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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0860\">860<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0861\">861<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1409845,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354723,"identifier":"22.1-289.054","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.054","url":"\/22.1-289.054\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-289.054\/","token":"22.1\/14.1\/8\/22.1-289.054","dublin_core":{"Title":"Visitation by parents or guardians in child day programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-289.054","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>A custodial <span class=\"dictionary\">parent<\/span> or guardian shall be admitted to any <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span>. For purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span>&#8221; is one in which a person or organization has agreed to assume responsibility for the supervision, protection, and well-being of a child under the age of 13 for less than a 24-hour period, regardless of whether it is licensed. Such right of admission shall apply only while the child is in the <span class=\"dictionary\">child day program<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVISITATION BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS IN CHILD DAY PROGRAMS (\u00a7 22.1-289.054)\n\nA custodial parent or guardian shall be admitted to any child day program. For\npurposes of this section, &#8220;child day program&#8221; is one in which a\nperson or organization has agreed to assume responsibility for the supervision,\nprotection, and well-being of a child under the age of 13 for less than a\n24-hour period, regardless of whether it is licensed. Such right of admission\nshall apply only while the child is in the child day program.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 860, 861.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}