The Providence Nursery School
A child day center in Fairfax, Virginia 22031
9019 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. (703) 250-6101.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 242026 the latest visit on record
- 50 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 24, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2025. 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.
Sep 12, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Classroom #2 had two areas of chipping floor tile. Classroom #3 had a piece of play equipment with chipped/cracked leg and a chipping shelf.”
Aug 28, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Children were observed playing on the playground during the inspection. Areas on the playground that were in an unsafe condition included: -Cracking/splintering wood along the border of the sandbox. -Bent fencing extending over the top railing of the fence. -Rust along the bottom of the green metal railings on the equipment. -Peeling/chipped green paint areas: monkey bars, climbing handles, and climbing ladder. -Peeling paint and rusty pieces on the music board piece. -Crack in blue slide. -Front gate and fencing along the front of the playground is rusted.”
Mar 6, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to review and update the emergency preparedness plan.
“The last review and update to the emergency preparedness plan was 2/14/2022.”
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When food is brought from home the food container must be clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
“Two lunch containers observed in the hallway area were not dated and one was not labeled with a name.”
Apr 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a
“Based on record review, the child day center failed to obtain a renewal agent’s central registry background check results. Evidence: Renewal Agent #4’s record did not contain the results of a central registry check.”
Sep 18, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review, the center failed to obtain the results of a criminal record check for all staff. Evidence: Staff 1’s record did not contain the results of a criminal record check.”
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on record review, the center failed to obtain a sworn statement or disclosure for all staff. Evidence: Staff 1’s record did not contain a completed sworn statement or disclosure form.”
Mar 29, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, areas outside the center were not maintained in safe condition. Evidence: A wooden border on the playground was observed to be rotting exposing sharp wood and a metal staking rod.”
Apr 12, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, 2 of 5 children’s record did not contain the place of employment for each parent. Evidence: The records for Children #4 and #5 do not contain the name or work number for either parent’s employer, or a documentation that the parentis not employed.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 12, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 19, 2028.
- Ages: 1 year 8 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 50 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?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| The Providence Nursery School This child care provider | 5 |
| SACC at Mantua | 4 |
| SACC-Fairhill | 4 |
| Appletree School of Fairfax | 20 |
| Gan Israel Preschool | 34 |
| Nassiba Ishchanova | 14 |
| Sarah Lee | 14 |
| Rise and Shine Preschool I | 18 |
| SACC at Jim Scott Community Center | 7 |
| Balinda Bordley | 6 |
| Marina Graetzer | 12 |
| Ladybug Academy LLC | 6 |
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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