Mina Begum
A local ordinance approved FDH in Arlington, Virginia 22204
1730 S. Nelson Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204. (703) 575-9364.
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The short answer
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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 4, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 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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| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Feb 4, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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The family day home vendor is required to have household members undergo background checks every five years.
“At the time of the inspection, the most recent national criminal background check for Household Member #1 was overdue by more than two years, and the criminal background check for Household Member #2 was overdue by more than six months. Additionally, there was no sworn statement on file for either Household Member #1 or Household Member #2.”
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The vendor shall maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“The vendor did not take written attendance on February 4,2026.”
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The child’s information shall include proof of the child’s identity.
“The record for Child # 1 was missing proof of the child’s identity and has been in care for one year and four months.”
Feb 5, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.040-A
“Repeat Violation. Background checks are required at the time of application and every five years thereafter for the applicant, and any other adult living in a family day home. There were no five-year repeat checks in the records. The central registry search for the applicant and two adult household members expired over nine months ago.”
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8VAC20-790-230-B
“The vendor shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children less than the age of two years. Child #1 and Child #2, 19 months old, last documented immunization was over 12 months ago.”
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8VAC20-790-390-E
“The diapering surface shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use. The caregiver cleaned the diapering surface with soap and water but did not sanitized the surface.”
Feb 8, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.036-A
“Based on record review, a 5 year repeat check was not completed. Evidence: 1. The criminal history repeat check for household member #1 expired on 01/29/24.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review, the child’s information did not include the address of at least one person designated by the parent to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached. Evidence: 1. The record for Child #2 did not the address of an emergency contact on file. 2. The record for Child #3 did not have the address of an emergency contact on file.”
Feb 13, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review and interview, the child’s information did not include proof of the child’s identity. Evidence: 1. The file for child #2 did not have proof of the child’s identity. 2. The vendor acknowledged the proof of identity for child #2 was not obtained.”
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8VAC20-790-390-A-1
“Based on observation, children’s hands were not washed with soap and running water after toileting. Evidence: Child #1 hands were not washed after toileting.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Feb 4, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Capacity: Not given.
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 157 child care providers in Arlington County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mina Begum This child care provider | 8 |
| ARLINGTON Parks and Recreation at Carlin Hall | 5 |
| Funshine Preschool | 16 |
| Dora Silva-Celi | 1 |
| Grace Paniagua | 9 |
| Isabel Torrico | 4 |
| Children’s International - FSI | 23 |
| Magaly Paz-Quiroga | 5 |
| Full Circle Montessori School | 3 |
| Carmen Crespo | 2 |
| Our Savior Lutheran Church | 4 |
| Congregation Etz Hayim | 4 |
| Janeth Torrico | 7 |
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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