Dulce Martinez
A local ordinance approved FDH in Alexandria, Virginia 22309
8497 Madge Lane Apt 102, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 619-4533.
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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 May 11, 2026.
12 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
12 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 11, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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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.
“Caregiver #1 does not have documentation to indicate that the annual health and safety update course was completed.”
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If hazardous substances are not kept in original containers, the substitute container shall clearly indicate their contents.
“Two spray bottles of cleaning solution were being stored under the sink in the kitchen. The bottles were not labelled to include their contents.”
May 23, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection6 deficiencies
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Repeat 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. The vendor did not have documentation of daily attendance.”
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Repeat violation
“The child’s information shall include the required information. Child #1, #2, #3 and #4’s records did not include documentation of proof of the child’s identity. Child #3’s record did not include documentation of the address and phone number for mother’s place of employment. Child #4’s record did not include documentation of the address and phone number for the mother and father’s place of employment. Child #3’s record did not contain documentation of immunizations.”
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Caregivers shall undergo TB screenings at least every two years from the date of the initial screening.
“The caregiver’s TB screening was dated October 5, 2022.”
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Repeat violation
“Each bathroom area provided for children shall be equipped with soap, toilet paper, and disposable towels or an air dryer within reach of the children. The bathroom utilized by the children did not have any paper towels.”
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A caregiver shall be physically present on site and provide direct care, to include awareness of and responsibility for each child in care, including being near enough to intervene if needed.
“The caregiver placed Child #4 in an infant rocker seat and did not utilize the safety straps to secure the child. Child #4 leaned forward in the seat and fell face-first onto the floor, with the infant rocker chair landing on the child’s back.”
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A first aid kit should contain the minimum required items.
“The first aid kit did not contain tweezers.”
Jun 20, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on interview, the vendor does not maintain a written record of attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child. Evidence: The vendor stated that they do not document daily attendance.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on record review and interview, children’s records did not include all required information. Evidence: 4 out of 4 children’s records did not contain proof of each child’s identity. The vendor stated that the families had not provided proof of identity.”
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8VAC20-790-280-A-4
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation and interview, bathrooms were not equipped with all required supplies. Evidence: The children’s bathroom does not contain hand soap or disposable paper towels. When asked how the children wash their hands, the vendor stated someone must have taken the soap and pointed to paper towels located above the refrigerator in the kitchen.”
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8VAC20-790-360-G
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on observation, children over 12 months were not provided with a cot, rest mat or bed. Evidence: Child #1 was observed taking a nap on the vendors couch where three other children played.”
Jun 22, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection8 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based on interview, the vendor does not maintain a written record of attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child. Evidence: The vendor stated that they do not document daily attendance.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review and interview, children’s records did not include all required information. Evidence: 3 out of 3 children’s records did not contain proof of each child’s identity. The vendor stated that the families had not provided proof of identity.”
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8VAC20-790-260-A
“Based on observation, areas of the family day home were not maintained in a clean and safe condition. Evidence: 1. There was chips and Cheetos observed on the couch and floor where the children were sitting and walking. 2. Two kitchen cabinet doors were missing from the cabinet frames. 3. One cabinet door and one drawer were observed laying on the kitchen floor where children were walking.”
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8VAC20-790-270-A
“Based on observation, potentially poisonous substances were not stored inaccessible to children. Evidence: There were four cleaners and disinfectants observed in the cabinet under the vendors sink. The cabinet did not have doors and the cleaners were accessible to the children.”
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8VAC20-790-280-A-4
“Based on observation and interview, bathrooms were not equipped with all required supplies. Evidence: The children’s bathroom does not contain disposable paper towels. When asked how the children dry their hands, the vendor pointed to paper towels located in the kitchen.”
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8VAC20-790-360-G
“Based on observation, children over 12 months were not provided with a cot, rest mat or bed. Evidence: Child #1 was observed taking a nap on the vendors couch where two other children played.”
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8VAC20-790-410-A
“Based on interview, all required emergency supplies was not available when children were in care. Evidence: The vendor did not have tweezers available during today’s inspection.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-1
“Based on record review and interview, evacuation procedures were not practiced monthly. Evidence: The vendor did not document evacuation drills for April 2023 and May 2023. The vendor stated that evacuation drills were not practiced in April and May.”
Jun 28, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on direct observation, the vendor did not ensure that the family day home did not exceed the capacity of children cared for as allowed by law or regulation.
“Evidence: Upon arrival, the inspector observed 5 children in the direct care of the vendor. The vendor stated that one child, identified as her grandchild, was dropped off by the vendor’s own child and would be picked up shortly. The child was picked up at 10:40am.”
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Based on record 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.
“Evidence: The vendor did not have a written hard copy of the daily attendance of each child in care.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| May 11, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Jun 28, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires May 10, 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 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| Dulce Martinez This child care provider | 12 |
| Nicole Ferguson | 6 |
| Engleside Baptist Church | 0 |
| Aquinas Montessori School | 3 |
| SACC-Riverside | 8 |
| SACC at Washington Mill | 1 |
| SACC at Woodley Hills | 4 |
| Fauzia Zubair | 7 |
| Sunita Malvea | 7 |
| Elizabeth Tsamah | 9 |
| Dilshad Begum | 15 |
| Idalia Vigil Gomez | 12 |
| Cintia Alvarado | 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.
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