Lorena Ricci Castillo
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22315
5513 Helmsdale Lane, Alexandria, Virginia 22315. (571) 214-8730.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 292026 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 29, 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 Jul 2026. 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.
Jul 29, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“The provider shall obtain for each caregiver and adult household member a current Report of Tuberculosis (TB) Screening form, every two years from the date of the first screening. 1. The provider’s TB screening expired two days ago. 2. Household member #1’s TB screening expired 3 months ago.”
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8VAC20-800-210-A
“Caregivers shall obtain a minimum of sixteen clock hours of training annually in areas relevant to their job responsibilities. The provider stated that no training were completed during the last year.”
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8VAC20-800-830-B
“Shelter-in-place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Shelter in place drills were not practiced in 2025 and to this date.”
Sep 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-320-G
“Wood burning stoves and fireplaces and associated chimneys shall be inspected annually. The wood burning fireplace in the daycare area was last inspection 18 months ago.”
Jan 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on records review, information in children’s records was not complete. Evidence: 1. Child # 1, Child # 2 and Child # 3’s records were missing the medication policy form. 2. Information in Child # 2’s record was not annually updated.”
Jul 31, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“Based on records review, the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical exam for children in care within 30 days of enrollment. Evidence: 1. First day of enrollment for the children enrolled are as follows: Child # 1: 9/6/22; Child # 2: 8/15/22. 2. Documentation of a physical exam was not obtained for Child # 1 and Child # 2.”
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8VAC20-800-50-A
“Based on records review, the family day home did not keep a written record of attendance for children in care. Evidence: Written attendance for children was last kept through 5/10/23. No written attendance was recorded after that date.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on records review, information in children’s records was not complete. Evidence: Child # 1, Child # 2 and Child # 3’s records were missing the following information: medical insurance information, medical policy number, liability insurance form, medication policy form, and provisions for emergencies.”
Apr 11, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-100-A
“Based on records review, the provider did not obtain documentation of a physical exam for children in care within 30 days of enrollment. Evidence: 1. First day of enrollment for the children enrolled are as follows: Child # 1: 8/15/22; Child # 2: 1/1/22; Child # 3: 8/2021 and Child # 4: ?. 2. Documentation of a physical exam was not obtained for any of the four children.”
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8VAC20-800-60-B
“Based on records review, information in children’s records was not complete. Evidence: Child # 1, Child # 2, Child # 3 and Child # 4’s record was missing the medical insurance information and the policy number.”
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8VAC20-800-680-B
“Based on observation, the caregiver did not ensure that children’s hands were washed after diapering. Evidence: The provider changed Caregiver # 1’sdiaper, but did not wash Child # 1’s hands after the diapering was completed.”
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8VAC20-800-690-D
“Based on observation, the diapering surface was not cleaned after being used. Evidence: The provider changed Child # 1’s diaper on the diaper changing pad. The provider did not use soap and water to clean the pad, prior to using the disinfectant solution.”
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8VAC20-800-70-A
“Based on records review, children’s files were not complete. Evidence: 1. Child # 1, Child # 2, Child # 3 and Child # 4’s records were missing information related to the following: medication administration policy, liability insurance policy, and provisions of the family day home’s emergency preparedness plan.”
Dec 9, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-320-G
“Based on observation and staff interview, wood burning fireplaces were not inspected annually. Evidence: 1. The family day home has two wood burning fireplaces, one in the basement and the other on the main level of the home. 2. An annual inspection to verify that the fireplaces were properly installed, maintained and cleaned as needed, was not completed for either fireplace.”
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8VAC20-800-330-A
“Base don staff interview and observation, the family day home did not have a landline telephone available, excluding a cordless or cell phone. Evidence: The family day home does not have a landline phone that operates without electricity or is not a cell phone.”
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8VAC20-800-430-A
“Based on observation, children under the age of two years and not developmentally ready to climb or descend stairs, have access to stairs. Evidence: 1. The provider had two children under the age of two who were not ready to climb or ascend stairs without supervision. 2. The stairs in the backyard leading to the deck did not have a protective gate, granting access to the stairs to these children.”
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8VAC20-800-690-E
“Based on observation, the family day home did not have a foot operated diaper disposal system. Evidence: The diaper pail that was being used at the family day home had a top cover that would need to be opened by hand.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Aug 13, 2028.
- Ages: 2 months - 5 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Lorena Ricci Castillo This child care provider | 5 |
| KinderCare Learning Center #75122 | 19 |
| Hayfield SACC | 13 |
| SACC at Lane | 4 |
| KinderCare Learning Centers #1468 | 40 |
| Northern Virginia Academy of Early Learning-Landsdowne | 28 |
| Chesterbrook Academy #807 | 22 |
| Little Acorn Patch of Kingstowne | 21 |
| SACC at Island Creek | 9 |
| Bila Hamdael | 3 |
| Sandra Scruggs | 12 |
| Azeb Idris | 18 |
| Feriha Ibrahim | 9 |
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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