Sarah Lee
A family day home in Fairfax, Virginia 22031
9130 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. (703) 984-9213.
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The short answer
- 14 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 112026 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 11, 2026.
14 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
14 deficiencies in 5 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 |
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.
Aug 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.
“The record for Child #5 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. Child #5’s annual review was overdue by three months.”
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The emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and children in care.
“The emergency evacuation procedures were not practiced in June and July 2026.”
Apr 1, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement for household members by the end of the 30th day of reaching the age of requirement. Household member #2’s sworn statement was overdue by 17 months.”
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22.1-289.036-B-2
“Household members shall submit to a nationwide fingerprint search by the end of the 30th day of residence after reaching the age of requirement. Household member #2’s fingerprint results were overdue by 17 months.”
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8VAC20-800-170-A
“The provider shall obtain from each adult household member a current Report of Tuberculosis Screening form published by the Virginia Department of Health or a form consistent with it documenting the absence of tuberculosis in a communicable form. Household member #2’s record did not contain documentation of a negative screening result. The result was overdue by 17 months.”
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8VAC20-821-170-B
“Any person 14 years of age or older living in the home of a licensed or registered family day home shall request a Virginia child protective services central registry check within seven days of reaching 14 years of age or beginning to live in the home. Household member #1 did not have a central registry search requested within seven days of reaching 14 years of age. The results of the search were overdue by 13 months.”
Oct 17, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-540-A
“Swings, feeding or activity tables, and high chairs shall be used according to the manufacturer’s instructions and when occupied by a child, a safety strap shall be used and securely fastened. One infant was observed in an infant swing with no safety strap fastened. Multiple children were observed in a feeding table and high chairs without the safety strap fastened.”
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8VAC20-800-750-A
“When topical skin products such as diaper ointments are used, the following requirements shall be met: written parent authorization shall be obtained and the product shall be labeled with the child’s name. Two diaper ointments were not labeled with the child’s name. There were no written parent authorizations available for either product.”
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8VAC20-800-940-A
“Temperatures shall be maintained at or below 40?F in refrigerator compartments and at or below 0?F in the freezer compartments. The refrigerator temperature was registered as 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The freezer temperature was registered at 10 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Apr 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The repeated Central Registry Search for Staff C was overdue by 8 months.”
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8VAC20-800-160
“The provider shall obtain for each caregiver every two years from the date of the first screening or more frequently as recommended by a physician or the local health department. Caregiver C did not obtain a repeated screening result within the allowable 2 year time frame. Results were overdue by 12 months.”
May 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-570-A
“Based on a review of documentation, the provider did not ensure that a caregiver did not exceed 16 points when determining the need for an additional caregiver. Evidence: At LI arrival there were 12 children present totaling 34 points with only 2 caregivers.”
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8VAC20-800-60-A
“Based on a review of records, one child record was not kept up to date. Evidence: Child #1’s record was dated 4/15/23. (expired)”
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8VAC20-800-960-C
“Based on observation, children in high chairs did not have the safety waist and crotch straps fastened. Evidence: 6 children seated in high chairs did not have the safety strap for the high chair fastened,”
May 18, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-540-A
“Based on observation, an infant swing occupied by a child did not have the safety strap used and securely fastened. Evidence: One infant was observed in an infant swing with the safety strap not fastened.”
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8VAC20-800-830-C
“Based on a review of records, documentation was not maintained of emergency evacuation drills. Evidence: Emergency evacuation drills have not been documented since July 2022.”
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8VAC20-800-960-C
“Based on observation high chairs with a safety waist and crotch straps in use did not have the straps fastened. Evidence: 5 children were observed in high chairs with no safety strap fastened.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 18, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 13, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Sep 14, 2028.
- Ages: 2 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 12 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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 14.
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 | 5 |
| SACC at Mantua | 4 |
| SACC-Fairhill | 4 |
| Appletree School of Fairfax | 20 |
| Gan Israel Preschool | 34 |
| Nassiba Ishchanova | 14 |
| Sarah Lee This child care provider | 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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