Sarah Aitken
A family day home in Paeonian Springs, Virginia 20129
15806 Old Waterford Road, Paeonian Springs, Virginia 20129. (540) 579-7009.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 112026 the latest visit on record
- 12 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?
5 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 11, 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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 11, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Before the child’s first day of attendance, parents shall be provided in writing whether or not there is liability insurance of at least $100,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate in force on the home-based child care operation as required by ? 22.1-289.050 of the Code of Virginia.
“The liability insurance declaration form was not available for Child #13. This child was in attendance on the date of inspection and has been in care for at least one month.”
Mar 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in each child’s record to ensure the information is correct and shall obtain the parents signed acknowledgment of the review.
“Records for children #5, #6, and #7 did not have a parent’s signature for an annual review of the emergency contact information. The review for Child #5 was 6 months past due. The review for Child #6 was 5 months past due. The review for Child #7 was over 2 weeks past due.”
Sep 12, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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A current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care, from the American Red Cross, issued within the past two years.
“The Provider has completed an American Red Cross - Adult, Child and Baby First Aid / CPR / AED online course (Eligible for skills session within 90 days) on 01/10/2025. The Provider stated that she has yet to complete the in-person skill session.”
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Current certification in first aid from the American Red Cross, issued within the past three years.
“The Provider has completed an American Red Cross - Adult, Child and Baby First Aid / CPR / AED online course (Eligible for skills session within 90 days) on 01/10/2025. The Provider stated that she has yet to complete the in-person skill session.”
Jun 4, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The Provider shall obtain documentation of a physical examination prior to a child’s attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.
“There were no physical exam records available for Child #4, who had been in care for over 60 days.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires Sep 25, 2028.
- Ages: 2 years - 12 years 11 months.
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 304 child care providers in Loudoun County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; 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 |
|---|---|
| Sarah Aitken This child care provider | 5 |
| La Petite Academy - Ashburn | 35 |
| AVSP Youth Program | 2 |
| St. James Episcopal Church | 2 |
| Leesburg Presbyterian Church | 1 |
| Philomont Community Center | 10 |
| Douglass Community Center | 2 |
| Lovettsville Community Center | 4 |
| Lucketts Community Center | 3 |
| The Hill School School Corporationof Middleburg | 9 |
| Sterling United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Leesburg United Methodist Church | 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 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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