Shima Mohammad
A family day home in Arlington, Virginia 22201
923 N. Edgewood Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201. (703) 547-7026.
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The short answer
- 30 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 292026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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 Jul 29, 2026.
30 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
30 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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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| 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.
Feb 18, 2026: inspection10 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The most recent inspection, a document required to be posted in a conspicuous place, was not posted on the licensed premises.”
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Areas and furnishings of the family day home, outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
“The children’s swing set equipment was not in a safe condition when the structure was being used to support five unattached wooden planks holding up one side of a wooden pergola structure. Fifteen hooks attaching swings to the swing set were not tightly closed and were open more than the width of a penny.”
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Children under two years of age and children over two years of age who are not developmentally ready to climb or descent stairs without supervision shall not have access to stairs.
“The outside deck stairs are accessible to children under two years of age. Four children under the age of two were observed playing outside at the time of inspection.”
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Equipment and materials used by children shall be clean, nontoxic, and free from hazards such as lead paint, sharp edges or points, loose parts, and rust.
“The swing set used by children, had rust on 10 hooks that attached the swings to the swing set structure.”
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Information contained in a child’s record shall be privileged and confidential.
“The Supplemental Page of the inspection summary dated 01/15/2025, with children’s names was posted on the parent board. The posted summary states, “Information found on the Supplemental Information page is confidential and this document is not to be posted in the facility.””
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Infant walkers shall not be used.
“Child #3 (age: 10 months) was sat in an infant walker to eat lunch.”
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Children’s records are required to contain name, address and telephone number of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.
“The record for Child #1 was missing the addresses for two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency. The child was present during the inspection and had been in care for nine months.”
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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 obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review.
“The last signed acknowledgement of the parents review of the emergency contact information for Child #2 was dated a year and ten months ago and was overdue by ten months.”
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When meals or snacks are provided by the family day home, the menu for the current one-week period shall be posted.
“The menu for the family day home is updated daily after each meal is served.”
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Bottles shall be refrigerated and labeled with the child’s full name and the date, if more than one infant is in care.
“A bottle for Child #4(age: 11 months) was not labeled with the child’s name or dated. A bottle for Child #3 (age: 10 months) was not labeled with the child’s name.”
Aug 13, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“An updated TB screening for Caregiver #1 was not completed and was overdue by three weeks.”
Jan 15, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The most recent inspection notice was not posted in the Family Day Home.”
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The Family Day Home is required to have household members undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent central registry check for household member #1 was overdue by one week.”
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Hot water at taps available to children shall be maintained within a range of 105?F to 120?F.
“The hot water tap in the kitchen, where children wash their hands, was approximately 147 degrees Fahrenheit.”
Jul 8, 2024: inspection4 deficiencies
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Repeat violation
“Based on record review, all household member records did not contain documentation of a repeated background search every 5 years. Evidence: 1. Household member #4’s central registry search results were dated 2/17/2019. (expired 2/17/2024)”
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Repeat violation systemic deficiency
“Based on record review, child records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1. The records for Child #1 (date of enrollment: 3/01/2024) and Child #3 (date of enrollment: 4/15/2024) did not contain written authorization for emergency medical care.”
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Repeat violation
“Based on record review and interview, the family day home did not ensure that all emergency evacuation drills were documented. Evidence: 1. The last documented emergency evacuation drill was dated 5/15/2024. 2. Caregiver # 1 acknowledged that the emergency evacuation drill for June 2024 was not documented.”
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8VAC20-800-90-C
“Based on record review, the family day home did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations every six months for children under the age of 2 years. Evidence: 1. Child #2 (18 months) most recent documented immunizations were dated 5/25/2023. 2. Child #5 (17 months) most recent documented immunizations were dated 06/18/2023.”
Mar 1, 2024: inspection12 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“Based on observation, the license was not posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. Evidence: Based on observation the license posted in the center was dated 1/31/2020.”
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22.1-289.036-A
“Based on record review, 2 of 2 household member records did not contain documentation of a repeated background search every 5 years. Evidence: 1) Household member #5 criminal record search results are dated 7/24/2018. (expired 7/24/2023) 2) Household member #4 central registry search results are dated 2/17/2019. (expired 2/17/2024)”
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8VAC20-800-170-B
“Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that tuberculosis (TB) tests or screenings were completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Evidence: Caregiver #3 had a negative TB document dated 11/13/2023, the listed hire date for this caregiver was 11/08/2023.”
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8VAC20-800-240-A
The inspectors’ words, 147 words
“Based on observation, areas of the family day home, inside and outside are not maintained in a safe and operable condition. Evidence: 1) Peeling paint was observed in the main play area on the windowsill near the family day care floor entrance. 2) Peeling paint was observed on the floor near the back wall of the main play area. 3) The childrens playhouse located on the backyard play area had a hole exposing sharp broken plastic approximately 3” - 4” in width jagged edges. The hole was on the bottom left corner and accessible to children. 4) A swing located on the backyard playground was cracked on the seat creating pinch points. 5) A wooden leg beam on the swing structure was not anchored to the ground. The same wooden beam was rotten. The inspector was able to lift the beam from the ground using one hand.”
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8VAC20-800-280
“Based on observation, the provider failed to ensure that all poisonous substances were not accessible to the children in care. Evidence: One cleaning spray can was located in the bathroom that is used by the children. The cleaning spray can was located near the toilet and accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-800-320-B
“Based on observation, the provider did not ensure that child resistant protective covers were installed on all unused electrical outlets. Evidence: 1) One electrical outlet in the main play area was observed uncovered. 2) One electrical outlet in the nap room was observed uncovered.”
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8VAC20-800-350-E
“Based on measurements, the provider failed to ensure that hot water taps available to children are maintained within the range of 105 degrees and 120 degrees. Evidence: The hot water in the Kitchen of the main care area was 165.8 degrees.”
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8VAC20-800-400-A
“Based on measurements, the temperature inside areas occupied by children were not maintained at or above 65 degrees. Evidence: The temperature of the main play area occupied by children was observed at 62.6 degrees.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on record review, 2 of 9 child records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1) Child #8 did not have name, address and telephone number for two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency. The childs record had one listed emergency contact name and telephone number. 2) Child #7 and child #8 are missing documentation of written authorization for emergency medical care.”
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8VAC20-800-680-B
“Based on observation, caregivers failed to have children wash hands with liquid soap and warm running water after diaper changing. Evidence: 1) Caregiver #1 did not wash a childs hands after changing the childs diaper. 2) Caregiver #1 did not wash a childs hands before serving a child a snack.”
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8VAC20-800-690-E
“Based on observation, soiled disposable diapers were not being disposed of in a leak-proof or plastic lined storage system that is either foot operated or used in such a way that neither the caregiver’s hand nor the soiled diaper or wipe touches the exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. Evidence: The provider was observed using a diaper disposal system that required the caregivers hand to touch the exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.”
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8VAC20-800-830-C
“Based on record review and interview, it was determined the provider did not ensure that all evacuation drills documented. Evidence: There were no drills documented for December 2023 or February 2024.”
Sep 29, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on record review, required child information was found to be incomplete. Evidence: Child #1- record is missing 2 of 2 emergency contact names, addresses Child #2- record is missing emergency contact addresses, parents work addresses and telephone numbers and authorization for emergency medical treatment.”
Jan 18, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on a review of caregiver records, the provider failed to ensure that the licensed family day home shall have a central registry finding within 30 days of employment.
“Evidence: Caregiver #3’s record did not have documentation of a central registry finding within 30 days of employment. Employment date: 02/21/2022.”
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Based on a review of caregiver and household member records, the provider failed to obtain fore each caregiver and adult household member a current Report of Tuberculosis Screening form, in accordance with the requirements in 8VAC20-800-170, every two years from the date of the first screening.
“Evidence: Caregiver #1, #2 and Household Member #1’s records do not contain documentation of a current Tuberculosis Screening. All three were tested 12/15/2020.”
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Based on a review of caregiver records, the provider failed to ensure that substitute providers and assistant providers shall have orientation by the end of their first week of assuming job responsibilities.
“Evidence: Caregiver #3’s record did not have documentation of orientation.”
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Based on a review of children’s records, the provider failed to obtain all required documentation for each child enrolled.
“Evidence: Child #3, #4 and #5’s records don’t contain documentation of the name, address, and telephone number of each custodial parent’s place of employment. Child #5’s record does not contain documentation of the names of persons other than the custodial parents who are authorized to pick up the child.”
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Based on a review of children’s records, the provider failed to annually review with the parent the emergency contact information required in 8VAC20-800-60-B to ensure the information is correct and to obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgement of the review.
“Evidence: Child #1’s last review was 01/10/2022. Child #4’s last review was 10/01/2021.”
Jan 28, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of child records, the provider failed to obtain the information for a second emergency contact.
“Evidence: Child #1 only has contact information for one emergency contact.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Inspection | 10 violations cited |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 15, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 8, 2024 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | 12 violations cited |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Feb 5, 2027.
- Ages: 3 months - 12 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 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 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 30.
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 |
|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran Church | 2 |
| Arlington Montessori House, Inc | 3 |
| Finding Dreams in Children | 30 |
| Early Steps Bilingual Pre-School | 18 |
| First Baptist Church of Clarendon Child Development Center | 37 |
| Shima Mohammad This child care provider | 30 |
| The Merit School of Arlington (#69) | 8 |
| Nafisa Roksana | 0 |
| The Merit School of Clarendon (#76) | 23 |
| A Plus Kids Fun and Creative Learning Center LLC | 2 |
| Blue Bird Day School | 2 |
| Ladybug Academy Courthouse LLC | 9 |
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.
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.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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