Tierra Encantada Ashton Heights
A child day center in Arlington, Virginia 22203
3804 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, Virginia 22203. (571) 556-8640.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 102026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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 10, 2026.
13 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 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 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Aug 10, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children under 10 years of age shall always be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.
The inspectors’ words, 119 words
“On August 7th, 2026 Child #1 (Age 3 years old) was left unsupervised in the Preschool classroom for approximately 1 1/2 minutes while the group transitioned to another classroom for naptime. Staff #1 took seven children from the Preschool classroom to Pre-K classroom, leaving Child #1 in the restroom. After arriving at the Pre-K classroom, Staff #1 did not do a name-to-face check immediately and did not realize that Child #1 was left behind. Staff #2 left the classroom to pick up bedding in the Preschool classroom and found Child #1 alone in the classroom washing their hands. Staff #1 stated the name to face check was completed when Staff #2 left and realized they had one child missing.”
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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.
“Face to Name procedures, classroom checks during transitions, and active supervision maintaining awareness of each child’s location and ensure no child is left behind during transitions were not followed in the preschool classroom while the group transitioned to another classroom for naptime on August 7th, 2026. Staff #1 stated the face to name procedures were not followed during the transition to the Pre-K classroom and did not check the restrooms before leaving the Preschool classroom on August 7th.”
Jul 16, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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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 children’s bench that had fabric that was peeling off in the Toddler A classroom.”
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Staff and children’s records shall be treated confidentially. Exception: Children’s records shall be made available to parents on request, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
“The supplemental information page of the last inspection dated 1/22/2026 was posted on the bulletin board. The page is considered confidential.”
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When food is brought from home the food container must be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner;
“One infant in the infant B classroom had food from home in their cubby box that was not labeled with their name or date.”
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The child’s record shall include the name, address, and telephone number for each custodial parent’s place of employment or school attendance, if applicable.
“The record for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4 and Child #5 were missing the address for each custodial parent’s place of employment.”
Nov 5, 2025: inspection7 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 #8, who is currently working, was dated one month after their first day of employment.”
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The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“Staff #1, employed for 1 month and three weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from one state.”
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If the child has had a physical examination prior to attendance, it shall be within the time period prescribed in this subsection: Within three months prior to attendance for children aged seven months through 18 months.
“Child #2 was 14 months of age when they enrolled on 9/02/2025 and the child’s physical was dated 8 months and 3 weeks prior to the child’s 1st day of attendance.”
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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’s TB documentation was dated 39 days prior to date of employment.”
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Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
“Two bottles of bleach were inside a cabinet with the keys in the lock.”
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Centers may not install after June 1, 2005, any slide or climbing equipment to be used by preschoolers or toddlers when the climbing portion of the equipment is more than six feet in height.
“The center had installed a climbing wall that was approximately 7 feet 6 inches high.”
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Staff records shall be kept for each staff person including name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency which shall be kept at the center.
“Five staff files did not have the address for the person to be notified in an emergency.”
All 5 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Aug 10, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 17, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 150 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 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 2, 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 13.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Tierra Encantada Ashton Heights This child care provider | 13 |
| Arlington County-Lubber Run | 3 |
| Olatokunbo Cole | 2 |
| Ballston Children’s Center | 0 |
| Lina Calizaya Rocha | 10 |
| Chesterbrook Montessori School | 15 |
| Parveen Singh | 5 |
| Faustina Barker | 5 |
| Maria Nina | 29 |
| Janet Longmire | 5 |
| Fabiola Nina Gutierrez | 10 |
| Amania Naseer | 43 |
| Bright Horizons at Ballston | 15 |
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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 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 2, 2026.
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