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Primrose School of Fairfax

A child day center in Fairfax, Virginia 22030

3928 Pender Drive, Suite# 120, Fairfax, Virginia 22030. (703) 563-0303.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 17 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

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 Aug 11, 2026.

17 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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

17 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

17 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Aug 11, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
  • Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.

    “The documentation of TB screening for Staff #2 was obtained 4 days after date of employment.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

  • When food is brought from home, the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated.

    “2:4 bottles in the infant #1 room were not dated.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-560-G.

Feb 6, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
  • The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

    “Staff #1, who had been employed for four months, did not have a central registry search requested. Staff #1 was working with children.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

  • The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

    The inspectors’ words, 95 words

    “The center did not submit request for search of a sex offender registry check from a state lived in the past five years for Staff #1. Staff #1 has been employed for more than four months and was working with children at the time of the inspection. The center did not submit request for search of a sex offender registry check from a state lived in the past five years for Staff #4, Staff #4 has been employed for more than two months and was working alone with children at the time of the inspection.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

Sep 30, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • When staff are supervising children, they shall always ensure their care and protection.

    The inspectors’ words, 95 words

    “1. On 09/22/2025 at approximately 2:00pm pm, staff #2 fed an 8-month-old child, child #1, another child’s bottle containing formula. a. Administrative staff reported to the inspector, on 09/22/2025, that staff #2 had mistakenly given child #2’s bottle to child #1. 2. Staff #2 stated that they fed child #2’s bottle before realizing that they had fed child #1 the wrong bottle. 3. Administrative staff and staff #2 stated that both bottles were dated and labeled with each child’s full name and that staff #2 failed to follow center protocol for checking bottles before feeding.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-340-A.

Jul 29, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
  • Medication shall be labeled with the child’s name, the name of the medication, the dosage amount, and the time or times to be given.

    “Medication for child #4 was not labeled with the child’s name, and the times to be given.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-G.

Apr 9, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
  • The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

    “The sworn statement for Staff #1, who is currently working, was dated the day after their first day of employment.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-1.

  • Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

    “National criminal background check for Staff #1 was completed 2 weeks after date of hire. National criminal background check for Staff #2, was completed 7 days after date of hire.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • 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 #7, who had been attending for six weeks, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file. Child #2, who has been attending for 16 days, did not have documentation of up to date immunization record on file DOL 9/2023.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

  • At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as appropriate to the age of the children in care from an organization such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration.

    “Staff #1 did not have current CPR certification from an organization that included an in-person competency demonstration.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-530-A-1.

  • 8VAC20-780-530-A-2

    “At least one staff in each classroom or area where children are present shall have current certification in first aid from an organization such as the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or National Safety Council. Staff #1 did not have current first aid certification.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-530-A-2.

  • A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child’s record by the first day of the child’s attendance. The agreement shall be signed by the parent and include a statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease, as defined by the State Board of Health, except for life threatening diseases which must be reported immediately.

    “The record for Child #5 did not have a signed agreement by the parent that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-90-A.

Feb 4, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
  • The program is required to submit to VDH and implement a plan to test potable water for lead.

    “The program did not have evidence of a testing plan submitted to VDH and/or the program did not have evidence of the implementation of the required testing plan.”

    Rule 22.1-289.057-A.

  • Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

    “Staff #1’s TB was completed 6 months prior to date of employment.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

  • The center shall develop written procedures for injury prevention.

    “The center did not have an injury prevention plan.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-40-I.

  • The center shall have a written emergency preparedness plan that addresses staff responsibility and facility readiness with respect to emergency evacuation and relocation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown. The plan shall be developed in consultation with local or state authorities.

    “No documentation that the center’s emergency preparedness plan has been coordinated with local or state authorities.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-550-A.

  • All buildings shall be inspected and approved by the local building official when required. This approval shall be documented by a Certificate of Use and Occupancy indicating that the building is classified for its proposed licensed purpose. A valid certificate of occupancy is one prerequisite for licensure.

    “The center did not have a certificate of occupancy or building evaluation by local building official.”

    Rule 8VAC20-820-150.

All 7 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 11, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection2 violations cited
Feb 6, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection2 violations cited
Sep 30, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Jul 29, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 29, 2025Inspection1 violation cited
Apr 9, 2025Inspection6 violations cited
Feb 4, 2025Inspection5 violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 17, 2027.
  • A current subsidy provider.
  • Ages: 1 month - 5 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 192 children.
Source:

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.

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 17.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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