Blue Bird of Alexandria II
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22314
1400, 1412 and 1416 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. (703) 548-1268.
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The short answer
- 3 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 132026 the latest visit on record
- 492 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 13, 2026.
3 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
3 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
May 8, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. Cleaning solution and sanitizing solution were accessible to children in an unlocked cabinet in the hall bathroom used by the 2 1/2 year old’s.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. The standards require the center to have methods to prevent outdated medication, Child #1 medication had expired 5 months ago.”
Nov 12, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-510-E
“Long term prescription medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child’s physician and parent. Medication for child #1 was onsite, but there was no written authorization from the child’s physician and parents.”
Jul 27, 2023: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-410-1
The inspectors’ words, 347 words
“Based on observation and staff interview, a staff member engaged in a forbidden action by roughly handling and forcing a child to assume an uncomfortable position. Evidence: 1.On or about 7/25/2023, during outdoor waterplay, Staff #1 was observed spraying down Child #1 (3 years) with a water hose. The child was heard screaming and crying in response. 2. A video recording of the incident shows a staff member grabbing a child’s wrist with one hand and spraying the child over the head and in the face with the water hose. The child is seen trying to pull away from the staff as the staff continues to hold the child’s wrist/hand. The child can be heard crying as the staff continues to spray the child. The staff sprays the child for about 8 seconds then walks away from the crying child. 3. On 7/28/2023, management identified the staff person on the video as Staff #1 and the age group as 2 ?- 3-year-olds. 4. When interviewed, Staff #1 stated the following: a. On Tuesday, 7/25/2023, the class went outside around 10:45 am for pool day with herself and 2 other staff members. They went back inside around 11:30 am. b. The 2 pools were filled with water; they don’t use the hose for anything but filling the pools. They split the children in 2 groups to play in the pool. When the children are done playing, Staff #3 dries them off and takes a group inside. c. There is one child (Child #1) that does not like to play in the pool. ?He does not like the water, he does not like the splashing, he separates from the others?. Child #1 ?is the only one to cry when they splash water, he cries?. d. Staff #1 initially denied spraying a child with the hose and said ?I didn’t see any staff put the hose on any child?. When shown the video, Staff #1 verified it was herself in the video holding the hose, spraying the child, and named the child as Child #1 who is 3 years old.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 2, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 27, 2023 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jun 13, 2022 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| May 11, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 12, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 492 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?
- 3 complaint inspections on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2023 | Complaint | Allegation: Physical Abuse/Neglect. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 3.
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 |
|---|---|
| Blue Bird of Alexandria II This child care provider | 3 |
| Hopkins House - Helen Day Preschool Academy | 61 |
| Children’s Int’l School -Alexandria | 11 |
| Washington Street United Methodist Church | 0 |
| The Campagna Center - Lyles Crouch | 4 |
| Potomac Crescent Waldorf School | 11 |
| Innovation Station Child Development Center | 47 |
| American Day School #1 | 14 |
| Tiny Tots Playroom | 2 |
| American Day School 2 | 9 |
| Great Beginnings Early Learning Center | 30 |
| Blue Bird of Alexandria | 1 |
| The Del Ray Montessori 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.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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