BASIS Independent McLean
A child day center in Mc Lean, Virginia 22102
8000 Jones Branch Drive, Mc Lean, Virginia 22102. (703) 854-1253.
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The short answer
- 21 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 252026 the latest visit on record
- 184 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 Sep 25, 2026.
21 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
21 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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.
Apr 25, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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Program leaders shall be at least 18 years of age, have fulfilled a high school program completion or the equivalent, and meet one of the following: (listed).
“Staff 1, 2, and 5 did not have documentation of program leader qualifications.”
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Room 2 had air freshener marked keep out of reach of children, accessible to children. Room 3 had hand sanitizer accessible to children in the children’s bathroom.”
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Materials and equipment available shall be age and stage appropriate for the children.
“In room 3 there were 2 year olds with access to adult shears, in a cabinet with a malfunctioning lock.”
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When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: 1. The food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner; 2. The center shall have extra food or shall have provisions to obtain food to serve to children so they can have an appropriate snack or meal if they forget to bring food from home, bring an inadequate meal or snack, or bring perishable food; and 3. Unused portions of opened food shall be discarded by the end of the day or returned to the parent.
“2 Lunch boxes in room 4 were observed to not have a name on them.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: 2 emergency contacts with name, telephone number and address.
“Child 3 did not have documentation of 2 emergency contacts.”
Nov 20, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The most recent inspection report was not post in a conspicuous location.”
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Rooms 4 and 7 had peeling paint accessible to children.”
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Electrical outlets shall have protective covers.
“1. Room 1 had 3 uncovered electrical outlets on a power strip, accessible to children by the teacher’s desk. 2. There was 1 uncovered electrical outlet in the hallway near Rooms 4 and 5.”
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The staff to child ratio for children 3yrs old up to school age is 1:10 (staff : children)
“In room 4, there were 11 children and 1 staff member. The second staff member left the room twice to fill up water bottles down the hall, leaving the 1 staff member out of ratio on two observed occasions.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy.
“Child 6 was diagnosed with a food allergy, but did not have documentation of a written care plan.”
May 22, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat Violation Based on a review of staff records, the center ahs not obtained a search of the child abuse and neglect registry for 1 staff that has resided out of the state in the past 5 years. Evidence: Staff # 1, date of hire 1/5/2024 stated on their sworn statement that they had resided to the states of Delaware and New York in the past 5 years. There is no documentation that a search of the child abuse and neglect registry has been requested.”
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8VAC20-780-510-I
“Based on a review of children medications and medication authorization documents, 1 child’s medication does not have the prescription label in accordance with the prescribers instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency and manner of administration. Evidence: Child #2 has a medication on site for a food allergy, the prescription medication does not have the prescription label with the prescribers instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency and manner of administration.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on a review of children records, 1 child’s record did not have proof of birth within 7 days of enrollment. Evidence: Child # 3, first day of enrollment 8/2021 does not have documentation of proof of birth.”
Dec 7, 2023: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 109 words
“(Repeat Violation) Based on a review of staff records, the center has not obtained a search of the child abuse and neglect registry for 2 staff that have resided in a different state in the past 5 years. Evidence: Staff # 1, date of employment 9/20/2021 stated on their sworn disclosure they have resided in the state of Maryland in the past 5 years. No Maryland child abuse and neglect registry has been completed. Staff # 2, date of employment 7/17/2023 stated on their sworn disclosure they have resided in the state of Maryland in the past 5 years. No Maryland child abuse and neglect registry has been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of staff records, one staff does not have documentation of a TB screening at the time of employment. Evidence: Staff # 1, date of employment 9/20/2021 does not have documentation of a TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Based on a review of staff records, one staff has not updated their TB screening at least every 2 years from the date of the last screening. Evidence: staff # 4 TB screening is dated 6/3/2021, there is not an updated TB screening on file within 2 years of the last screening.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on a review of staff record, 1 staff has not completed the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: Staff #2, date of hire 7/17/2023 does not have documentation of completing the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Based on a review of staff record, 1 staff has not completed the orientation training pertaining to Child Abuse and Neglect no later than 7 days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Evidence: Staff # 1, date of employment 9/20/2021 does not have documentation of completing Child Abuse and Neglect training.”
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8VAC20-780-510-E
“Based on a review of medications, the center does not have written authorization from a physician to administer medication for 2 children. Evidence: Child #5 has a medication authorization for Benadryl from a parent dated 8/16/2023, there is no written medication authorization from the physician for this medication. Child # 6 has a medication authorization for an Epi Pen from a parent dated 8/9/2023, there is no written medication authorization from the physician for this medication.”
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Based on a review of emergency drills, there is no documentation maintained of emergency drills, shelter in place and lock down drills with all the required components. Evidence: The dates of the fire drills are maintained on a staff’s phone but not documented on the emergency evacuation form with all the required information.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“Based on a review of medications, a written care plan, signed by the physician, for each child with a diagnosed food allergy was not on file. Evidence: Child #5 and #6 have medications on file for a food allergy, there is no written documentation of an allergy action plan from a physician for either child.”
Apr 12, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Based on a review of staff records and staff interview, staff have not submitted to fingerprinting prior to first day of employment. Evidence: Staff # 2, date of employment 2/21/2023 does not have results of fingerprinting. The staff was observed caring for children this day.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 118 words
“Based on a review of staff records and staff interview, the center has not obtained a copy of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry for staff that have resided in a different state in the past 5 years. Evidence: Staff #1, date of employment 2/13/2023 stated on the sworn statement that they had resided in the state of California in the past 5 years. No California background checks have been completed. Staff # 3, date of employment 8/1/2019 stated on the sworn statement that they had resided in the state of Colorado in the past 5 years. The Colorado child abuse and neglect search has not been completed.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Based on a review of staff records and staff interview, staff have not completed orientation training no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Evidence: Staff #1 date of hire 2/13/2023 and staff #2, date of hire 2/21/2023 does not have documentation of orientation training.”
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8VAC20-780-240-E
“Based on record review and staff interview, within 30 days of the first day of employment, staff have not completed orientation training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Evidence: Staff # , date of hire 2/13/2023 does not have documentation in the completion of orientation in first aid and CPR.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on record review, the center has not kept documentation of viewing proof of child’s identity and age. Evidence: Child #1 does not have documentation of proof of identity and age in the record.”
Nov 29, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of staff records, staff have not submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Staff #1, date of hire 7/17/2021 has not obtained a TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on a review of staff records, staff have not obtained the training in The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: Staff #2, date of hire 8/1/2022 has not completed the 10 hour Preservice orientation training within 90 days of hire.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Based on a review of staff records, Staff have not completed orientation training in prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Evidence: Staff #2, date of hire 8/1/2022 does not have documentation that she has obtained the required orientation training.”
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8VAC20-780-245-L
“Based on a review of staff records and interview, staff have not obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health observation of children. Evidence: There is no one currently on staff that has been trained in Daily Health Observation of children. Staff were last trained 8/11/2017.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides are not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: Disinfectants were observed in 6 classrooms on top of the counters and under the classroom sinks. These disinfectants were accessible to children and not locked in a safe location.”
Jan 10, 2022: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“Based on a review of staff records, staff have not obtained a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: Staff #2, hire date 9/14/2021 has resided in 3 different states within the past 5 years, there are no out of state background check results completed. Staff #3, date of hire 7/12/2021 has resided in 1 state within the past 5 years, there are no out of state background check results completed.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“Based on a review of children records, children do not have a physical examination on file within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: Child # 1, date of first attendance 8/23/2021 and child #2, date of first attendance 8/2020 do not have documentation of a physical examination.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of staff records, staff have not submitted documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Evidence: The record of staff #4, hired 7/17/2021 was reviewed and there was no documentation of tuberculosis screening.”
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8VAC20-780-245-L
“Based on a review of staff records and interview, staff have not obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health observation of children. Evidence: Staff records were reviewed and interview conducted, there are currently no staff trained in the last three years in Daily Health Observation. Staff were last trained 8/11/2017.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Based on a review of staff records, a complete staff record is not kept for each staff person. Evidence: Records were reviewed for staff #1, hire date 7/12/2021, staff #2, hire date 9/14/2021 and staff #3, hire date 7/12/2021.There was no documentation that two or more references were checked before employment.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Sep 25, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Dec 7, 2023 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Apr 12, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jan 14, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 184 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 21.
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 |
|---|---|
| Fairfax County Park Authority - Spring Hill | 39 |
| Tysons Corner Children’s Center, Inc, McLean | 9 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Family Center | 16 |
| Bright Horizons Tysons Corner Pinnacle Drive | 5 |
| Bright Horizons Early Education & Back-Up Center @ Tysons Corner | 14 |
| First Steps Academy | 14 |
| F.A.Z. Creative Education Learning Center | 24 |
| BASIS Independent McLean This child care provider | 21 |
| St Thomas Early Learning Center | 5 |
| Celebree School of Tysons-Jones Branch | 0 |
| Roxana Memenza | 58 |
| The Brooksfield School | 3 |
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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