Arlington County-Fairlington
A child day center in Arlington, Virginia 22206
3308 South Stafford Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206. (703) 228-6430.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 32026 the latest visit on record
- 24 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 Sep 3, 2026.
7 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 7, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. Staff #1, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by18 months.”
Mar 4, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Repeat Violation
“The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.”
Jan 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.057-A
“The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.”
Sep 27, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.
“Evdience: Child #1, who had been attending for six months, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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Sinks located near the toilets and that are supplied with running warm water shall not exceeed 120?F
“Evidence: 1. In the boys bathroom, the running water was cold at 69.2?F for the two sinks.”
Feb 15, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-550-A
“Based on admin staff statement and review, the written emergency plan is incomplete. Evidence: The current plan does not address staff responsibilities.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, 1 of 3 children’s records is incomplete. Evidence: Child #3 is missing an annual update (last reviewed 11/2022).”
Sep 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“Based on observation, food from home is not properly labeled. Evidence: 3 of 6 lunch boxes were not dated”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, 1 of 4 records reviewed was incomplete. Evidence: Child #2 was missing a second emergency contact as the parent is listed. Child #3 was missing documentation of proof of identity being viewed within 7 days of enrollment.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“Based on record review, the written allergy action plan is incomplete. Evidence: The allergy action plan for child #1 calls for an emergency medication that is not on-site and could not be administered.”
Feb 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-550-D
“Based on record review and staff statement, a monthly evacuation drill was not conducted. Evidence: The evacuation drill log was missing a drill for October 2022 and was confirmed by the center staff that no drill was practiced in October.”
Aug 3, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-M
“Based on observation, the posted written list of allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions was not up to date. evidence: Child #1 has a food preference that was not listed and Child #2 requires dietary restrictions.”
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8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on observation and record review, an injury form was incomplete. Evidence: Report di not contain how and when the parent was contacted or a second staff signature/parent signature.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Based on record review and staff statement, no emergency contacts were available for 2 out of 3 staff. Evidence: Emergency contacts were not available for Staff #1 and Staff #2.”
Mar 2, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-510-B
“Based on record review and staff statement, an over the counter medication was missing the parent authorization. Evidence: Child #3’s medication authorization forms for 2 medications were incomplete as the parent had not completed the top portion to authorize administration.”
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8VAC20-780-510-E
“Based on record review and staff statement, an authorization for medication is incomplete. Evidence: A long term mediation for child #3, that is on-site longer than 10 days, has not been completed by the physician.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, 3 of 3 children’s records did not have documentation of an annual update. Evidence: Child #1’s record was signed 1/27/2021 Child #2’s record was signed 1/14/2021 Child #3’s record was signed 1/15/2021”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 2, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 17, 2028.
- Ages: 3 years - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 24 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 7.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Arlington County- Gunston | 8 |
| Arlington County-Fairlington This child care provider | 7 |
| NVFS Arlington Head Start Child Development Center | 15 |
| Dammanti Passa | 1 |
| STEM Preschool, LLC | 11 |
| Sandra Bello Castro | 4 |
| Ruth Molina | 14 |
| Aspire! Afterschool Learning | 32 |
| Tanzina Tania | 12 |
| Milenka Rivera | 27 |
| Sheena Wilson | 7 |
| Fatima Lahfid | 0 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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