Children’s House Montessori School - Alexandria
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22301
104 Hume Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. (703) 276-1360.
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The short answer
- 12 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 12026 the latest visit on record
- 57 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?
6 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 1, 2026.
12 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
12 deficiencies in 6 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 |
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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.
Oct 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening, at the time of employment and having been complete within the previous 30 calendar days. Staff A’s screening result on file was dated 5 days after the date of employment.”
May 21, 2026: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The most recent inspection report for the facility was not posted.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. The center is licensed for children ages 18 months through 6 years old. Two enrolled children, that have attended the program were not 18 months old at the date of first attendance. (Children#1, 2)”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“A written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #3’s written allergy action plan listed a medication to be administered in the event of an allergic reaction, that was not available on site.”
Oct 8, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-260-A
“The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction. The most recent fire inspection was not available for review.”
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8VAC20-780-50-A
“Staff and children’s records shall be treated confidentially Staff and children’s information was not kept confidential. The Supplemental page from the previous inspection, which contained children and staff names, was posted.”
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8VAC20-780-510-I
“The center may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided:b that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container. Child #1’s medication was not in a container with the prescription label attached.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Food containers were not labeled and dated.”
Mar 5, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center maintains compliance with the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. The center’s medication policy did not include methods to prevent the use of outdated medication.”
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8VAC20-780-540-C
“The required first aid kits shall include at a minimum, triangular bandages. Both first aid kits had only one triangular bandage.”
Nov 20, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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A nonabsorbent surface for diapering or changing shall be used. For children younger than three years, this surface shall be a changing table or countertop designated for changing.
“There is no diaper changing table in use for children under three years of age.”
Sep 3, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of records, two staff records did not contain documentation of a negative screening result that was completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #1’s negative screening result was dated 8/30/23. Date of employment:12/04/23. 2. Staff #2’s negative screening result was dated 6/9/24. Date of employment: 7/23/24.”
All 6 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 21, 2026 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 10, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 57 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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 12.
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 |
|---|---|
| The Campagna Center - George Washington Early Childhood | 2 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 2 |
| YMCA Alexandria | 73 |
| The Nest Academy | 15 |
| Discovery Time Learning Center | 0 |
| Yolanda Acho | 15 |
| ChildSpace Learning Center | 34 |
| Madison Day School | 25 |
| Marco Quino | 5 |
| Discovery Time Learning Academy | 6 |
| Discovery Time STEM and Daycare of Alexandria, LLC | 0 |
| Children’s House Montessori School - Alexandria This child care provider | 12 |
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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