Mehrunnisa Dakwala
A family day home in Springfield, Virginia 22153
7804 Virginia Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22153. (703) 550-0404.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 142026 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?
21 inspections on record, the latest on May 14, 2026.
13 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
13 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 | 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.
May 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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All caregivers shall complete a criminal record check ( CRC ) prior to employment.
“There was no documentation of a completed CRC for Caregiver #3 who began working this week and was observed providing direct-care to children during the inspection. The provider stated that the fingerprinting had not yet been completed.”
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All caregivers shall submit a request for a central registry search (CRS) prior to employment.
“To date, the CRS request form for Caregiver #3, who began working at the beginning of this week, has not been submitted. A copy of the incomplete form was on-site.”
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The provider shall obtain from each caregiver at the time of hire and prior to coming into contact with the children a current TB screening completed within the last 30-days.
“The TB test on-file for Caregiver #3 was dated as completed in September 2025.”
Nov 5, 2025: inspection2 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 previous inspection report, dated 6/27/25, was not posted in the home.”
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An out-of-state child abuse and neglect search shall be completed for all employees and household members living in another state in the previous 5 years within the first 30-days of employment or residency..
“There was no documentation of an out-of-state child abuse and neglect search for Assistant #1, who also is a household member, and has been living in the home and working as a caregiver since September 2025. The document on-file was not completed.”
Nov 22, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Doors with clear glass panels that reach within 18” of the floor shall be clearly marked with decorative objects at the eye level of children in care.
“There were no decorative objects at the children’s eye level on the sliding glass doors located in the daycare area.”
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Information contained in a child’s record shall be privileged and confidential. The provider shall not distribute without written consent of the child’s parent.
“The Supplemental Information page of the 5/24/24 inspection report, which contains confidential information about children, was posted on the bulletin board in the daycare.”
May 24, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“Based on records reviewed, 1 of 5 children’s records did not include documentation of a physical exam within the first 30-days of attendance. Evidence: To-date there is no documentation of immunizations for Child #2. The child began attending January 2024.”
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8VAC20-800-140-B-3
“Based on records reviewed, a caregiver has not completed CPR training every 2 years. Evidence: Caregiver #1 - The previous CPR training expired 5/10/24 and on the same date the caregiver completed an online only course for CPR, but has yet to complete the in-person skills portion of the class. Both parts of the training are required for certification.”
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8VAC20-800-140-B-4
“Based on records reviewed, a caregiver has not completed First Aid (FA) training every 2 years. Evidence: Caregiver #1 - The previous FA training expired 5/10/24 and on the same date the caregiver completed an online only course for FA, but has yet to complete the in-person skills portion of the class. Both parts of the training are required for certification.”
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“Based on records reviewed, an adult household member has not completed a TB test/screening every 2 years. Evidence: The previous TB test for Household member #2 was dated 10/31/21.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on records reviewed, 1 of 5 children’s records did not include required information. Evidence: The record for Child #2 did not include documentation of the emergency plan signed by parents.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on records reviewed, 1 of 5 children’s records did not include documentation of immunizations prior to attendance. Evidence: There was no documentation of immunizations for Child #2 to-date. The child began attending January 2024.”
May 17, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-250-B
“Based on interview conducted, the provider did not ensure that a caregiver completed the Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff (10 hours) within the first 90-days of employment. Evidence: The provider reported that Caregiver #1 had not completed the training. Caregiver #1 was hired 12/1/22.”
Dec 9, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-770
“Based on observations made, it was determined that there was not a working battery-operated weather band radio in the home. Evidence: While there were multiple battery-operated radios none had a weather band.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 22, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 24, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 24, 2024 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 22, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 17, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 17, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Jun 30, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 12 years 11 months.
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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mehrunnisa Dakwala This child care provider | 13 |
| KinderCare Learning Centers #000540 | 32 |
| La Petite Academy-Springfield | 32 |
| SACC at Sangster | 0 |
| Sydenstricker United Methodist Church | 0 |
| SACC at Saratoga | 4 |
| SACC at Newington Forest | 4 |
| Felecia Hayes | 20 |
| Carla Seay | 22 |
| The Springs, A Montessori School | 19 |
| Mila Cooper | 0 |
| Roina Mustafa | 18 |
| Laura Toledo de Mendoza | 11 |
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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