Deborah Mara
A local ordinance approved FDH in Springfield, Virginia 22153
7539 Tralee Wood Co, Springfield, Virginia 22153. (571) 221-1462.
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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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 3, 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 3 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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| 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.
Sep 3, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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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.
“The register in the bedroom used for overnight care was removed from the vent, exposing the open vent.”
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Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.
“1 uncovered electrical outlet in the main level bathroom.”
Sep 4, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Electrical outlets shall have protective covers that are of a size that cannot be swallowed by children.
“The was one uncovered outlet in the bathroom used by child care children, just above the sink.”
Aug 19, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based on the vendor’s statements, the vendor does 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: identified through vendor interview, that the vendor does not maintain an attendance record.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B-14
“Based on review, the provider did not ensure that children’s records had documentation of permission to transport children. Evidence: reviewed the provider’s records and found that the provider transports the children to and from school, often taking younger children on the school runs. Child 1, 2 and 3 did not have documentation of transportation authorization.”
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8VAC20-790-230-A
“Based on review, the provider did not ensure that before a child may attend the family day home, the vendor shall obtain documentation that the child has been immunized. Evidence: reviewed 4 children’s records and found that Child 1 did not have documentation of an immunization record.”
Aug 28, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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Based on record review, not all children’s records contained required information.
“Evidence: Child #3’s record was missing the parents’ work address, and the address to the child’s emergency contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.”
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Based on record review, a written care pan was not obtained for a child with a diagnosed food allergy.
“Evidence: Child #1’s record contains the child’s food allergy information, the record did not contain a written allergy care plan to include instructions form a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of an allergic reaction.”
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Based on review of emergency supplies, the first aid kit was incomplete.
“Evidence: The first aid kit did not contain tweezers and scissors.”
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Repeat Violation Based on review of emergency procedures, evacuation drills were not practiced monthly.
“Evidence: Evacuation drills were not practiced for the months of June 2023, and July 2023.”
Aug 19, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on interview, the vendor did not have a written hard copy record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“Evidence: The vendor did not keep a written record of children in attendance each day. There was no attendance documented for the day of the inspection.”
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Based on record review, the vendor did not practice monthly evacuation drills.
“Evidence: Emergency drills were not documented for the months of June 2022 and July 2022.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 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?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 |
|---|---|
| Deborah Mara This child care provider | 6 |
| KinderCare Learning Centers #000540 | 32 |
| La Petite Academy-Springfield | 32 |
| SACC at Sangster | 0 |
| Sydenstricker United Methodist Church | 0 |
| SACC at Saratoga | 4 |
| SACC at Newington Forest | 4 |
| Felecia Hayes | 20 |
| Carla Seay | 22 |
| The Springs, A Montessori School | 19 |
| Mila Cooper | 0 |
| Roina Mustafa | 18 |
| Laura Toledo de Mendoza | 11 |
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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