStandard 811/4/2024
8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. A tuberculosis screening was due for staff #8 was due 4 months ago. An updated tuberculosis screening has not been completed.
Not corrected - Medium-Low riskStandard 811/4/2024
8VAC20-780-60-A
(Repeat Violation) Each center shall maintain and keep 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 who was enrolled 2 months ago, did not contain a home phone number for each parent. 2. The record for child #2 was enrolled 1 month ago, did not contain a home phone number for both parents. 3. The record for child #3 who was enrolled 3 months ago, did not contain a home phone number for both parents. 4. The record for child #4 who was enrolled 3 months ago, did not contain a home phone number for both parents. 5. The record for child #5 who was enrolled 2 months ago, did not contain a home phone number for both parents.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 811/4/2024
8VAC20-780-245-A
Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care. Staff #4 completed 7 of the 16 hours required hours in 2023.
Not corrected - Medium riskStandard 811/4/2024
8VAC20-780-270-A
(Repeat Violation) Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. In an activity room in the school age building, there was a large tangle of electric cords visible and accessible to children.
Not corrected
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Safety & Compliance Analysis
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Estimated monthly cost
$848/month
This is a modeled estimate — based on location, ages served, and program data — not the provider's actual tuition. Real prices vary by age group and services. Contact the daycare for current rates, fees, and availability.
Typical prices in Virginia run about $1,267/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Virginia by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: MECHANICSVILLE, HANOVER County
- Capacity: 257
- Type: Child Day Center
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