State takes action after repeated violations at Virginia daycare put children at risk

'Door handles would come off:' Virginia daycare where child was found wandering in road had prior violations

CHESTER, Va. When Andrea Dungee first started sending her then 1-year-old daughter to Fortress of God Childcare in Chester, she loved it.It was great. I didnt have issues, Dungee said.But, by late 2024, Dungee was so concerned about what she saw as health and safety issues there that she filed a complaint with the Virginia Department of Social Services.She expanded the daycare and thats when I started noticing things here and there that were a l…