Ruth Merino Sagal
A family day home in Alexandria, Virginia 22305
704 Four Mile Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22305. (571) 347-0701.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 202026 the latest visit on record
- 9 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?
4 inspections on record, the latest on May 20, 2026.
5 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
5 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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.
Oct 23, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on review, 3 of 3 children files indicated that not all of the required documentation was contained within each child’s file. Before the child’s first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing the following information
“The provider did not have documentation that the parents of Child #1and Child #2 were notified regarding the provider’s decision to administer medication, and the Provisions of the Emergency Preparedness and Response plan prior to the first date of attendance.”
May 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.057-A
“The program is required to submit to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and implement a plan to test potable water for lead. The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH.”
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The family day home shall keep a written record of children in attendance each day.
“The provider did not have written attendance for the week of May 19 2025 through May 23 2025. The last recorded attendance was the week of May 12 2025 through May 16 2025.”
Nov 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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A first aid kit contains at a minimum two triangular bandages.
“The first aid kit did not contain triangular bandages.”
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A working portable battery-operated weather band radio shall be kept in a designated area.
“The battery operated radio did not have working batteries to test if it was functional.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 22, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires May 24, 2028.
- Ages: 3 months - 5 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 9 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 5.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ruth Merino Sagal This child care provider | 5 |
| The Campagna Center - Naomi Brooks | 1 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Cora Kelly 1 | 15 |
| Beverley Hills United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Campagna Ctr - Alex.Head Start-Cora Kelly | 6 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Chirilagua Site | 12 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | 4 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - 3801 Mt. Vernon | 21 |
| Simmons, Barbara | 0 |
| Imelda Majano | 11 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Cora Kelly | 16 |
| Leibin Oliva | 17 |
| Brittani Spinner | 3 |
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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