Mercy Chavez
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22306
3126 Groveton Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22306. (703) 899-3210.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 212026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
17 inspections on record, the latest on May 21, 2026.
4 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
4 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. 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 19, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Dogs shall be vaccinated for rabies as needed.
“A dog in the family day home was not vaccinated for rabies as needed. At the time of inspection, the dog’s rabies vaccination was overdue by 3 months.”
Nov 4, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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The provider shall maintain an up-to-date record at the family day home for each enrolled child.
“The provider did not have a record for Child #3 who has been enrolled for one week or Child #4 who has been enrolled for one day.”
Jun 11, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“Caregivers are required to annually attend the department’s health and safety update course. The most recent health and safety update course for Caregivers #1 and #2 were taken in December of 2022.”
Dec 14, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review, the family day home failed to obtain all information for 1 out of 3 children’s records.
“Evidence: Child #1’s (start date:06/21/2023) did not contain a name, address and telephone number for 1 of 2 designated persons to contact in case of an emergency.”
Jul 20, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Evidence: Child #1?s (start date: 08/17/2021) record did not contain documentation of a physical examination.”
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Based on observation, areas of the family day home, inside, were not maintained in a safe and operable condition.
“Evidence: There was peeling paint located at the bottom of the wall by the exit door.”
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Based on record review, not all emergency contact information was obtained for each child’s record.
“Evidence: 1. Child #4?s record was missing an address for one emergency contact. 2. Child #3 and Child #4?s records were missing the name and policy number for the child’s medical insurance. 3. Child #2?s record was missing the policy number for the child’s medical insurance.”
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Based on record review, the family day home did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.
“Evidence: Child #1?s (age: 16 months) most recent immunization record was dated 08/18/2021)”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 19, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Jan 12, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
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 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Frances Mills | 0 |
| SACC at Hollin Meadows | 2 |
| Yenny Gutierrez-Reyes | 2 |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | 3 |
| Sherry Brown | 41 |
| Greater Mt Vernon Com Head Start - Gum Springs Children’s Center | 13 |
| Frog Pond Early Learning Center | 29 |
| Shaista Mirza | 22 |
| Greater Mt. Vernon Community Head Start-Gum Springs Glen | 4 |
| Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Elizabeth Appiah | 27 |
| Mercy Chavez This child care provider | 4 |
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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