CHESTER, Va. — The Virginia Department of Education intends to revoke the religious exemption granted to Fortress of God Childcare after a child from the daycare was found wandering in a nearby road on Friday .
An exemption is required for a religious childcare facility to operate.
Under Virginia’s state code , religious institutions that run daycares are exempt from a number of state licensure requirements that would be required of a typical non-religious affiliated child day center, but they have to have to file a “statement of intent to operate a child day center” to the state…