Vinci School Alexandria
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22314
1601 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. (703) 838-2021.
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The short answer
- 2 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 145 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?
13 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 9, 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Mar 2, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Every center shall ensure that advertising is not misleading or deceptive as required by ? 22.1-289.027 of the Code of Virginia.
“The website has misleading information that requires clarification.”
Sep 24, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for Staff #1, who has been employed for more than a month and was working with children at the time of the inspection.”
Feb 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the center failed maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children’s allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60-A-8. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.
“Evidence: All classrooms, were children had allergy plans, had these plans posted (without cover) on bulletin boards.”
Sep 1, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of staff records, the center hired a staff member with a disqualifying Central Registry finding.
The inspectors’ words, 119 words
“Evidence: - Staff #1 self-reported that they were the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect outside the Commonwealth of Virginia on the Sworn Statement submitted to the center 08/29/2022. - On 08/31/2022 the Owner stated that they had received documentation from the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency that Staff #1 had a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect. The Owner was informed by the local licensing office representatives, that Staff #1 could not be employed based on a finding of abuse or neglect. - On 09/01/2022, Staff #1 was observed as the Lead Teacher supervising a class along with an Assistant. - Timesheet for Staff #1 verified employment from 08/25/2022 through 09/01/2022.”
Aug 4, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in clean, safe and operable condition.
“Evidence: 1. The refrigerator in the infant room recorded a temperature of 57 degrees F. 2. The ceiling on the second floor has cracked and the paints has peeled away.”
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Based on observation the center failed to ensure that electrical outlets shall have protective covers.
“Evidence: The outlet at the front desk did not have an outlet cover.”
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Based on observation the center failed to maintain required resilient surface under around and in the fall/use zones as required.
“Evidence: There is approximately one to three inches of resilient surface under around and into the fall/use zone.”
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Based on observation, the center failed to ensure that a nonabsorbent surface shall be used for diapering.
“Evidence: In the Jr. Casa room there was a hole in the changing pad and therefore it was no longer nonabsorbent.”
Feb 9, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on a review of the center menu, the center failed to ensure that when the center chooses to provide meals or snacks that the center shall follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture.
“Evidence: Morning Snack (Breakfast) for this day was Honey Wheat Bread and Butter. Please see attached United States Department of Agriculture Meal Plan for each age group of children served”
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Based on a review of children’s records, the center failed to ensure that all required documents are included in each enrolled child’s records.
“Evidence: Child # 3’s record does not have documentation of addresses for emergency contacts.”
All 13 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 4, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 20, 2027.
- Ages: 3 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 145 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?
- 2 complaint inspections on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Complaint | Allegation: False Advertising. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 |
|---|---|
| Vinci School Alexandria This child care provider | 2 |
| Hopkins House - Helen Day Preschool Academy | 61 |
| Children’s Int’l School -Alexandria | 11 |
| Washington Street United Methodist Church | 0 |
| The Campagna Center - Lyles Crouch | 4 |
| Potomac Crescent Waldorf School | 11 |
| Innovation Station Child Development Center | 47 |
| American Day School #1 | 14 |
| Tiny Tots Playroom | 2 |
| American Day School 2 | 9 |
| Great Beginnings Early Learning Center | 30 |
| Blue Bird of Alexandria | 1 |
| The Del Ray Montessori School | 3 |
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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