Nuances Friends Club
A child day center in Fairfax, Virginia 22032
4100 Hunt Road, Fairfax, Virginia 22032. (571) 359-9396.
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The short answer
- 25 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 212026 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?
7 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 21, 2026.
25 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
25 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 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.
Apr 21, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection8 deficiencies
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Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #4, who had been employed for three weeks, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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The center is required to obtain documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“Staff #4 is currently working and does not have TB documentation available for review.”
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Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire.
“Staff #3, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by 4 months.”
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Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
“Staff #3, who is working with children, has not yet completed this course which is overdue by 7 months.”
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During the stated hours of operation, there always shall be on the premises when one or more children are present one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader or program director.
“The Director qualifications for Staff #3, and Lead Teacher qualification for Staff #4 could not be verified on the date of inspection.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
“The records for Child #5 (enrolled for five months) and Child #6 (enrolled for 3 weeks), were missing the proof of identification.”
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Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment; and one emergency contact listed for each staff person.
“Staff #4 (who has been actively working at the center for the past 3 weeks) and Staff #5 (who has been employed for over 1 month), did not have any completed reference verifications on file; and did not have at least 1 emergency contact on file.”
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Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department’s health and safety update course.
“Documentation of completion for the Annual Health and Safety Update Training for 2025 was not available for review for Staff #1.”
Sep 23, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.
“Child #3, who had been attending for 4 days, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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Program leaders shall meet one of the following listed qualifications.
“Staff #3, who has been employed for three weeks, did not have their qualifications on file for review.”
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Staff shall complete orientation training in subsection C of this section prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
“Staff #2, who has been employed for three weeks, did not have this signed orientation training on file.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.
“The record for Child #3, enrolled for four days, was missing the following required components: The child’s record, and proof of identification; the record for Child #2, enrolled for three weeks, had the information for only 1 of 2 emergency contacts listed.”
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Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. The name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center.
“Staff #3, who has been actively working at the center for the past 3 weeks, did not have any completed reference verifications on file. Staff #3 and #4 did not have information for their emergency contact available for review.”
Apr 30, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“The sworn statement for Staff #3, who is currently working, did not have a signed sworn statement on file available for review.”
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Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.
“Staff #3, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a completed national criminal background check on file at the center.”
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Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.
“Staff #3 had no TB documentation on file and had been employed for two weeks.”
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Staff shall complete orientation training in subsection C of this section prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.
“Staff #3 did not have an orientation training on file in regard to their job duties as it relates to licensing (standards 8 VAC 20-780-240.C.1-11).”
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Each grouping of children shall have at least one staff regularly present who meets lead teacher (or director) qualifications.
“Staff #3, who did not meet lead teacher qualifications, was alone with a group of (2) two preschool children throughout the day of inspection; 04/30/2025.”
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Documentation of the telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center; and at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.
“Staff #3, who has been actively working at the center for the past 2 weeks, did not an emergency contact or have any completed reference verifications on file.”
Nov 6, 2024: inspection6 deficiencies
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There shall always be at least one staff member on duty who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing the daily health observation of children.
“Currently, there is no staff who is certified in daily health observation training.”
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Where playground equipment is provided, resilient surfacing shall comply with minimum safety standards when tested in accordance with the procedures described in the National Program for Playground Safety’s “Selecting Playground Surface Materials: Selecting the Best Surface Material for Your Playground,” February 2004.
“The playground equipment measured to be three feet or higher where the resilient surface within that fall zone required at least a depth of six inches. In some fall zones, the dirt underneath the pea gravel could be seen.”
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The center shall develop written playground safety procedures.
“A Playground Safety Plan was not available for review during the initial inspection.”
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The center shall have a first aid kit on site with all of the required items.
“A first ail kit was not available on the date of inspection.”
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The following nonmedical emergency supplies shall be required: one working, battery-operated flashlight on each floor of each building that is used by children; and one working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children and any camp location without a building.
“A working, battery-operated flashlight, and a working, battery-operated radio were not available during the initial inspection.”
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The center shall have a written emergency preparedness plan (EPP) that addresses staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation and relocation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown.
“An EPP was not available for review during the initial inspection.”
All 7 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 13, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year - 12 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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 25.
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 |
|---|---|
| Nuances Friends Club This child care provider | 25 |
| Teddy Bear Day Care of University Mall | 24 |
| Gail Gordon | 0 |
| SACC at Bonnie Brae | 7 |
| Lord of Life Preschool | 3 |
| SACC at Little Run | 0 |
| SACC at Olde Creek | 1 |
| SACC at Wakefield Forest | 15 |
| Janaki Wanniachchige | 18 |
| Azeb Seife | 15 |
| Maritza Lopez-Brizuela | 3 |
| Rati KC | 8 |
| Hasnaa Ali | 7 |
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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