Maria Teresa’s Babies Early Enrichment Center
A child day center in Arlington, Virginia 22202
825 23rd Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202. (703) 979-2229.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 212026 the latest visit on record
- 68 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 Oct 21, 2026.
3 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
3 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 9, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job.
“Staff #1 did not have documentation in their file to demonstrate they possessed the education required for the job.”
Nov 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person: Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification and experience required by the job position.
“The file for Staff #1 was missing documentation of education or certification.”
Jan 18, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Based on observation, and interview with the Director, areas outside of the center were not maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: The red fence, to the right of the school, enclosing the play area out back, is leaning away from the school. The fence is leaning at approximately a 45 degree angle and has become detached from another panel.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Nov 8, 2026.
- Ages: Birth - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 68 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 Oct 24, 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 3.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Calvary Children’s School, Inc | 3 |
| Busy Bee Day Care, Inc. | 18 |
| Luisa Cottle | 26 |
| Maria Teresa’s Babies Early Enrichment Center This child care provider | 3 |
| Sparkles! at Crystal City | 14 |
| Crystal City Children’s Center | 29 |
| Anas Kids LLC | 10 |
| Most Akter | 7 |
| Everbrook Academy | 24 |
| YMCA Programs at Oakridge Elementary School | 35 |
| Celebree School of National Landing | 19 |
| Rock Spring Cooperative Preschool | 4 |
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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026.
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