Maria Flores
A family day home in Springfield, Virginia 22150
6006 Amherst Avenue, Springfield, Virginia 22150. (571) 337-5504.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 142026 the latest visit on record
- 7 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 14, 2026.
6 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
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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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| 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 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.
“At the time of the inspection, an updated TB screening for Caregiver #1 and Household member #1 was unavailable for review and was overdue by one day.”
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Portable electric fans shall be securely mounted out of the reach of children.
“A portable electric fan was in use and within reach of children.”
Sep 18, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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A child’s record shall contain the first and last dates of attendance.
“The record for Child #1 did not contain the correct first date of attendance. The child first date of attendance was approximately two weeks later from the first date contained in the record.”
Mar 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The most recent Violation Notice from 09/2024 was not posted.”
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The provider shall ensure compliance with these standards and the terms of the current license.
“The provider’s current license allows for a licensed capacity of 7 children. During the inspection there were a total of 9 children present.”
Sep 25, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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When topical skin products are used, written parent authorization is required.
“Topical skin products are used for Child #5 and #6. Written parent authorizations were not on file.”
Nov 1, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-30-A
“Based on observation of the family day home on 11/01/2023, the provider failed to ensure compliance with the terms of the current license. Evidence: The family day home’s current license has licensed capacity of 7 children. During the inspection a total of 8 children were presently in care.”
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8VAC20-800-70-A
“Based on child record review, two records were in complete. Evidence: Child #5 and 6’ record did not include a start date. Child #5’s record did not include phone numbers for two emergency contacts. Child #5’s record did not include work contact information for one parent.”
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8VAC20-800-750-A
“Based on review of topical ointments onsite, an authorization for one ointment was not found. Evidence: Child #3 has a topical ointment onsite. A parent authorization was not obtained for this ointment.”
May 8, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-690-D
“Based on observation, the diapering surface was not cleaned and sanitized after each use. Evidence: The diapering surface was not cleaned with soap and water and then sanitized with bleach and water in between two children that had their diaper changed by Staff #2.”
Sep 19, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a
“Based on staff record review, one background search result was not obtained every five years. Evidence: The Provider’s last Central Registry search was dated January 2017.”
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8VAC20-800-90-A
“Based on child record review, the provider did not obtain documentation that one child had been adequately immunized before the child began care. Evidence: Child #1 began care on 08/16/2022. The immunization documentation was dated 08/17/2022.”
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8VAC20-800-90-C
“Based on child record review, documentation of additional immunizations were not obtained every six months for one child under the age of 2 years. Evidence: Child #3 is under the age of 2 years. The last documentation of immunizations were dated in October 2021.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| May 8, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Oct 4, 2028.
- Ages: 3 months - 7 years 11 months.
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 6.
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 |
|---|---|
| Maria Flores This child care provider | 6 |
| First Baptist Church of Springfield | 2 |
| St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church | 0 |
| Grace Presbyterian Church | 6 |
| SACC at Garfield | 2 |
| SACC AT Springfield Estates | 13 |
| SACC at Forestdale | 11 |
| SACC at Key Center | 2 |
| Deborah Mays | 45 |
| Sasanavadee Adam | 31 |
| SACC at Crestwood | 2 |
| Marta Alejos | 15 |
| Rosa Garay | 5 |
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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