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Lorena Ricci Castillo

A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22315

5513 Helmsdale Lane, Alexandria, Virginia 22315. (571) 214-8730.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Every month

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.

Source:

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.

5 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-180-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-210-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-830-B.

Sep 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-320-G.

Jan 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

Jul 31, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-100-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-50-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

Apr 11, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-100-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-60-B.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-680-B.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-690-D.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-70-A.

Dec 9, 2022: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-320-G.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-330-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-430-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-800-690-E.

All 9 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Jul 29, 2026Inspection3 violations cited
Feb 9, 2026InspectionNo violations cited
Sep 11, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Jan 22, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Jul 29, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Jan 23, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Jul 31, 2023Inspection3 violations cited
Apr 11, 2023Inspection5 violations cited
Dec 9, 2022Inspection4 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.
Source:

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.

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.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

12 of the 1,353 in Fairfax County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
Lorena Ricci Castillo This child care provider5
KinderCare Learning Center #7512219
Hayfield SACC13
SACC at Lane4
KinderCare Learning Centers #146840
Northern Virginia Academy of Early Learning-Landsdowne28
Chesterbrook Academy #80722
Little Acorn Patch of Kingstowne21
SACC at Island Creek9
Bila Hamdael3
Sandra Scruggs12
Azeb Idris18
Feriha Ibrahim9

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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