Mabel Quist
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22309
5524 Sacramento Mews Place, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 799-7944.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 22026 the latest visit on record
- 5 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?
17 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 2, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited May 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.
May 21, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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The provider shall maintain written documentation of each caregiver’s annual training.
“The provider did not have documentation of Caregiver #1’s annual training.”
Dec 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The provider shall obtain for each caregiver a current Report of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening form every two years from the date of the first screening.
“Caregiver #1’s subsequent TB screening was overdue by four months.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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A child’s record shall contain the policy number of the child’s medical insurance, parent’s signed acknowledgement of the receipt of documentation of whether or not there is liability insurance and provisions of the family day home’s emergency preparedness and response plan, and proof of the child’s age and identity.
“The record for Child #1, who has been enrolled for one month, did not contain the policy number of the child’s medical insurance, parent’s signed acknowledgement of the receipt of documentation of whether or not there is liability insurance and provisions of the family day home’s emergency preparedness and response plan, and proof of the child’s age and identity.”
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The provider shall review the emergency plan at least annually and update the plan as needed. The provider shall document in writing each review and update to the emergency plan.
“The last documented review of the emergency plan was dated 02/03/2023.”
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Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation drills.
“There was no documentation of emergency evacuation drills for November 2024 and December 2024.”
Jan 18, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on observation, children under two years of age were allowed to use a pillow.
“Evidence: Child #2 was observed sleeping on an orange pillow during naptime.”
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Based on observation, the provider did not maintain an up-to-date record at the family day home for each enrolled child.
“Evidence: During the inspection, the provider was not able to locate the record for Child #1.”
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Based on record review, the family day home’s written emergency preparedness and response plan did not include all required components.
“Evidence: 1. The emergency preparedness and response plan did not include emergency relocation and shelter-in-place procedures. 2. The emergency preparedness and response plan did not address the most likely to occur scenarios, including severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and loss utilities. 3. The emergency preparedness and response plan did not include provisions for a responsible person to arrive at the family day home within 10 minutes for emergency backup care.”
Jul 26, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, potentially poisonous substances were not stored away in areas inaccessible to children.
“Evidence: Laundry detergent was located on the floor of a closet accessible to children. The closet had child locks on the door knobs that did not work.”
May 27, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.036-B-2
“Based on interview, the provider has not obtained fingerprint results for each adult household member. Evidence: Household member #2 turned 18 years old in October 2021. The provider stated that the Household member has not yet made an appointment to complete the fingerprint background check.”
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8VAC20-800-170-A
“Based on interview, the provider has not obtained a current report of tuberculosis (TB) screening for each adult household member. Evidence: Household member #2 turned 18 years old in October of 2021. The provider stated that they do not have documentation of a TB screening for Household member #2.”
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8VAC20-800-320-B
“Based on observation, child-resistant protective covers were not installed on all unused electrical outlets accessible to children under five years of age. Evidence: Three unused electrical outlets were observed without protective covers. There was an 18 month old child observed in care during today’s inspection.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on record review, children’s records do not contain all required information. Evidence: 1. Child #1 record does not contain the families medical insurance policy number, the provider info form, documentation of the providers emergency plan or an insurance declaration. 2. Child #2 record does not contain documentation of the providers medication policy, the provider info form or documentation of the providers emergency plan 3 Child #3 record does not contain documentation of the providers emergency plan.”
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8VAC20-800-800-A
“Based on interview, the family day home does not have a written emergency preparedness and response plan. Evidence: The provider relocated homes in October of 2021. The provider stated that they do not yet have an emergency preparedness and response plan for the new location of the family day home.”
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8VAC20-800-980-A
“Based on record review and interview, a special written permission was not obtained from the parent of each child for the provider to take the child off the premises of the family day home. Evidence: The provider stated that the children go to the local community playground for their outdoor play time. The children’s records do not contain a special permission form to leave the premises of the family day home and the provider stated that the parents have not provided a special permission to visit the community playground.”
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8VAC20-820-120-E-2
“Based on record review and interview, the findings of the most recent inspection were not posted. Evidence: The findings of the most recent inspection were not posted anywhere in the family day home. The provider stated that they did not print the last inspection notice.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 26, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 27, 2022 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Sep 18, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 5 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 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Mabel Quist This child care provider | 5 |
| Nicole Ferguson | 6 |
| Engleside Baptist Church | 0 |
| Aquinas Montessori School | 3 |
| SACC-Riverside | 8 |
| SACC at Washington Mill | 1 |
| SACC at Woodley Hills | 4 |
| Fauzia Zubair | 7 |
| Sunita Malvea | 7 |
| Elizabeth Tsamah | 9 |
| Dilshad Begum | 15 |
| Idalia Vigil Gomez | 12 |
| Cintia Alvarado | 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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