Campagna Center ? Minnie Howard
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22302
3785 W Braddock Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22302. (703) 549-0111.
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The short answer
- 14 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 292026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
12 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 29, 2026.
14 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
14 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 |
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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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 23, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Physical examinations and immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department.
“The physical examination and immunization record for child #5 was not signed.”
Jan 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Repeat violation. The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The findings from the most recent inspection (violation notice from 10/10/24) was not posted on-site.”
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The center shall have a qualified program director or a qualified back-up program director who shall regularly be on site at least 50% of the center’s hours of operation.
“Since 1/28/25, there has not been a consistent qualified on-site program director or qualified back-up program director. On some days, there has been a qualified back-up director while most days there has not been a qualified program director/back-up director. A total of 5 staff, of which 2 are qualified as a program director have temporarily covered the program director role. The current staffing plan to temporarily fulfill the program director role includes 1 staff person who is qualified and 3 staff who are not qualified (to-date) that would rotate daily.”
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The center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information-parent and emergency contact information:
“The record for Child #10 indicated there was only 1 parent however, it was determined that the 2nd parent was listed as an emergency contact person and as a result, 1 of 2 emergency contacts (name, address and phone number) was not documented.”
Oct 10, 2024: inspection8 deficiencies
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The license and other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The violation notice from the previous inspection, 7/31/24, was not posted on-site.”
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Employees shall provide a sworn disclosure statement, completed prior to employment, disclosing whether they have ever been convicted of or are the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside of Virginia; and whether they have been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse/neglect within or outside of Virginia.
“There was no documentation of a Sworn Disclosure Statement for Staff #3. The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.”
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Employees shall complete a national criminal record check prior to employment.
“There was no documentation of a Criminal Record Check for Staff #3. The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.”
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Employees shall complete a central registry search prior to employment or within the first 30-days of employment.
“There was no documentation of a central registry search for Staff #3. The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.”
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative TB screening. Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.”
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Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than 7 days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
“The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.”
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When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, a menu listing foods to be served during the current one-week period shall list any substituted food.
“The snack menu listed fruit + milk and no substitute foods were listed. The snack served in 1 of 2 classrooms was cheese crackers and fruit.”
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Staff records shall be kept on-site for each staff person and include name, address, verification of age requirements, job title, health information, and date of employment; name, address and phone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.
“There was no documentation of required information on-site for Staff #3. The inspector requested the employment record for Staff #3 to be sent no later than 5:00pm on 10/11/24. To-date, the record has not been received by the inspector.The inspector was not able to verify the qualifications of Staff #3 for the position they were working.”
Jul 31, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-550-A
“Based on interview conducted, the center does not have a written emergency preparedness plan. Evidence: During the inspection staff reported that the emergency plan was with the high school and not available for review on this date. Staff agreed to send the plan to the inspector for review by 8/9/24. To-date, 8/13/24, the emergency plan has not been submitted for review.”
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Based on document reviewed, the emergency preparedness plan did not include procedural components.
“Evidence: 1. The plan did not include the establishment of an emergency office and back-up officer to include 24-hour contact telephone number for each. 2. The plan did not include a plan for the continuity of operations to ensure the essential functions are maintained during an emergency.”
All 12 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 18, 2027.
- Ages: 3 years - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 60 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 14.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Campagna Center ? Minnie Howard This child care provider | 14 |
| The Campagna Center - Douglas MacArthur | 4 |
| Church of Saint Clement | 4 |
| Westminster Weekday Preschool | 0 |
| Fairlington Preschool | 10 |
| Agudas Achim Congregation | 5 |
| The Campagna Center (Alexandria City High School) | 10 |
| YMCA of Metropolitan Washigton at First Assembly of God | 51 |
| Alganesh Tekie | 10 |
| Matteo’s Place Montessori Bilingual Preschool | 6 |
| Tierra Encantada Ford dba Alexandria Day Care | 31 |
| Feathers Bilingual Academy LLC | 7 |
| Sajida Rashid | 0 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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