Congregation Sha’are Shalom
A religious exempt child day center in Leesburg, Virginia 20175
19357 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg, Virginia 20175. (703) 737-0686.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 82026 the latest visit on record
- 49 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 8, 2026.
2 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Dec 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“*REPEAT VIOLATION* For staff hired before July 1, 2024, providers must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. Staff #2 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for three years.”
Nov 16, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on record review, it was determined that the program did not ensure that Central Registry search results were obtained by the end of the 30th day of employment for one staff member. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the record for Staff #1 (start date 09/01/2022) did not contain the results of a Central Registry search request. There was no documentation in the record that a Central Registry Search had been requested.”
Jun 1, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-6
“Based on observation and interview with staff, written information in regards to aspects of the program’s operations were not provided to parents as required. Evidence: 1) A written statement with information in regards to physical facilities, enrollment capacity, food services, health requirements for the staff, and public liability insurance was not available for review. 2) Staff #2 could not confirm whether or not this information was provided to the parents in writing and made available to the general public.”
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22.1-289.031-B-5
The inspectors’ words, 136 words
“Based on observation and interview with staff, all areas of the premises accessible to children were not free of obvious injury hazards. Evidence: 1. The following containers were observed located on top of shelves or desks low enough for children to have access to it: a] In the 3’s classroom, a bottle of Clorox wipes and a bottle of hand sanitizer. b] Two bottles of hand sanitizer in the 2’s classroom. c] On a desk outside of the administrator’s office. 2. Plastic bags were observed on the floor, next to the toilet of the 2’s classroom. 3. Electrical outlets without a protective cover were observed in the 2’s classroom and in the hall outside of the administrator’s office. Staff #2 stated that this hall is used by children as an indoor play area on rainy days.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
The inspectors’ words, 106 words
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that Central Registry search results are obtained every five years for employees. Evidence: 1) The most recent Central Registry search request results available in the records for Staff #1 was dated 2002, for Staff #2 was dated 2019, and for Staff #3 was dated 2014. 2) For Staff #4 (start date 08/2021), Central Registry search results were not obtained by the end of the 30th day of employment. There were no results available for review in Staff #4’s record. 3) Staff #2 stated that these background checks had not been requested.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Jan 1, 2027.
- Ages: 2 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 49 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 304 child care providers in Loudoun County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 2.
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 |
|---|---|
| Congregation Sha’are Shalom This child care provider | 2 |
| Evelyn Morant | 6 |
| Leesburg Community Church | 2 |
| Christ Community Church and School | 41 |
| Winwood Children’s Center | 27 |
| Loudoun Country Day School | 8 |
| Fareeha Shaharyar | 10 |
| The Goddard School - Leesburg | 21 |
| Lia Johnson | 11 |
| Christina Townsend | 1 |
| Mary Ugarte | 29 |
| Kiddie Academy of Leesburg | 30 |
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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