Children’s House Montessori School-Alexandria 2
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22305
2903 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22305. (703) 547-4423.
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The short answer
- 10 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 152026 the latest visit on record
- 40 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 15, 2026.
10 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
10 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 15, 2026: inspection5 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-340-D
“Each grouping of children shall have at least one staff regularly present who meets lead teacher qualifications. Staff A, who did not meet lead teacher qualifications, was the lead teacher for the Classroom #1.”
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8VAC20-780-350-C
“When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to-children ratio and group size applicable to the youngest child in the group shall apply to the entire group. Classroom #1 had a 2 year old child present in the room. The required ratio for children age 2 years old is one staff per eight children. There were 2 staff supervising 18 children today.”
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8VAC20-780-350-Q
“With a parent’s written permission and a written assessment by the program director and program leader, a center may choose to assign a child to a different age group if such age group is more appropriate for the child’s developmental level and the staff-to-children ratio and group size shall be for the established age group. The written assessment provided for Child #1 did not demonstrate the assessment was conducted by the Center Director and the program leader for the classroom.”
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8VAC20-780-510-I
“The center may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided the medication was maintained in the original, labeled container. Child #4’s medication was not in the original box with a prescription label attached.”
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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 #3 has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan.”
Oct 8, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The findings from the most recent inspection were not posted (Inspection date: 7/24/2025).”
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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 B, employed for more than 12 weeks, did not have documentation of a criminal history check for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years.”
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8VAC20-780-350-C
“When children are in ongoing mixed age groups, the staff-to-children ratio and group size applicable to the youngest child in the group shall apply to the entire group. Prior to noon the room contained 28 children with 2 staff present. At 12:30 PM there were 24 children with two staff present. The applicable ratio for the room was 1:8 (staff/children) as the group contained 2 year old children.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
The inspectors’ words, 101 words
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: emergency contact information, first date of attendance, a written plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy and documentation of viewing proof of the child’s age and identity. Missing information includes: Child #1: first date of attendance Child #2: first date of attendance, information for 2 emergency contacts (name address, phone number), allergy action plan for a diagnosed food allergy. Child #3: documentation of viewing proof of the child’s age and identity. Documentation was overdue by 1 month.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“The center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. At 12:50 PM the attendance was not accurate. Four children’s departure, at noon, was not documented.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Feb 4, 2028.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 40 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 171 child care providers in the City of Alexandria, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 10.
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 |
|---|---|
| Children’s House Montessori School-Alexandria 2 This child care provider | 10 |
| The Campagna Center - Naomi Brooks | 1 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Cora Kelly 1 | 15 |
| Beverley Hills United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Campagna Ctr - Alex.Head Start-Cora Kelly | 6 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Chirilagua Site | 12 |
| Grace Episcopal Church | 4 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - 3801 Mt. Vernon | 21 |
| Simmons, Barbara | 0 |
| Imelda Majano | 11 |
| The Child and Family Network Centers - Cora Kelly | 16 |
| Leibin Oliva | 17 |
| Brittani Spinner | 3 |
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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