Curious Minds Montessori School
A child day center in Chantilly, Virginia 20152
24963 Ashgarten Drive, Chantilly, Virginia 20152. (540) 454-2829.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 172026 the latest visit on record
- 80 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 Jul 17, 2026.
4 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
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Jul 17, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“The center did not ensure all cleaning materials were locking using a safe locking method. A disinfectant spray was located in an unlocked closet on a shelf approximately 6 ft high.”
Jan 8, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“The center did not implement an evacuation drill in October 2025.”
Jul 1, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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Submit to fingerprinting and provide personal descriptive information
“The center has not had staff submit to new fingerprinting, or submitted a portability request to the Office of Background Investigations, which is required when there is an ownership change to the child day center. The ownership change occurred 3 months ago.”
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Authorize the child day center to obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry maintained for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect against him or her.
“Staff #3 record did not contain documentation of a search of the central registry maintained for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect against the staff. A new central registry search is required when there is a change of ownership. The change of ownership occurred 3 months ago.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 5, 2028.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 80 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 304 child care providers in Loudoun County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 4.
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 |
|---|---|
| Curious Minds Montessori School This child care provider | 4 |
| Lorretta Cavalheri | 17 |
| Shahnaz Ahmed | 6 |
| Beenish Javaid | 18 |
| Sarada Mylavarapu | 10 |
| Amy Russell | 8 |
| Dulles South Recreation and Community Center | 9 |
| Nargis Nassiri | 0 |
| Monarch Christian Montessori | 2 |
| Lida Weaver | 27 |
| Montessori School of South Riding | 5 |
| The Goddard School (East Gate) | 11 |
| Rajani Pendkar | Not given |
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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