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Sangeeta Sarkar

A family day home in Herndon, Virginia 20171

13586 Cobra Drive, Herndon, Virginia 20171. (703) 217-1323.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 18 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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 Jul 23, 2026.

18 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

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

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

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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.

Jul 23, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Before the child’s first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing whether or not there is liability insurance in force on the HBCC.

    “The record for Child #2 did not contain documentation of the HBCC liability insurance.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-70-A.

  • When topical skin products are used, written parent authorization shall be obtained.

    “There was no authorization for topicals for Child #1, and Child #6 through Child #9.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-750-A.

  • When topical skin products are used, the product shall not be used beyond the expiration date of the product.

    “Topical products found that were being used, showed expiration dates as follows: Aquaphor and Aveeno Lotion for Child #7 expired in /2025; Superbalm for Child #8 expired 04/2025.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-750-D.

  • *REPEAT VIOLATION* Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information in the record to ensure the information is correct, and obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review.

    “The annual update was overdue for 20 days in Child #4’s record and by two months in Child #5’s record.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-780-B.

  • The provider shall verify the identity and age of a child.

    “Documentation that an acceptable proof of identification was viewed by the provider was not available in the records for Child #1, Child #2 and Child #3.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-80-B.

Jan 14, 2026: inspection8 deficiencies
  • The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.

    “The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 09/08/2025, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.”

    Rule 22.1-289.011-F.

  • Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities.

    “Staff #3 completed only 7.5 training hours from the required 16 hours of annual training, for the 2025 training period.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-210-A.

  • Small electrical appliances shall be unplugged unless being used by the caregiver or with children under close supervision.

    “An electric kettle was plugged-in while not in use.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-320-A.

  • Child-resistant protective covers shall be installed on all unused electrical outlets.

    “2 outlets in the bathroom and 1 outlet in the dining room area did not have covers installed.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-320-B.

  • Children’s records are required to contain parental employment information, addresses and phone numbers.

    “The record for Child #2 was missing the employment information for one parent. The child was present during the inspection.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

  • Medication, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

    “Various bottles of household member’s medication were observed inside an unlocked shelving unit.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-730-D.

  • Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in 8VAC20-800-60 B 2 to ensure the information is correct, and shall obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review.

    “The annual review for Child #2 was overdue for 16 months and for Child #3 was overdue by 12 months.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-780-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-90-C

    “Documentation of additional immunizations is required once every six months for children under the age of two years. ‘Child #3, 24 months old, last documented immunization was over 15months ago.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-90-C.

Sep 8, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • The provider shall obtain a current Report of Tuberculosis (Tb) Screening form, every two years.

    “A current Tb screening form was overdue by six months.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-180-A.

Jan 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.057-A.

  • The program is required to submit results of potable water testing to VDH.

    “The program did not have evidence of submitting test results to VDH.”

    Rule 22.1-289.057-B.

  • The provider shall maintain an up to date record for each child enrolled that contains all the required information.

    “Child #4’s record (enrolled for two months) was missing the name, address and telephone number of a second designated person to contact in case of an emergency.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

Jan 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • 22.1-289.011-F

    “Based on documentation review, the provider did not ensure to post the current inspection notice as required. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the most recent inspection report posted was dated 02/13/2023 instead of the inspection report from 09/26/2023.”

    Rule 22.1-289.011-F.

Feb 13, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-800-210-A

    “Based on record review, caregivers did not obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, documentation in the record for Caregiver #1 showed completion of 10.5 hours out of the 16 required annual training hours for the year 2022.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-210-A.

Oct 17, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.035-B-4

    The inspectors’ words, 94 words

    “Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that caregivers that had lived out of the state of VA within the last 5 years have in their files the result of an out-of-state Central Registry search request within 30 days of employment. 1) The record for Staff #3 (start date 06/23/2022) did not contain documentation of an out-of-state Child Abuse and Neglect search request. Staff #3 had declared in their sworn statement having lived out of the state of VA within the last 5 years before employment.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

  • 8VAC20-800-180-A

    “Based on record review, the provider did not obtain for each adult household member a current Report of Tuberculosis (Tb) Screening form every two years. Evidence: 1) The most recent Tb screening form in the record for Household Member #1was dated 10/16/2020.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-180-A.

Feb 2, 2022: inspection9 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-800-50-A

    “Based on documentation review, the family day home did not keep a written record of children in attendance. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, 11 children were present in the family day home. At the time of entrance (11:15 am) the attendance record had 0 children listed as present for the day.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-50-A.

  • 8VAC20-800-50-C

    “Based on observation, the provider did not keep children’s records confidential. Evidence: 1) The “Supplemental Page” of the previous licensing inspection containing confidential information about children in care was posted on the bulletin board of the family day home.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-50-C.

  • 8VAC20-800-60-B

    “Based on record review, children’s records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1) The record for Child #1 did not contain the phone number of the place of employment for a second custodial -parent. The record for Child #2 did not contain signed authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur and the parent cannot be located immediately.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-780-B

    “Based on record review, the provider did not review, annually, with the parent the emergency contact information required in 22 VAC 40-111-60 B 2 to ensure the information is correct, and obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review. Evidence: 1) The most recent review documented in the record for Child #1 was dated 12/036/2020 and for Child #2 was dated 12/05/2020.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-780-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-800-B

    “Based on documentation review, the provider did not review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. Evidence: 1) The most recent emergency plan update documented was dated 08/22/2020.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-800-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-830-A

    “Based on review of emergency procedures, the provider did not practice the emergency evacuation procedures monthly with all caregivers and children. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the emergency drills log provided for review, did not have evacuation (fire) drills documented for the months of September, October, November and December 2021, and January 2022.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-A.

  • 8VAC20-800-830-B

    “Based on review of emergency procedures, the provider did not practice shelter-in-place procedures a minimum of twice per year. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the emergency drills log provided for review, have a shelter-in-place drill documented for 01/24/2021. A second shelter-in-place for the year 2021 was not documented.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-900-B

    “Based on observation, children were allowed to eat or drink while walking. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, Child #3 was observed walking away from the table were they had been having lunch to the bathroom and back again to the table. Child #3 was observed still chewing the last bite of his lunch while walking from and to the table. An approximate of 10 minutes later, Child #3 was observed walking down the stairs to the downstairs care area still with food in his mouth.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-900-B.

  • 8VAC20-800-920

    “Based on review of required posted documents, the one-week period menu posted did not meet the requirements. Evidence: 1) The menu posted on the date of inspection was dated for the week of 01/03/2022.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-920.

All 11 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 23, 2026Inspection5 violations cited
Jan 14, 2026Inspection8 violations cited
Sep 8, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Jan 29, 2025Inspection3 violations cited
Sep 10, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Sep 5, 2024Complaint inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 24, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Sep 26, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Feb 13, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Oct 17, 2022Inspection2 violations cited
Feb 2, 2022Inspection9 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Feb 28, 2028.
  • Ages: 1 month - 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?

  • 1 complaint inspection 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 18.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

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.

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Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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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.

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