Chesterbrook Montessori School
A child day center in Arlington, Virginia 22203
4701 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22203. (703) 241-8271.
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The short answer
- 15 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 142026 the latest visit on record
- 93 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 14, 2026.
15 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
15 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“The updated screening for Staff #1 was due 8 months ago and the updated screening for Staff #2 was due 5 months ago. The updated screenings have not yet been completed.”
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“An evacuation drill was not completed in the month of February.”
Oct 2, 2025: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“The gate for the toddler playground is broken.”
Sep 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Caregiver #1, who had been employed for 1 week, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for one week and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“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. Caregiver #1 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for 1 week.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. The screening for Staff #1 was not available for review.”
Mar 31, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members and individuals from independent contractors shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening as stated in subsection B of this section.
“The follow up tuberculosis screening for Staff A was not conducted two years from the previous testing. It was overdo by 17 days.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: Documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.
“Child A did not have completed documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.”
Oct 16, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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The Center is required to obtain a national fingerprint check prior to employment.
“The fingerprints results for Staff #1, were dated 4 days after date of hire. The fingerprints for Staff #2, were dated approximately 6 weeks after date of hire. The fingerprints for Staff #3, were dated approximately 4 days after date of hire.”
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The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #2, who has been working approximately 3 months, requested the central registry approximately 3 weeks after their hire date. The results have not been obtained as of today, and no follow up was conducted.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.
“The information did not include documentation to show the date and person who viewed the original document.”
Apr 10, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on record review, 1 out of 3 staff records reviewed, did not have central registry findings within 30 days of employment. Evidence: Staff C was hired 11/27/2023. No central registry finding was in the file. It had not been completed within 30 days of hire.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Based on record review, 1 out of 3 children’s records reviewed did not contain a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: Child A’s start date was 1/29/2024. A physical was not obtained within 30 days.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Based on record review, 2 out of 4 staff records did not include documentation that the individuals possessed the education, certification and experience required by the job position. Evidence: A diploma or degree were not available in the records for Staff A and Staff B.”
Oct 18, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-245-J-1-b
“Based on interviews and record review, staff required to have the training were not retrained within the three-year interval. Evidence: The Medication Administration Training certificate for Staff A was expired.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 16, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Oct 31, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year 4 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 93 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?
- 1 complaint inspection on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Complaint | Allegation: Physical Plant. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 15.
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-Lubber Run | 3 |
| Olatokunbo Cole | 2 |
| Ballston Children’s Center | 0 |
| Lina Calizaya Rocha | 10 |
| Chesterbrook Montessori School This child care provider | 15 |
| Parveen Singh | 5 |
| Faustina Barker | 5 |
| Maria Nina | 29 |
| Janet Longmire | 5 |
| Fabiola Nina Gutierrez | 10 |
| Amania Naseer | 43 |
| Bright Horizons at Ballston | 15 |
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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