Cruzado, Maria
A local ordinance approved FDH in Alexandria, Virginia 22312
5913 Mayflower Court, Apt 101, Alexandria, Virginia 22312. (571) 388-0300.
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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 2, 2026.
4 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
4 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 |
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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.
Feb 2, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The provider is required to have all household members undergo a background check every five years. 1. The most recent Virginia central registry check for Household Member #2 was overdue by 1 month.
“2.The provider is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Household Member #2 recently resided out of state. The provider did not request a fingerprint search, sex offender search and central registry search for this household member. Household member #2 was present during the inspection.”
Feb 5, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Medications for caregivers and household members, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. If a key is used, the key shall be inaccessible to the children.
“Medication was unlocked and located in an area that was accessible to 3 children in care.”
Feb 13, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on child file review, 2 out of 3 children’s files were incomplete. Evidence: Child #1 and 3’s file was missing parents work address and phone number. Child#3’s file was missing the emergency medical authorization.”
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8VAC20-790-200-2-a
“Based on review of background check results, one background check is expired. Evidence: Staff #1’s Central Registry search result was not received within 5 years of the last search result.”
Feb 28, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-400-H
“Based on observation, medication for a child was not placed in an area inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1. One child has emergency medication and it was observed sitting in the front of a child’s cubby shelf.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 5, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Feb 1, 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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Laila Hussain | 2 |
| Mercedes Guerrero | 9 |
| Rosa Melara | 10 |
| Tallat Asif | 7 |
| Cruzado, Maria This child care provider | 4 |
| Shahnaj Sultana | 25 |
| Elizabeth Mejia | 5 |
| The Campagna Center - Douglas MacArthur | 4 |
| Hopkins House - Helen Day Preschool Academy | 61 |
| The Campagna Center - George Mason | 3 |
| The Campagna Center - Naomi Brooks | 1 |
| The Butterfly House | 29 |
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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