Sophia Asare-Boateng
A local ordinance approved FDH in Alexandria, Virginia 22306
7978 Janna Lee Avenue, Apt 302, Alexandria, Virginia 22306. (571) 830-9378.
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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 Mar 26, 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 Mar 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 |
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.
Mar 26, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Vendors shall maintain, and keep written or electronic information for each enrolled child including permission for field trips, which shall be made available to the department’s representative upon request.
“Permission forms for field trips to the neighborhood playground or park were signed by parents but did not contain the means of getting to the playground or the location of the playground that is used regularly by the provider for outdoor play. The provider stated that they currently walk the children there to play.”
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Linens shall be assigned for individual use.
“The nap materials available for children use did not include linens. The provider stated that they purchased new vinyl covered nap mats for the children to use but did not have linens available to use in combination with those mats.”
Mar 31, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-370-C
“Mattresses when used shall be covered with a waterproof material that can be cleaned and sanitized. There were two small cloth mattresses/long cushions for the children to rest on that did not have a waterproof cover.”
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8VAC20-790-410-A-1
“A first aid kit must contain at a minimum a digital thermometer. The digital thermometer was non-operable.”
Apr 2, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-190-A
“Based on record review and interview, the vendor did not maintain and keep at the family day home, written or electronic information for each enrolled child. Evidence: 1. There was not a file to review for Child #3. 2. The vendor confirmed the parent for child #3 had not completed the paperwork.”
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8VAC20-790-190-B
“Based on record review and interview, the immunization records were not received on or before the child’s first day of attendance. Evidence: 1. Child #3 (Start date 08/2023) did not have an immunization record on file. 2. The vendor confirmed the immunization record had not been received.”
Apr 3, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-270-A
“Based on observation, potentially poisonous substances, materials and supplies such as, but not limited to, cleaning agents, disinfectants, and deodorizers, were not stored in areas inaccessible to children. Evidence: 1. Cleaning supplies (bleach, scrub cleaner, and detergent) were stored in the bathroom cabinet that is accessible to children.”
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8VAC20-790-410-A-1
“Based on observation and interview, it was determined the first aid kit did not contain at a minimum a digital thermometer. Evidence: 1. No digital thermometer was in the fist aid kid. 2. The provider stated they did not have a digital thermometer.”
Apr 20, 2022: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-170-A
“Based upon observation and interview, vendor was not present at time of the inspection. Evidence: When the inspector arrived there were 2 children present directly supervised by a household member.”
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8VAC20-790-180-B
“Based upon record review required daily written attendance was not maintained for the 2 children in care. Evidence: There were 2 children in care at the time of the inspection and There was no written hard copy indicating their arrival into care today.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Local Ordinance Approved FDH: Local Ordinance Approved FDH, expires Mar 25, 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Sophia Asare-Boateng This child care provider | 6 |
| Frances Mills | 0 |
| SACC at Hollin Meadows | 2 |
| Yenny Gutierrez-Reyes | 2 |
| Bethany Lutheran Church | 3 |
| Sherry Brown | 41 |
| Greater Mt Vernon Com Head Start - Gum Springs Children’s Center | 13 |
| Frog Pond Early Learning Center | 29 |
| Shaista Mirza | 22 |
| Greater Mt. Vernon Community Head Start-Gum Springs Glen | 4 |
| Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church | 3 |
| Elizabeth Appiah | 27 |
| Mercy Chavez | 4 |
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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Paid listing
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