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Sarah Lee

A family day home in Fairfax, Virginia 22031

9130 Arlington Blvd, Fairfax, Virginia 22031. (703) 984-9213.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 14 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. 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 Aug 11, 2026.

14 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

14 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

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

Hover or focus a month to read it.

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.

Aug 11, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-780-B.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-A.

Apr 1, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-B-2.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-170-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-821-170-B.

Oct 17, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-540-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-750-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-940-A.

Apr 29, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-160.

May 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-570-A.

  • 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)”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-A.

  • 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,”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-960-C.

May 18, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-540-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-C.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-960-C.

All 11 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 11, 2026Inspection2 violations cited
Apr 1, 2026Inspection4 violations cited
Oct 17, 2025Inspection3 violations cited
Apr 29, 2025Inspection2 violations cited
Aug 22, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
May 7, 2024Inspection3 violations cited
Sep 28, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
May 18, 2023Inspection3 violations cited
Jul 27, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
May 3, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Dec 13, 2021InspectionNo 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.
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 14.
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
The Providence Nursery School5
SACC at Mantua4
SACC-Fairhill4
Appletree School of Fairfax20
Gan Israel Preschool34
Nassiba Ishchanova14
Sarah Lee This child care provider14
Rise and Shine Preschool I18
SACC at Jim Scott Community Center7
Balinda Bordley6
Marina Graetzer12
Ladybug Academy LLC6

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

If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.

Source:

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

From the provider

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Replies

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How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

Made up for this guide: no real place is shown

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.

From the homeNone yet. Replies and paid listings aren’t open, and when they open they will sit here, below the record.

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