Mejia, Candida
A local ordinance approved FDH in Falls Church, Virginia 22042
6901 Westlawn Drive, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. (571) 276-7184.
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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 Jun 30, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jun 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 |
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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.
Jun 30, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Potentially poisonous substances shall be stored away in areas inaccessible to children.
“The following substances were observed on a shelf on the main care area: hand sanitizer and lotions. Air freshener was plugged in in an area accessible to the children.”
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*REPEAT VIOLATION* Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
“A lockdown drill was not conducted for the year 2025.”
Jul 3, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“*REPEAT VIOLATION* Children’s records did not contain all required information as follows: * The record for Child #1 was missing proof of the child’s identity, the vendor’s emergency preparedness plan, agreements between parents and the vendor. * The record for Child #2 was missing the phone number for the parents workplace.”
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Before a child may attend the family day home, the vendor shall obtain documentation that the child has been immunized.
“The record for Child #1 did not have immunization records.”
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Caregivers who work directly with children shall, annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“The vendor completed only four out of the required 16 hours of annual training. The vendor did not complete the department’s health and safety update course for the year 2024.”
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Electrical outlets shall have protective covers.
“One unused electrical outlet in the living room did not have a protective cover.”
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Evacuation procedures shall be practiced at least monthly.
“No evacuation drills were completed during the months of July 2024 through June 2025.”
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Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
“A lockdown drills was not conducted for the year 2024.”
Jul 18, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review, children’s records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1) The record for Child #1 and Child #2 did not contain the following: proof of identity, information on allergies and emergency actions. The required acknowledgement of the agreements between parents and vendor were incomplete on both records.”
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8VAC20-790-430-B
“Based on documentation review, record of the dates of the practice drills were not maintained for one year. Evidence: 1) The drills log for the year 2023 was not available for review. Compliance for the second half of the year 2023 could not be established.”
Jul 18, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-260-A
“Based on observation, areas of the family day home were not maintained in a safe condition. Evidence: 1) In the daycare bathroom, areas with rust were observed on the side of the bathtub and on a heater vent cover. Children have access to these areas.”
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8VAC20-790-260-C-2
“Base on observation, the vendor did not ensure that all electrical outlets have protective covers. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, 3 electric outlets in the living room area did not have protective covers.”
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8VAC20-790-270-A
“Based on observation, the vendor did not ensure that potentially poisonous substances, materials, and supplies such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants be stored away in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, bottles of shampoo, sanitizer, facial cleanser, hand creams, and deodorizers were observed in areas accessible to the children: under the bathroom sink, in the bathtub area, on a table next to the television.”
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8VAC20-790-320-D
“Based on observation, children who fell asleep in a space other than their own cot, were not moved promptly to his designated sleeping space. Evidence: 1) On the date of inspection, Child #4 (23 mos) was observed sleeping on the sofa.”
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8VAC20-790-430-B
“Based on documentation review, record of the dates of the practice drills were not maintained for one year. Evidence: 1) The drills log for the year 2022 was not available for review. Compliance for the year 2022 could not be established.”
Jul 11, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on observation, 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: The departure time was not documented on 07/08/2022”
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Based on observation, potentially poisonous substances were not placed in an area inaccessible to children.
“Evidence: There was shaving cream located on the sink in the second bathroom and there was hair conditioner located on the tub in the first bathroom.”
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Based on observation, the bathroom was not equipped with disposable towels.
“Evidence: There were no disposal paper towels in the bathroom.”
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Based on observation, the caregiver did not wash her hands after diapering.
“Evidence: After changing a diaper Caregiver A did not wash their hands.”
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Based on observation, the vendor did not maintain records of practiced drills for one year.
“Evidence: There were no records of emergency drills practiced in 2021.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Jun 30, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 18, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Jun 29, 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 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mejia, Candida This child care provider | 10 |
| SACC at Beech Tree | 4 |
| SACC at Graham Road Community Building | 11 |
| SACC at Woodburn | 9 |
| Gladis Loch | 24 |
| James Lee Day Care/Preschool | 2 |
| Emma Arteaga | 11 |
| New Building Blocks PreSchool | 11 |
| Minu Thapa | 8 |
| Miriam Medina | 28 |
| Montessori School of Northern Virginia - Valleybrook Campus | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sejas | 6 |
| Metaphor International School | 10 |
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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