Metaphor International School II
A child day center in Falls Church, Virginia 22042
7506 St Phillips Court, Falls Church, Virginia 22042. (202) 492-2282.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 272026 the latest visit on record
- 199 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?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 27, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 27, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Staff shall complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Staff #1 has been employed for 4 years and has not completed the orientation course.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
The inspectors’ words, 131 words
“Children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. 1. Child #1 and Child #2 (ages 7 years) were observed leaving their classroom without any staff to use the bathroom which was located in the hallway. 2. Child #1 came out to use the restroom first. Child #2 came to the bathroom after Child #1 returned to the classroom. 3. When the children left the room, the classroom door was closed and they were out of sound and sound supervision. 4. Child #3 (7 years old) was observed in the hallway alone. Child #3 came out of the gym with no staff supervision to get shoes. The door to the gym was closed, and Child #3 was out of sight and sound supervision.”
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Staff who work directly with children shall, complete the department’s annual health and safety update course. Staff #2 has been employed for three years. Staff #2 has not completed the annual health and safety training.”
Nov 19, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-530-A-1
“At least one staff in each classroom shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate to the age of the children in care. 1. Staff # 1 was the only staff supervising a group of 9 school age children in one classroom. 2. Staff # 1’s CPR certification expired two months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-530-A-2
“At least one staff in each classroom shall have current certification in first aid. 1. Staff # 1 was the only staff supervising a group of 9 school age children in one classroom. 2. Staff # 1’s first aid certification expired two months ago.”
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8VAC20-780-550-E
“Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year. Two shelter in place drills were not practiced within the last year.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall documentation of proof of child’s identity. Child # 1’s proof of identification was not verified and documented by the center to this date. The child has been enrolled at the program for 2 months.”
May 23, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 107 words
“Based on review of Board Officers records, the applicant did not authorize the center to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record check and sex offender registry check from any state in which the agent has resided in the preceding five years by the deadline of December 1, 2020. Evidence: 1. Staff #2 lived in New Jersey (NJ) within the last 5 years. The results on a child abuse and neglect registry was not obtained from NJ. 2. Staff #3 lived in Maryland (MD) within the last 5 years. The results on a child abuse and neglect registry was not obtained from MD.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 23, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jun 3, 2028.
- Ages: 3 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 199 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 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| Metaphor International School II This child care provider | 8 |
| SACC at Beech Tree | 4 |
| SACC at Graham Road Community Building | 11 |
| SACC at Woodburn | 9 |
| Gladis Loch | 24 |
| James Lee Day Care/Preschool | 2 |
| Emma Arteaga | 11 |
| New Building Blocks PreSchool | 11 |
| Minu Thapa | 8 |
| Miriam Medina | 28 |
| Montessori School of Northern Virginia - Valleybrook Campus | 1 |
| Elizabeth Sejas | 6 |
| Metaphor International School | 10 |
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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