Maria Ortega
A family day home in Falls Church, Virginia 22042
2834 Rosemary Lane, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. (703) 231-9346.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 142026 the latest visit on record
- 7 children, its licensed capacity
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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 14, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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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| 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.
Jul 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Household member provide a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether he has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth;
“Household member who turned 18 did not complete the required sworn statement as required.”
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Submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information described in subdivision B 2
“Household member did not have documentation of completing fingerprinting.”
Jan 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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A child’s record shall contain required information.
“Child A’s record did not have documentation of an annual record review that was overdue by 3 months.”
Feb 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Areas of the family day home shall be maintained in safe and clean condition.
“The window sill in the children’s play area that was at the height for children to pull up on had chipped areas of paint.”
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Staff she request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child’s record is up to date.
“The information in the record of child #1 had not been updated in the last 18 months.”
Jul 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review of staff record, required documentation was not obtained of 2 or more references before employment.
“Evidence: Staff A - start date 7/15/2024 had 1 of 2 required references on record.”
Mar 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, medication was not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Evidence: Child medication was observed in the individual boxes labeled for child belongings on the kitchen counter. Household member medication located unlocked on kitchen counter.”
Jul 11, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-570-A
“Based on observation and interview, the caregiver exceeded 16 points and needed an additional caregiver. Evidence: Caregiver #1 was alone with 5 children ( 19 points) when the inspector arrived at 10:00 am.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on record review, required child information was found to be incomplete. Evidence: Child A’s record did not have an annual file review. Child B’s record was missing 1 of 2 required emergency contacts phone numbers.”
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8VAC20-800-680-B
“Based on observation, the children’s hands were not washed with liquid soap and water. Evidence: After diaper changing hand sanitizer was used and not the required liquid soap and water.”
Feb 21, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation the caregiver exceeded 16 points.
“Evidence: Upon inspector arrival to the home at 10:45 am the provider was alone with 6 children ( 22 points). Assistant arrived at approximately 12:00 pm.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Aug 12, 2028.
- Ages: 2 months - 2 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 7 children.
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 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| Maria Ortega This child care provider | 7 |
| SACC at Beech Tree | 4 |
| SACC at Graham Road Community Building | 11 |
| SACC at Woodburn | 9 |
| Gladis Loch | 24 |
| James Lee Day Care/Preschool | 2 |
| Emma Arteaga | 11 |
| New Building Blocks PreSchool | 11 |
| Minu Thapa | 8 |
| Miriam Medina | 28 |
| Montessori School of Northern Virginia - Valleybrook Campus | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sejas | 6 |
| Metaphor International School | 10 |
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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