YMCA of Metropolitian Washington-Arlington
A short term child day center in Arlington, Virginia 22201
3422 North 13th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201. (703) 525-5420.
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The short answer
- 28 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 122026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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 Aug 12, 2026.
28 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
28 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Nov | 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 |
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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 12, 2026: inspection6 deficiencies
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22.1-289.036-B-1
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement for all staff members. There was no sworn statement on file for Staff #2, who was caring for children during the inspection.”
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Repeat Violation
“The center must request a search of the central registry for all employees. Staff #2 did not have a current central registry search and was caring for children during the inspection.”
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Repeat Violation
“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 #1, Child #2, Child #3, and Child #4, who were in attendance during the inspection, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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Repeat Violation
“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 #2 is currently working with children and does not have documentation of a negative TB screening.”
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Repeat Violation
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The two HVAC units in the activity room both had rust on them.”
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Repeat Violation
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. There was no record available for Child #1, who was in attendance during the inspection. The records for Child #1 and #3 did not contain the first date of attendance. There was only one emergency contact on file for Child #5. The records for Child #1, #2, #4, and #5, in attendance during the inspection, were missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody.”
Jul 15, 2026: inspection8 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Caregiver #2 and Caregiver #5, who had both been employed for four weeks, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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Systemic Violation
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #2, employed for more than four weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check, a criminal history check, and a sex offender registry check from a different state.”
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22.1-289.036-B-3
“The center must request a search of the central registry for all employees. Staff #1 did not have a current central registry search and had been working for over one year.”
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Repeat Violation
“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 did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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Repeat Violation
“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 #5 is currently working with children and does not have documentation of a negative TB screening.”
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Repeat Violation
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. The surface of the wall in the craft room was cracking and breaking apart.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“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 #2 and #3 did not contain the first date of attendance.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position, and orientation and training as required in 8VAC20-780-240 and 8VAC20-780-245. There was no documentation of education and experience for Staff #3, #4, and #5.”
Aug 11, 2025: inspection6 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“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 was in attendance during the inspection, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A-1
“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 #1 is currently working with children and does not have documentation of a negative TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-245-J-3
“Any child for whom emergency medications have been prescribed shall always be in the care of a staff member or independent contractor is certified to safely perform administration of the emergency medication. Child #5 was not in care of a staff member who was certified to safely administer the emergency medication they were prescribed.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was rust found on the classroom’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit, within reach of the school age children.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. Two children in attendance were younger than the age range of the license.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #5, who was in attendance during the inspection, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.”
Jul 23, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff #5, employed for one month and no longer employed at the center, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A-2
“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 #1 and #4 had no documentation and had been employed for one month, and Staff #2 TB was dated eleven months prior to date of employment and has been employed for one month.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was rust found on the classroom air conditioner.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
“A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #1, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.”
Jun 6, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-1
“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, #2, 3, #4, and #5 who are currently working, was dated four days after their first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 who had been employed for two weeks, did not have a completed national criminal background check prior to their first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There was a looped cord hang from high above in the multipurpose room, creating a head entrapment hazard. Peeling paint was going in the multipurpose room and pavilion. Loose nails were found on picnic tables in the pavilion.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In Room A, cleaning spray was in an unlocked cabinet, out of reach of children.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Inspection | 6 violations cited |
| Jul 23, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Short Term Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 19, 2027.
- Ages: 6 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 60 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 157 child care providers in Arlington County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 28.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| YMCA of Metropolitian Washington-Arlington This child care provider | 28 |
| Faith Lutheran Church | 2 |
| Arlington Montessori House, Inc | 3 |
| Finding Dreams in Children | 30 |
| Early Steps Bilingual Pre-School | 18 |
| First Baptist Church of Clarendon Child Development Center | 37 |
| Shima Mohammad | 30 |
| The Merit School of Arlington (#69) | 8 |
| Nafisa Roksana | 0 |
| The Merit School of Clarendon (#76) | 23 |
| A Plus Kids Fun and Creative Learning Center LLC | 2 |
| Blue Bird Day School | 2 |
| Ladybug Academy Courthouse LLC | 9 |
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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Oct 24, 2026.
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Replies
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