Vanessa Gutierrez
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22304
5107 Sutton Place ., Alexandria, Virginia 22304. (703) 888-8113.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 12026 the latest visit on record
- 9 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 1, 2026.
2 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities.
“Caregiver #2 completed 8.5 hours and Caregiver #3 completed 12 hours of training in the year 2024.”
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Before a child may attend the family day home, the provider shall obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized.
“The record for Child #2, who was in care today and has been in care for six months, did not contain documentation of immunizations.”
Oct 11, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-60-B
“Based on record review and interview, the provider did not ensure to obtain a completed Sworn Statement every five years. Evidence: 1)The sworn statement in the record for Staff #1 was dated 08/18/2018. 2) The sworn statement in the record for Staff #2 was dated 08/20/2018.”
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8VAC20-770-60-C-2
“Based on record review, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that Central Registry search results are obtained every five years. Evidence: 1) The most recent Central Registry search request results available in the record for Staff #1 were dated 10/09/2018.”
Sep 27, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-B
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure that caregivers complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff sponsored by the Department of Education within the first 90 days of employment. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the record for Staff #3 (start date 06/20/2022) did not contain documentation of having completed the Preservice training.”
Sep 27, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on record review, the provider did not ensure to obtain fingerprint-based criminal history check determination letter prior to first day of employment for one staff person. Evidence: 1) The record for Staff #3 (start date 06/20/2022) had a fingerprint-based criminal history check determination letter dated 06/22/2021.”
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8VAC20-800-120-B
“Based on record review, the record for one assistant did not contain all required information. evidence: 1) The record for Staff #3 did not contain the address and phone number of a person to contact in case of an emergency.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on record review, children’s records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1) The record for Child #2 did not contain written authorization for emergency medical care.”
Mar 9, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based on documentation review, the record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care was not recorded as it occurs. evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the LI observed 9 children in care in the family day home. However, the attendance record showed only 8 children as present.”
Mar 9, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-240-A
“Based on observation, areas of the family day home were not maintained in operable condition. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the inspector observed peeling paint on the wall behind the sink in the bathroom of the care area.”
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8VAC20-800-320-A
“Based on observation, small appliances were not unplugged when not in use. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, the inspector observed a toaster oven and a blender that were plugged-in in the upstairs kitchen. The appliances were not in use at the moment.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Apr 4, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 2 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 9 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 2.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| The Butterfly House | 29 |
| The Campagna Center-Samuel Tucker | 1 |
| Creative World Learning Center - Landmark | 23 |
| Bright Start Learning Center | 15 |
| Valley Drive Preschool | 2 |
| Bright Start Preschool II | 13 |
| Miriam Ayala | 28 |
| Bright Start Preschool I | 3 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Wheeler Site | 22 |
| Vanessa Gutierrez This child care provider | 2 |
| Miryam Galarza | 36 |
| Kalsoom Akhtar | 5 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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