Aquia Harbour Preschool
A child day center in Stafford, Virginia 22554
1106 Spain Drive, Stafford, Virginia 22554. (540) 659-5771.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 102026 the latest visit on record
- 18 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 10, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Sep 10, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
“Child A and child B, who have been enrolled for seven days, have a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their files.”
Feb 19, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the agent has resided in the preceding five years.
“Agent A, who has been on the board for three months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from the state Agent A has resided in the last five years.”
Sep 30, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-530-A
“At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in both CPR and first aid. Staff A and Staff B were alone with a group of ten, three-year-old children and were not certified in CPR or first aid.”
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A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
“Child A, who has been enrolled for one month, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.”
May 15, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire.
“Staff A, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by more than seven months.”
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The center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for staff that contains all of the required information.
“The record for Staff A, employed for more than nine months, was missing the following required components: 1.) Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.”
Apr 4, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 142 words
“Based on review of five agent records it was determined that an out of state central registry check was not initiated within 30 days for agents who have lived outside of Virginia within the last five years. In addition, out of state criminal history checks were not initiated for agents who have lived outside of Virginia within the last five years before the first day of their position. Evidence: 1.) Agent A who has been a board member since September 2023 did not have an out of state central registry check for Ohio and DC on file. 2.) Agent A did not have documentation of an out of state criminal history check for DC on file. 3.) Agent B who has been a board member since September 2023 did not have an out of state central registry check for Maryland on file.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Based on review of five children’s records it was determined that not all records contained documentation of a physical on file within the first thirty days of enrollment. Evidence: The record for child A (start date: 02/04/2023) did not have documentation of a physical on file.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on review of two staff records it was determined that not all records contained documentation of completing The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within the first 90 days of employment. Evidence: The record for Staff A who has been employed for the entirety of the school year beginning September 2023, did not have documentation of completion of the Virginia Pre-Service Training on file.”
Dec 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on review of five children’s records it was determined that not all records were complete. Evidence: The records for child A (start date: 01/22/23) and child B (start date: 01/22/23) did not have documentation of proof of identity on file as required.”
Mar 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289-036-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“Based on review of four board officer records and interview, the center did not obtain the results of a criminal history record check, sex offender registry check, or central registry check from all states in which a board officer has resided within the past five years within 30 days of becoming a board officer. Evidence: Board Officer #1, who became a board officer in August 2022, indicated on their sworn statement that they had resided in Rhode Island within the past five years. There are no results from a criminal history record check, sex offender registry check, or central registry check from Rhode Island on record for Board Officer #1.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 3, 2028.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 18 children.
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 87 child care providers in Stafford County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Aquia Harbour Preschool This child care provider | 10 |
| KinderCare Learning Center | 34 |
| Ms. Sheila Johnson | 6 |
| Ebenezer United Methodist Church | 5 |
| Regester Chapel United Methodist Church | 0 |
| Ms. Deborah Williams | 5 |
| YMCA SAC At Widewater Elem School | 11 |
| YMCA SACC at Winding Creek Elem School | 7 |
| YMCA SACC At Anthony Burns Elementary School | 11 |
| YMCA SACC at Hampton Oaks Elementary | 18 |
| YMCA SACC at Park Ridge Elementary | 25 |
| Mercedes Martell | 23 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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