Paula Vasquez Lopez
A family day home in Falls Church, Virginia 22042
7330 Poplar Ct., Falls Church, Virginia 22042. (703) 462-0568.
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The short answer
- 24 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 142026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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 Oct 14, 2026.
24 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
24 deficiencies in 7 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Oct 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-80-A
“Within seven business days of the child’s first day of attendance, the provider shall obtain from the parent verification of the identity and age of the child. Complete information was not provided for 1 out of 4 children’s files that were reviewed. Child A had the birth certificate number and date of birth but did not have the date the original document was seen or the signature of the provider. Child A has been enrolled for approximately 4 months.”
Apr 7, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-800-180-A
“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. An updated TB screening for Caregiver #1, Caregiver #2 and Household member #1 were not completed and were all overdue by almost two months.”
Sep 18, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Repeat Violation: A children’s record are required to contain name, address and telephone numbers of two designated persons to contact in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be reached.
“The record for Child #1 was missing the address for both emergency contact persons. The child was present during the inspection, and had been in care for eight months.”
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8VAC20-800-720-A
“The family day home may administer nonprescription medication provided the medication is labeled with the child’s name. There were two nonprescription medications, Nose Frida Saline Mist and Arnicare Bruise, that were not labeled with the child’s name.”
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8VAC20-800-750-A
“When topical skin products such as sunscreen, diaper ointment and lotion, are used, the product shall be in the original container, if provided by the parent, and labeled with the child’s name. There was one topical skin product, sunscreen that was not labeled with a child’s name.”
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8VAC20-800-90-C
“Repeat Violation: Documentation of additional immunizations is required once every six months for children under the age of two years. ‘The provider did not receive documentation once every six months for Child #4, who is currently 21 months. The documentation was received eleven months after the initial immunization record was provided to the provider.”
May 5, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-800-280
“Potentially poisonous materials shall be stored in an area inaccessible to children. Four bottles of hair products and one bottle of shampoo for dogs were on the bathtub ledge in the central bathroom that is used for the children. The label had “Keep out of reach of Children”.”
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8VAC20-800-680-A
“Repeat Violation: Caregivers shall wash their hands with liquid soap and warm running water after diapering a child or assisting a child with toileting. Caregiver #2 did not wash her hands diapering a child.”
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8VAC20-800-680-B
“Repeat Violation: Caregivers shall ensure that children’s hands are washed with liquid soap and warm running water after toileting or diapering. Caregiver #2 did not wash a child’s hands after diapering.”
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8VAC20-800-690-E
“Soiled disposable diapers and wipes shall be disposed of in a leak-proof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot operated or used in such a way that neither the caregiver’s hand nor the soiled diaper or wipe touches the exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. The foot operated storage system was turned facing the wall, and caregivers #1 and #2 used their hands to open the lid to dispose of soiled diapers.”
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8VAC20-800-90-C
“Documentation of additional immunization is required every six months for children under the age of two years. Child #1, 22 months old, last documentation was nine months ago, Child #3, over 16 months old, last documentation was ten months ago, and Child #4, 15 months old, last documentation was eight months ago.”
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8VAC20-800-960-E
“Bottles shall be refrigerated and labeled with the child’s full name and the date, if more than one infant is in care. There were two bottles of milk inside a plastic bag not labeled with the child’s full name and date. The violation was corrected during the inspection.”
Oct 23, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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The absence of smoke detectors as required by the Uniform Statewide Building Code and the Statewide Fire Prevention Code. The provider shall comply with the requirements made by the fire prevention or building officals to eliminate fire hazards.
“The smoke detector was disassembled and missing batteries.”
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A landline telephone, excluding a cordless or cell phone, shall be available, operable, and accessible during the family day home’s hours of operation.
“There were only two (2) cordless telephones available during the inspection.”
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Caregivers shall ensure that children’s hands are washed with liquid soap and warm running water after diapering.
“Child #3 hands were not washed after diapering.”
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The diapering surface shall be cleaned and sanitized after each use.
“The caregiver did not clean and sanitized the diapering surface after each use.”
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When topical skin products such as diaper ointment are used, the product shall be labeled with the child’s name.
“Three tubes of diaper creams were not labeled with a child’s name.”
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Topical skin product, such as diaper cream, shall not be used beyond the expiration date of the product.
“Destin diaper cream had an expiration date of 06/2024.”
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A first aid kit shall contain at a minimum of triangular bandages.
“The kit did not have more than one (1) triangular bandage available.”
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Before attendance, documentation of immunization is to be obtained for each child.
“Documentation of immunization for Child #1 was obtained over 4 weeks after attendance. Documentation of immunization for Child #3 was obtained 3 weeks after attendance. Documentation of immunization for Child #7 was obtained 2 days after attendance.”
Jun 24, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the following telephone numbers were not posted in a visible area close to the telephone.
“Evidence: The 911 or local dial number for police, fire, and emergency medical responders, the responsible person for emergency backup care as required and regional poison control center were not posted.”
Apr 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-770-40-C-1-c
“Based on record review and interview, the applicant did not obtain a search of the central registry upon application for licensure. Evidence: 1. Household member #2 did not have documentation of a central registry search. 2. Applicant acknowledged the central registry search for household member #2 had not been received.”
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8VAC20-800-330-A
“Based on observation and interview, a landline telephone was not available, operable and accessible. Evidence: 1. There was no landline telephone available. 2. The applicant acknowledged there was not a landline telephone available.”
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8VAC20-800-790
“Based on observation, the posted telephone numbers were not posted in a visible area close to the telephone. Evidence: 1. A 911 or local dial number for police, fire and emergency medical responders, responsible person for emergency backup care, and the regional poison control center numbers were not posted.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 5, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Jun 24, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: One Year license, expires Nov 2, 2026.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
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 24.
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 |
|---|---|
| Paula Vasquez Lopez This child care provider | 24 |
| 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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