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Farm School Preschool and Camps

A child day center in Herndon, Virginia 20171

2709 West Ox Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171. (703) 689-3104.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. Every month

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 25, 2026.

3 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

3 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Mar 17, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Medications that are not picked up by the parent within 14 days will be disposed of by the center by either dissolving the medication down the sink or flushing it down the toilet.

    “Child 8 had medication that expired in January of 2025, and it was not returned to the parents or disposed of within 14 days of expiration.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-P.

Sep 9, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.

    “In room 2 there was an extension cord accessible to children, that had 2 uncovered outlets.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-290-A-3.

Dec 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-780-510-I

    “Based on a review of medication, the center agreed to administer medication despite not meeting all requirements. Evidence: 1. The authorization for Child 4’s medication only allows Fairfax County Public Schools to administer the child’s medication.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-I.

Apr 10, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-780-510-I

    “Based on record review, the child day center administered medication in a way that was not in accordance with the prescriber’s dosage instructions. Evidence: The medication log for Child 7 documents that the child received 2 puffs from an inhaler on 11/29/2022. Both the medication authorization and the prescription label for the medication lists the dosage as “1 puff”.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-I.

Sep 29, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289-036-B-4

    “Based on record review, two renewal applicants did not have the results of an out-of-state central registry check from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: Renewal Applicants 1 and 2’s record did not contain the results of an out-of-state central registry from a state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.”

    Rule 22.1-289-036-B-4.

  • 22.1-289.035-B-2

    “Based on record review, one staff member was allowed to begin employment prior to review of a national criminal record check. Evidence: Staff 3 began employment on 9/6/2022, the results of a criminal record check were not recieved by the center until 9/12/2022.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • 22.1-289.036-B-2

    “Based on record review, one Renewal Applicant did not have the results of a national criminal record check. Evidence: Renewal Applicant 2’s record did not contain the results of a national criminal record check.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-B-2.

  • 8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a

    “Based on record review, two renewal applicants did not have the results of sworn disclosure or Virginia central registry background checks on the date of inspection. Evidence: 1. Applicant 1’s central registry check expired on 11/23/2020. 2. Applicant 2’s record did not contain the results of a sworn disclosure or central registry background check.”

    Rule 8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a.

May 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-780-270-A

    “Areas of the center were not maintained in a safe manner. Evidence: An unlocked bladed paper cutter was observed on an open closet shelf in an occupied classroom.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-280-B

    “Based on observation, not all hazardous substances were kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: A container of liquid bleach and a bottle of descaler were observed on a shelf above the sink in the unlocked kitchen.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Jan 13, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289-036-B-4

    “Based on record review, the child day center did not obtain a copy of the results of a a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: The record for Staff 1 did not contain the results of a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a state the staff member has resided in within the preceding five years.”

    Rule 22.1-289-036-B-4.

  • 22.1-289-036-E

    “Based on record review, two staff members began working at the child day center prior to the results of a national criminal record check. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 has a date of hire documented as 8/14/2021. Results of a national fingerprint criminal record check were received on 8/30/2021. 2. Staff #2 has a date of hire documented as 8/26/2021. Results of a national fingerprint criminal record check were received on 9/8/2021.”

    Rule 22.1-289-036-E.

All 11 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 25, 2026InspectionNo violations cited
Apr 17, 2026InspectionNo violations cited
Nov 10, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Mar 17, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Sep 9, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Apr 16, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Dec 14, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Apr 10, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Sep 29, 2022Inspection4 violations cited
May 12, 2022Inspection2 violations cited
Jan 13, 2022Inspection2 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 30, 2028.
  • Ages: 2 years 6 months - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 100 children.
Source:

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.

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.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

11 of the 1,353 in Fairfax County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Farm School Preschool and Camps This child care provider3
SACC at Crossfield2
SACC at Floris0
Elaine Whitehurst4
SACC at Fox Mill3
Congregation Beth Emeth2
KinderCare Learning Centers #30153729
Nysmith School for the Gifted, Inc1
SACC at McNair15
Shalla Flores37
Centreville Christian School Incorporated11
Floris United Methodist Church Preschool11

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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