Horizon Child Development Inc.
A child day center in Centreville, Virginia 20120
14001 Braddock Road, Centreville, Virginia 20120. (703) 890-0200.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 22026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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 Jul 2, 2026.
13 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
13 deficiencies in 5 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 2, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Children’s records shall be maintained with required information.
“Child 2’s record did not contain one of two required emergency contact addresses. Child 3’s record did not contain two of the two required emergency contact addresses.”
Feb 12, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection6 deficiencies
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The center shall request a central registry background check for all staff no later than their first date of hire. The results of the background check shall be obtained no later than thirty days after hire.
“Staff 2’s central registry check was requested 17 days after hire and the results were received 65 days after hire.”
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In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director shall be regularly present.
“Staff 1 was observed as the only staff in Classroom B. Staff 1 does not have documentation that they are qualified as a program lead.”
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Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.
“One shelter-in-place drill was practiced in 2025.”
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Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.
“There was no lockdown drill practiced in 2025.”
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All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“Staff 2’s CPR certification has been expired for 13 days.”
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All staff who work directly with children shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care.
“Staff 2’s first aid certification has been expired for 13 days.”
Jul 2, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Staff who work directly with children shall complete the department’s health and safety update course annually.
“Staff 2 and 4’s record did not contain documentation that they complete the 2024 health and safety update course.”
Jul 2, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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A sworn statement or affirmation shall be obtained for all employees prior to hire.
“Staff 1’s sworn statement was dated ten days after hire.”
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The center shall meet the proof of child identity and age requirements as stated in ? 22.1-289.049 of the Code of Virginia.
“Child 5’s record did not contain documentation that the child’s proof of identity was reviewed.”
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Documentation shall be maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills.
“Emergency drills were not documented for five months.”
Feb 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The licensee must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The licensee obtained criminal record checks for Staff 2 and Staff 3 one day after their documented date of hire.”
Jul 10, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. The daily attendance listed one child in care when two children were present.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jul 17, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 150 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 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Horizon Child Development Inc. This child care provider | 13 |
| KinderCare Learning Center #000740 | 18 |
| La Petite Academy ,Inc--Sully Station | 32 |
| Rainbow Child Development Center | 7 |
| Centreville Preschool | 2 |
| SACC at Virginia Run | 1 |
| St. Andrew Lutheran Church | 1 |
| SACC at Deer Park | 3 |
| SACC at Colin L. Powell | 14 |
| SACC at Cub Run | 5 |
| Laiba Sheikh | 7 |
| Daniela Soto | 7 |
| Deborah Villagra | 8 |
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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