Aquinas Montessori School
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22309
8334 Mt. Vernon Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 780-8484.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 192026 the latest visit on record
- 70 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 Oct 19, 2026.
3 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
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 15, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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The Child day center is required to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which an employee has resided in the preceding five years.
“Staff #1 did not have documentation of the results of an out-of-state search of the child abuse and neglect registry for a state in which the employee has resided in the preceding five years.”
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The Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course is required to be completed within 90 calendar days of employment for all staff.
“Staff #1 was employed for over 90 calendar days and had not completed The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course at the time of the inspection.”
Oct 30, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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An inspection report showing annual approval from the health department is required to be on file at the facility.
“The facility did not have documentation of annual approval from the health department on file at the time of the inspection.”
May 1, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of staff records, 2 out of 3 staff did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.
“Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (doh: 1/31/2023) did not have documentation of completing the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course on file at the time of the inspection. 2. Staff # (3doh: 1/11/2023 did not have documentation of completing the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course on file at the time of the inspection.”
Oct 19, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of staff records, 1 out of 3 staff did not have a tuberculosis screening at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing.
“Evidence: 1. Staff #3’s (doh: 9/2016) most recent documentation of tuberculosis screening on file was dated 9/29/2020.”
Mar 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289-036-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 146 words
“Based on a review of staff records, the child day center did not obtain a copy of the criminal history record information check, sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which an employee has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: 1. Staff #3 (doh: 8/29/2019) did not have documentation of an out-of-state criminal history record information check from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years. 2. Staff #3 did not have documentation of an out-of-state sex offender check from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years. 3. Staff #3 did not have documentation of an out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry search from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 15, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 1, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Nov 3, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 70 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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 3.
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 | 6 |
| Engleside Baptist Church | 0 |
| Aquinas Montessori School This child care provider | 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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