Sandra Wright
A local ordinance approved FDH in Alexandria, Virginia 22306
3321 Southgate Drive Apt 10, Alexandria, Virginia 22306. (703) 454-2258.
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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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 3, 2026.
46 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
46 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 3, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection20 deficiencies
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All caregivers, prior to employment, shall complete sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth.
“There was no documentation of a completed Sworn Disclosure Statement for Caregiver #2.”
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Each caregiver, prior to employment, shall complete a national criminal record check (fingerprinting).
“There was no documentation of a completed criminal record check for Caregiver #2.”
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Each caregiver, prior to employment, shall complete a central registry search ? 63.2-1515 for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect against them.
“There was no documentation of a completed Virginia Central Registry Search for Caregiver #2.”
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The vendor shall ensure compliance with the standards in this part, the terms of the vendor agreement, and all relevant federal, state, or local laws and regulations.
The inspectors’ words, 109 words
“The vendor, Caregiver #1, has not ensured compliance with subsidy standards, the terms of the vendor agreement and relevant federal, state, or local laws and regulations as evident in repeat and systemic areas of non-compliance related to recordkeeping, training, emergency preparedness and safety and background checks. Additionally, electronic attendance submitted to the State childcare subsidy program by the vendor/Caregiver #1, for 8/18/26, did not accurately reflect the children observed to be in care by the inspector on that date. Child #1 and Child #3 were reported to be in care from 12:00am-6:00am however they were observed present and receiving care when the inspector was in the home from 10:15am-11:20am.”
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The vendor shall ensure that any caregiver who is or will be alone with, in control of, or supervising one or more of the children shall (i) undergo a background check in accordance with ? 22.1-289.040 of the Code of Virginia; (ii) shall not have been convicted of a barrier crime as defined in ? 19.2-392.02 of the Code of Virginia; and (iii) is not the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth.
“The vendor, Caregiver #1, has not ensured that children enrolled in her care are receiving care from an individual that has not completed the required background checks. Today, 3 children were observed to be in the care of Caregiver #2, who was working alone during the vendor’s/Caregiver #1 absence from the home, who has no documentation of completed background checks. The local agency that typically holds these background checks reported that Caregiver #2 is not known to them as a caregiver and they have no background checks for this individual.”
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Repat and systemic violation. 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.
“There was no daily attendance record for each child as it occurs.”
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Repeat violation. A written statement that the vendor will notify the parent when the child becomes ill and that the parent will arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible if so requested by the vendor shall be on-file in each child’s record (sick child policy form).
“There was not a sick child policy form signed by parents in the record for Child #3.”
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The following records shall be kept for each caregiver.
“There was no employment record for Caregiver #2. There was no documentation of name, address, verification of age, date of employment, background checks and required trainings.”
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All caregivers shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff sponsored by the Department of Education.
“There was no documentation of preservice training for Caregiver #2.”
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Orientation training for caregivers shall be completed within 7 days of employment.
“There was no documentation of orientation training for Caregiver #2.”
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Repeat violation. Caregivers shall have a current certification in CPR.
“There was no documentation of the vendor have a current certification in CPR.”
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Repeat violation. Caregivers shall have a current certification in First Aid.
“There was no documentation of Caregiver #1 having a current certification in First Aid.”
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Repeat and systemic violation. Caregivers who work directly with children shall, in addition to preservice and orientation training, shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“There was no documentation of the annual subsidy health and safety training course (3 hours) for Caregivers #1 and #2.”
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Areas and equipment of the family day home, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.
“Areas of the home were found to be not safe. Household items in the daycare areas were stored on tables, floor, shelves and other surfaces and posted as fall and trip hazards. There were narrow pathways to walk through the areas.”
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Cots, rest mats, or beds shall be provided for children 12 months of age or older and shall not be occupied by more than one child at a time.
“A 4-year-old child was observed lying on a hard plastic patio chair (double wide like a loveseat) during nap time. The child was lying face down on the chair.”
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Pillows and filled comforters shall not be used by children less than 2 years of age while sleeping or resting.
“Child #7, a 9-month old, was observed sleeping in a crib with a bed pillow.”
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Toys or objects hung over an infant in a crib and crib gyms that are strung across the crib may not be used for infants older than five months of age.
“Child #7 was observed sleeping in a crib that had a diaper changing surface hung over one end of the crib. The diaper changing surface covered approximately 12”-14” of the crib length with the child sleeping underneath.”
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Linens shall be assigned for individual use.
“Child #3 was observed lying down for nap time with no linens.”
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Repeat violation. Non-medical emergency supplies shall include a working battery operated flashlight.
“There was not a battery-operated flashlight in the home.”
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Repeat violation. Non-medical emergency supplies shall include a working battery-operated radio.
“There were no batteries for a battery-operated radio in the home.”
Aug 18, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection14 deficiencies
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The vendor shall ensure that the family day home does not exceed the capacity of children cared for as allowed by law or regulation.
“The home has an approved capacity of 4 children. Today there were 5 children in care.”
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Repeat and systemic violation. 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.
“There was no written hard copy record of daily attendance for each child. The vendor said she has not been keeping a handwritten record.”
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Permission for swimming or wading activities to include a parent’s statement of the child’s swimming ability shall be on file in each child’s record.
“There was no written permission from parents on file in any of the child records reviewed, to include Child #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5. The vendor reported that children have gone swimming at the complex pool a few times while in her care.”
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A written statement that the vendor will notify the parent when the child becomes ill and that the parent will arrange to have the child picked up as soon as possible if so requested by the vendor shall be on-file in each child’s record.
“There was not a sick child policy form signed by parents in each child’s record, to include Child #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5.”
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Caregivers shall have a current certification in CPR.
“There was no documentation of the vendor having a current certification in CPR.”
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Caregivers shall have a current certification in First Aid.
“There was no documentation of the vendor having a current certification in First Aid.”
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Systemic deficiency. Caregivers who work directly with children shall complete the departments’ annual health and safety training course (3 hours).
“There was no documentation of this training.”
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Potentially poisonous substances such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants, deodorizers and personal care products shall be stored in areas inaccessible to children.
“A can of spray air freshener and a variety of personal care items were accessible to children in the bathroom.”
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Non-medical emergency supplies shall include a working, battery-operated flashlight.
“There was not a battery-operated flashlight in the home.”
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Non-medical emergency supplies shall include a working battery-operated radio.
“There was not a working battery-operated radio in the home.”
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The vendor shall have a written emergency preparedness plan.
“The plan on-file included 3 of the 6 pages of the document and did not include all of the shelter in place procedures, relocation information and procedures, and the vendor’s signature and date of when the plan was last reviewed.”
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Systemic violation. Evacuation procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.
“There was no documentation of an evacuation drill for June and July 2026.”
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Shelter-in-place procedures shall be practiced twice a year.
“There was no documentation of shelter-in-place drills completed.”
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Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
“There was no documentation of lockdown drills.”
Sep 9, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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The caregiver is required to obtain required background checks for any caregiver/household member over the age of 14 years.
“~The sworn statement, criminal background, and central registry checks for caregiver 1 were not on file. Caregiver 1 confirmed caring for children while caregiver 2 was on vacation. ~ Household Member 1 did not have central registry results on file and has been residing in the home.”
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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.
“There was not documentation of daily attendance. Caregiver confirmed it had not been done for approximately the last year.”
Sep 12, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection10 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on review of 2 children’s records, the Vendor did not maintain complete information for both records Evidence: 1. Child 1 did not have documentation of immunizations. 2. Child 1 and 2 did not have documentation of proof of ID. 3. Child 2 did not have a completed enrollment form.”
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on document review and staff interview, the vendor did not complete the annual health and safety update course. Evidence: The vendor did not have the documentation and stated that she had not completed the 3 hour VA health and safety update course.”
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8VAC20-790-260-C-2
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation, electrical outlets did not have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children. Evidence: An outlet in the living room was not covered.”
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8VAC20-790-290-A
“Based on observation, the vendor did not ensure areas of premises accessible to children are free of obvious injury hazards. Evidence: Two unsecured metal storage shelves (approximately 6 ft tall, 4 ft wide) in the living/dining room area, accessible to children, were observed to have wires hanging and obvious injury hazards.”
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8VAC20-790-410-B-1
“Based on observation, the vendor did not have a working, battery-operated flashlight. Evidence: 1. The vendor had no flashlight available in emergency kit.”
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8VAC20-790-410-B-1
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation, the first aid kit was not complete. Evidence: The first aid kit was missing an antiseptic cleansing solution and pads, scissors, and adhesive tape.”
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8VAC20-790-410-B-2
“Based on observation, the vendor did not have one working battery operated radio. Evidence: 1. The vendor had no working battery-operated radio in emergency kit.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-1
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation and interview, evacuation procedures were not practiced monthly. Evidence: Last fire drill documented was June 2024, vendor confirmed this information.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-2
“Based on observation and interview, shelter-in-place procedures were not practiced twice per year. Evidence: There was no documentation of shelter-in-place on emergency drill log.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-3
“Based on observation lockdown procedures were not practiced at least annually. Evidence: There was no lockdown procedure drill documented on emergency drill log.”
Sep 26, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“Repeat Violation Based on staff interview, the vendor did not complete the annual health and safety update course. Evidence: The vendor stated that she had not completed the 3 hour VA health and safety update course.”
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8VAC20-790-260-C-2
“Based on observation, electrical outlets did not have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children. Evidence: An extension cord with 7 electrical outlets was sitting on the table in the home. Non of the outlets were covered.”
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8VAC20-790-390-E
“Repeat Violation Based on observation and staff interview, the diapering surface was absorbent; and the surface was not cleaned and sanitized after each use. Evidence: 1. The vendor was observed changing Child # 1’s on the diaper changing mat. 2. The area was not cleaned or sanitized after the diaper change.”
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8VAC20-790-410-A-1
“Repeat Violation Based on observation, the first aid kit was not complete. Evidence: The first aid kit was missing an antiseptic cleansing solution and pads, and adhesive tape.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-3
“Based on staff interview, emergency procedures were not practiced monthly. Evidence: The vendor stated that she has not completed a lockdown drill.”
Oct 13, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection9 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based on staff interview and records review, the vendor did not maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: 1. The vendor stated that she has not maintained a written record of attendance for the children in care. 2. The most recent attendance records on site were from October 2021.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on records review, children’s records did not contain complete information. Evidence: 1. Child # 1’s first day of enrollment was 9/7/21. 2. Child # 1’s record was missing the following: information for persons authorized to pick up and proof of identity.”
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8VAC20-790-230-A
“Based on records review, the vendor did not obtain documentation of immunizations for children in care. 1. Child # 2’s first day of enrollment was 1/3/22. 2.The vendor did not obtain documentation of immunization for Child # 2 to this date.”
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8VAC20-790-250-F
“Based on staff interview, the vendor did not complete the annual health and safety update course. Evidence: The vendor stated that she had not completed the 3 hour VA health and safety update course.”
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8VAC20-790-390-A-2
“Based on observation, children’s hands were not washed with soap and running water after toileting. Evidence: After the vendor changed Child # 2’s diaper, the vendor did not ensure that Child # 2’s hands were washed with running water and soap.”
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8VAC20-790-390-A-3
“Based on observation, caregivers did not wash hands with soap and water after diapering. Evidence: 1. The vendor was observed changing Child # 2’s diaper. 2. The vendor did not wash her own hands after completing the process.”
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8VAC20-790-390-E
The inspectors’ words, 96 words
“Based on observation and staff interview, the diapering surface was absorbent; and the surface was not cleaned and sanitized after each use. Evidence: 1. The vendor was observed changing Child # 2’s on the bed in the daycare are. The bed was covered by a fleece blanket. There was no barrier in place between the child and the bedding. 2. The vendor stated that she had a diaper changing station that could be place on the playpen. 3. The area where Child # 2’s diaper was changed was not cleaned or sanitized after the diaper change.”
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8VAC20-790-410-A-1
“Based on observation, the first aid kit was not complete. Evidence: The first aid kit was missing tweezers, disposable gloves, and antiseptic cleansing solution and pads.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-1
“Based on records review and staff interview, emergency procedures were not practiced monthly. Evidence: The vendor’s evacuation log had documentation of evacuations drills till April 2022. The vendor stated she had not practiced drills from May 2022 onwards.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 3, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 20 violations cited |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 14 violations cited |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 12, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 10 violations cited |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Sep 2, 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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 46.
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 |
|---|---|
| Sandra Wright This child care provider | 46 |
| Frances Mills | 0 |
| SACC at Hollin Meadows | 2 |
| Yenny Gutierrez-Reyes | 2 |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | 3 |
| Sherry Brown | 41 |
| Greater Mt Vernon Com Head Start - Gum Springs Children’s Center | 13 |
| Frog Pond Early Learning Center | 29 |
| Shaista Mirza | 22 |
| Greater Mt. Vernon Community Head Start-Gum Springs Glen | 4 |
| Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Elizabeth Appiah | 27 |
| Mercy Chavez | 4 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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Paid listing
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