Michelle Ross
A local ordinance approved FDH in Springfield, Virginia 22153
7531 Tralee Woods CO, Springfield, Virginia 22153. (703) 569-1567.
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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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 27, 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 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Jul 27, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Caregivers who work directly with children shall, in addition to preservice and orientation training, annually attend at least 16 hours of training, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“Caregiver #1 annual health and safety update training is 17 months past due.”
Jul 23, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection9 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based on records review and interview, 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 vendor confirmed, during the interview, that the attendance has not been taken for some time.”
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8VAC20-790-190-A
“Based on interview and records review, the vendor did not maintain, written or electronic information for each enrolled and it was not made available upon request. Evidence: The vendor confirmed, during the inspection that they did not have available or maintained required information for Child #3 (start date 7/23/2024).”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on records review and interview, the vendor did not obtain immunization records on or before the child’s first day of attendance. Evidence: The vendor confirmed, during the interview, Child #3 (start date 7/23/2024) did not have immunization records before the first day of attendance.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on records review, the vendor did not obtain proof of the child’s identity. Evidence: Child #2 was missing proof of identity.”
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8VAC20-790-200-5
“Based on interview and records review, the vendor did not obtain documentation that training required by 8VAC20-790-250 has not been completed. Evidence: The vendor provided documentation of 6 hours of required trainings.”
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8VAC20-790-270-A
The inspectors’ words, 114 words
“Based on observation, the caregiver failed to ensure potentially poisonous substances, materials, and supplies such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants, deodorizers, petroleum distillates were stored in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1. The cabinet in the bathroom, over the toilet, was unlocked, contained shampoo, foaming hand soap, conditioning spray, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil, eye drops, acetone, insect repellent, hydrocortisone cream, and was accessible to children. 2. There was a Vaseline jar, antibacterial soap, and hand gel located on the sink and accessible to children. 3. The pantry closet located in the kitchen was unlocked, contained Magnetic wall belt WD-40, glade spray air freshener, insect repellent, Febreze, black soap, and deodorant”
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8VAC20-790-380-D
“Based on observation and interview, the caregiver did not ensure that when any surface has been contaminated with body fluids, it shall be cleaned and sanitized. Evidence: The caregiver did not clean and sanitize the contaminated surface after Child #3 urinated on the floor. The caregiver placed a paper towel on the urine and left it for some time before discarding the soiled paper towel.”
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8VAC20-790-390-A-3
“Based on observation and interview, the caregiver failed to wash their hands with soap and running water before and after helping a child use the toilet, changing a diaper, and after contact with body fluids. Evidence: 1. The caregiver changed the soiled clothing of Child #3. The caregiver confirmed during the inspection that they did not wash child #3?s hands and their own hands after changing the soiled child. 2. The caregiver cleaned urine from the floor and did not wash hands after.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-1
“Based on record review and interview, the caregiver did not document a monthly practice evacuation drill. Evidence: The caregiver confirmed, during the interview, there is no documentation for June 2024 fire drill. The last fire drill was conducted in May 2024.”
Jul 27, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and vendor interview, the vendor did not maintain a written hard copy record of daily attendance.
“Evidence: The vendor confirmed that they do not keep a written hard copy record of daily attendance.”
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Based on record review and vendor interview, the vendor did not maintain written or electronic information for each child.
“Evidence: 1. Child #2 was in care of the vendor at the time of inspection. 2. The vendor confirmed that they did not have written or electronic information for Child #2.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Jul 26, 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 |
|---|---|
| Michelle Ross This child care provider | 10 |
| 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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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Replies
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