Mulatua Bullo
A local ordinance approved FDH in Alexandria, Virginia 22304
516 N Howard Street, #404, Alexandria, Virginia 22304. (703) 395-4268.
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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 Aug 10, 2026.
1 violation 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
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2024. 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.
Aug 19, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review, childrens records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1. Child #1s record does not contain the address of an emergency contact. 2. Child #2 and child #3 records did not contain the childrens home address or proof of the childrens identity.”
Sep 17, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-170-C
“Based on interview, the vendor did not ensure that each household member undergo background checks in accordance with ? 22.1-289.040 of the Code of Virginia. Evidence: Household member #1 turned 18 years old in June 2023. The vendor stated that the household member has not yet undergone fingerprinting and has not completed a sworn disclosure statement.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review, childrens records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1. Child #3s record did not contain the name, address and telephone number of someone to be contacted if their parents could not be reached. 2. Child #2 and Child #3s record did not include proof of the childrens identities.”
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8VAC20-790-360-F
“Based on observation and interview, cribs were not provided for children from birth through 12 months of age. Evidence: During the inspection, child #1 (5 months) was observed napping on the vendors couch. The vendor stated that the older children use the cribs upstairs.”
Sep 19, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review and interview, children’s records did not contain all required information. Evidence: 1. Child #1?s record did not contain the name, address and telephone number of someone to be contacted if their parents could not be reached, immunization record, and written agreements between the child and the vendor. 2. Child #1 and Child #2?s record did not include proof of the children’s identities. The vendor confirmed that she had not asked for proof of the children’s identities.”
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8VAC20-790-360-I
“Based on observation and interview, pillows were used for children less than two years of age while sleeping. Evidence: Child #2 (21 months old) was observed sleeping with two fluffy blankets folded underneath their head. The vendor stated that she folds the blankets to make a pillow for the child.”
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8VAC20-790-430-A-1
“Based on interview, emergency response drills were not practiced as required. Evidence: The vendor stated that they did not practice two shelter-in-place and one lockdown drill in 2021.”
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8VAC20-790-450-C
“Based on observation, bottles were used while a child was in a designated sleeping location. Evidence: Child #1 was observed sleeping in a bouncing chair, inside of a pack-n-play crib, with a bottle in their hand.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 17, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Aug 9, 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 1.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mulatua Bullo This child care provider | 1 |
| The Butterfly House | 29 |
| The Campagna Center-Samuel Tucker | 1 |
| Creative World Learning Center - Landmark | 23 |
| Bright Start Learning Center | 15 |
| Valley Drive Preschool | 2 |
| Bright Start Preschool II | 13 |
| Miriam Ayala | 28 |
| Bright Start Preschool I | 3 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Wheeler Site | 22 |
| Vanessa Gutierrez | 2 |
| Miryam Galarza | 36 |
| Kalsoom Akhtar | 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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