Ms. Mahdiya Sindi
A family day home in Gainesville, Virginia 20155
12259 Scarlet Maple Drive, Gainesville, Virginia 20155. (703) 868-0251.
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The short answer
- 17 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 222026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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 22, 2026.
17 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
17 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
Sep 22, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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The provider is required to have adult household members undergo a background check every five years.
“Adult Household Member #1’s required five year update of the fingerprint based criminal history background check was overdue by eight months.”
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The provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“Child #2 has attended the program for four months and did not have a physical examination on file.”
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The provider is required to maintain current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care.
“The provider’s CPR certification has been expired for four months.”
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Children’s records shall contain documentation of the annual review of the child’s emergency contact information.
“Child #1’s annual review of the emergency contact information was overdue by one year. Child #3’s annual review of the emergency contact information was overdue by 16 months.”
Aug 28, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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The family day home shall keep a written record of child in attendance each day.
“The provider did not maintain written attendance for children in care on Wednesday 8/27/2025.”
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Emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with all caregivers and child in care.
“There were no emergency evacuation drills conducted in the months of June 2025 and July 2025.”
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Shelter-in-place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.
“There have been no shelter-in-place drills conducted within the last year.”
Sep 11, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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The provider is required to undergo repeat background checks every five years.
“Staff #1’s updated central registry search results and fingerprint-based background checks were due over three months ago. Staff #1’s updated sworn disclosure statement was due over one month ago.”
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The provider is required to obtain repeat background checks every five years for all household members.
“Staff #2’s updated central registry search results were due over three months ago.”
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Updated Tuberculosis (TB) screenings are required every two years for all caregivers and household members.
“Staff #1’s most recent TB screening was completed two years and seven months ago. Household Member #1’s most recent TB screening was completed two years and two months ago.”
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The provider shall keep a written record of child in attendance each day.
“The provider has not been taking daily attendance for at least eight months.”
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child’s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.
“Records for Child #1 and #2 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. Child #1 and #2 and have been in care for over one year and eight months.”
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Emergency evacuation procedures shall be practiced monthly with caregivers and children in care.
“Emergency evacuation drills have not been conducted monthly.”
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Documentation of monthly evacuation drills shall be maintained.
“There was no documentation of any emergency evacuation drills being conducted.”
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Documentation of additional immunizations is required once every six months for children under the age of two years.
“Child #2, 22 months old, last documented immunizations was over 13 months ago.”
Jan 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on record review and provider interview, the provider did not maintain an up-to-date record at the family day home for each enrolled child.
“Evidence: Child #2 did not have a record on site.”
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Based on record review and provider interview, the provider has not practiced emergency evacuation procedures monthly.
“Evidence: The provider stated she has not done any fire drills.”
Oct 18, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on staff interview and record review, the provider did not maintain documentation of emergency evacuation and shelter-in-place drills.
“Evidence: The provider stated the drills have been conducted but could not locate the emergency drill log at the time of inspection.”
Oct 5, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-830-A
“Based on interviews and documentation review it was determined that emergency evacuation drills were not practiced monthly. Evidence: The most recent emergency evacuation drill was conducted 12/15/2021.”
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8VAC20-800-830-B
“Based on interviews and documentation review it was determined that shelter-in-place drills were not practiced at a minimum of twice per year. Evidence: There was no documentation of shelter-in-place drills conducted during the year of 2021.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 9, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2024 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: One Year license, expires Jan 14, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 12 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 299 child care providers in Prince William County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 17.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Ms. Mahdiya Sindi This child care provider | 17 |
| Saint Thomas Anglican Church | 22 |
| Winwood Children’s Center IV | 11 |
| Ms. Soraya Fedayi | 10 |
| Haymarket Children’s Academy | 22 |
| Kiddie Academy of Gainesville | 23 |
| Willowcreek Academy | 7 |
| Ms. Erika Pinto | 17 |
| AlphaBEST at Buckland Mills Elementary | 0 |
| AlphaBEST at Glenkirk Elementary | 1 |
| AlphaBEST at Tyler Elementary | 1 |
| ImagiNation Learning Center, Gainesville | 8 |
| Winwood Children’s Center | 11 |
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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 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 Oct 30, 2026.
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