Nicole Ferguson
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22309
7892 Steadman Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 780-2719.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 52026 the latest visit on record
- 12 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
10 inspections on record, the latest on May 5, 2026.
6 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
May 5, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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The following telephone numbers shall be posted in a visible area close to the telephone: 911 and the number for poison control.
“Emergency numbers are not posted.”
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care during all shifts that children are in care.
“The emergency evacuation drill for April 2026 was not conducted.”
Jun 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documentation of the orientation shall be signed and dated by the provider and substitute provider or by the provider and assistant.
“The assistants file does not have any record of orientation received.”
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The emergency evacuation drill shall be practiced monthly.
“The May 2025 emergency evacuation drill was not conducted.”
Dec 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“Based on the review of the caregiver records, the provider failed to get a subsequent TB screen for the assistant. Evidence: The assistant has a TB test that expired on 10/5/23.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on the review of children’s records, the provider failed to get some of the information needed to make the records complete. Evidence: 2 out of 4 children’s records reviewed are missing the second emergency contact. Child 2 and 3”
May 15, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.036-B-2
“Based on the review of staff records, the provider failed to get subsequent Background checks conducted. Evidence: The providers and a household members fingerprint checks are expired. Both reached 5 years in February 23.”
Dec 12, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“Based on record review, it was determined the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical examination for two enrolled children within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: 1. Child #1’s record and Child #2’s record did not contain a physical report and both started in the Program in August, 2022.”
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8VAC20-800-70-B
“Based on record review, it was determined the Provider could not demonstrate that she obtained all of the parent’s written acknowledgement of the receipt of the following information. Evidence: 1. 4 children’s files were reviewed and 2 were missing parent written acknowledgement about the Provider’s Emergency Preparedness Plan and that the Provider does not carry liability insurance.”
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8VAC20-800-830-C
“Based on interview and record review, it was determined the provider did not maintain documentation of shelter-in-place drills. Evidence: 1. Upon review of emergency response drills, only evacuation drills were recorded on the sheet for the last year. 2. The Provider stated she did the drills but did not record it on the sheet.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on record review it was determined the Provider did not obtain, before a child attended the family day home, documentation that the child has been adequately immunized. Evidence: 1. Child #2 has been enrolled in the home since August, 2022 and does not have an immunization record.”
Jun 16, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-200-C
“Based on record review, it was determined the Vendor did maintain documentation of the orientation for assistant #1.”
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8VAC20-800-830-A
“Based on record review it was determined one monthly evacuation inspection was not conducted in the past year.”
Dec 1, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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22VAC40-111-120-A
“Based on interview and record review, it was determined the Provider did not maintain in caregiver’s 1 record documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Evidence: 1. Provider stated she had a new assistant that started in early November. The Provider stated she didn’t have documentation of 2 references.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 16, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Dec 27, 2026.
- Ages: 3 months - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 6.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Nicole Ferguson This child care provider | 6 |
| Engleside Baptist Church | 0 |
| Aquinas Montessori School | 3 |
| SACC-Riverside | 8 |
| SACC at Washington Mill | 1 |
| SACC at Woodley Hills | 4 |
| Fauzia Zubair | 7 |
| Sunita Malvea | 7 |
| Elizabeth Tsamah | 9 |
| Dilshad Begum | 15 |
| Idalia Vigil Gomez | 12 |
| Cintia Alvarado | 10 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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