Grace Paniagua
A family day home in Arlington, Virginia 22204
1223 S. Columbus Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204. (703) 931-7458.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 52026 the latest visit on record
- 9 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 Aug 5, 2026.
9 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
9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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.
Aug 5, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 2/09/2026, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.”
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Information contained in a child’s record shall be privileged and confidential.
“The provider had the supplemental page from the 8/25/2025 inspection posted on the parent board. The supplemental page is considered confidential and is not to be posted.”
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The diapering surface shall be nonabsorbent and washable.
“The diaper changing table pad had a small hole in the pad and the pad cover had a small tear.”
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child’s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.
“Record for child #3 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. Child #3’s emergency contact information was last reviewed one year and two months ago.”
Feb 9, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-140-B-3
“The provider shall have a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The provider’s CPR certification expired 3 weeks ago.”
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8VAC20-800-140-B-4
“The provider shall have a current certification in first aid. The provider’s first aid certification expired 3 weeks ago.”
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8VAC20-800-90-C
“The family day home shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations for a child who is not exempt , every six months. The most recent immunization records for Child #1 were dated 2024. Additional immunizations records were not obtained from 2025.”
Apr 21, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“The provider shall obtain for each adult household member a current report of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening form, every two years. The TB screening for the Household Member 1 was last completed on 11/24/22. A subsequent TB screening has not been obtained to this date.”
Nov 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“The provider shall obtain for each caregiver and adult household member a current report of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening form, every two years. The TB screening for the provider, Household Member 1 and Household Member 2 was last completed on 11/24/22. A subsequent TB screening was not obtained for all three.”
Aug 28, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on records review, children’s records were not complete. Evidence: Child # 1’s record was missing the medical insurance information and information for a second emergency contact .”
Mar 8, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 175 words
“Based on records review and staff interview, the family day home did not obtain results of an out of state sex offender search and criminal history search for an employee that has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years, prior to the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. Caregiver # 1’s first day of employment was 3/7/22. 2. Caregiver # 1’s record indicated that she resided in Puerto Rico and Hawaii within the last 5 years. 3. Caregiver # 1 stated that she resided in Puerto Rico from September 2015 through September 2019. Caregiver # 1 also stated that she resided in Hawaii from September 2019 through February 2022, after which she moved to Virginia. 4. The sex offender search for Caregiver # 1 for Hawaii and Puerto Rico was not completed to this date. 5. The criminal history check for Caregiver # 1 for Puerto Rico was not completed to this date. 6. The provider stated that she was not aware that she needed to complete these searches for Caregiver # 1.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Sep 23, 2027.
- Ages: 3 months - 4 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 9 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 157 child care providers in Arlington County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| ARLINGTON Parks and Recreation at Carlin Hall | 5 |
| Funshine Preschool | 16 |
| Dora Silva-Celi | 1 |
| Grace Paniagua This child care provider | 9 |
| Isabel Torrico | 4 |
| Children’s International - FSI | 23 |
| Magaly Paz-Quiroga | 5 |
| Full Circle Montessori School | 3 |
| Carmen Crespo | 2 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church | 4 |
| Congregation Etz Hayim | 4 |
| Janeth Torrico | 7 |
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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