Ivybrook Academy
A child day center in Sterling, Virginia 20165
20733 Great Falls Plaza, Sterling, Virginia 20165. (703) 637-7070.
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The short answer
- 13 deficiencies in the last three years
- Jul 22026 the latest visit on record
- 134 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 2, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
13 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 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 2, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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Prescription medication shall be maintained in the original container and contain a prescription label with the prescriber’s instructions pertaining to dosage, frequency, and manner of administration.
“Child #6s prescription emergency medication was observed in a zip bag in the pre-k classroom. The medication was not in the original container did not contain a prescription label.”
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Children’s records shall contain all required information.
“Child #1, child #2 and child #4 records do not contain the address to their emergency contacts.”
May 8, 2026: inspection9 deficiencies
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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 #5s (date of enrollment: 1/12/2026) record does not contain documentation of immunizations. The documentation of immunizations was required approximately 4 months ago.”
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The center shall obtain for each child a physical examination under the direction of a physician before or within the first 30 days of attendance.
“Child #5s (date of enrollment: 1/12/2026) record does not contain a physical exam. The child’s physical exam was required approximately 3 months ago.”
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Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening that was completed no more than 30 days prior to employment.
“Staff #2 (date of hire: 4/13/2026) provided a TB screening that was dated 12/9/2025, which is approximately 5 months old.”
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Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center in a manner that allows for identification by individual staff member and is considered part of the staff member’s record.
“Staff #2 and staff #4s record did not contain documentation of orientation training.”
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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.
“A spray bottle labeled “bleach water” was observed on an open shelf at the entrance of the preschool classroom.”
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Mats used by children during rest period shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover.
“Child #6 was observed resting on a mat without a bottom cover.”
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Medication shall be labeled with each child’s name.
“1. An over the counter allergy medication for child #1 was not labeled with the childs name. 2. An over the counter allergy medication for child #2 was not labeled with the childs name. 3. A prescription allergy medication for child #3 did not contain a prescription labeled and was not labeled with the childs name.”
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Non-prescription drugs shall not be kept beyond the expiration date of the product.
“Child #1s non-prescription allergy medication expired 4/2026 and was observed in the childs classroom.”
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When food is brough from home, it shall be labeled with the child’s first and last name and the date.
“There were 6 children observed eating lunch in the preschool classroom. The children’s lunch containers were not labeled with each child’s name or the date.”
Feb 27, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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The licensee shall ensure that the centers activities and services are maintained in compliance with the centers own policies and procedures.
The inspectors’ words, 230 words
“1. The centers policies states “children of all age groups will be provided with the techniques, tools and support to solve problems alongside other children. These will include training in active listening, negotiation skills, affirmations, setting limits having needs met through positive actions and learning how to cooperate and help other children. ...[children] will begin to learn to analyze a problem, develop a solution and then implement it. ...[children] will become more self-control, accept responsibility and learn to care more for others. 2. On 2/4/2026, video recording of the older toddler classroom shows child #1 throwing a tissue on the floor. Staff #1 was observed telling child #1 to put the tissue in the garbage. When child #1 did not pick up the tissue, staff #1 took child #1s forearm in their hand and forcibly had the child pick the tissue up and take it to the garbage. 3. On 2/4/2026, video recording of the older toddler classroom shows the class sitting down for circle time. Staff #1 asked child #1 to pick a book to read. Child #1 took a book from the bookshelf and threw it onto the carpet area and proceeded to climb on the window sill. Staff #1 was observed taking child #1 by the forearm and pulling the child down off the window sill and forcibly having them sit on the carpet for circle time.”
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Behavioral guidance shall be constructive in nature, age and stage appropriate, and shall be intended to redirect children to appropriate behavior and resolve conflicts.
The inspectors’ words, 160 words
“1. On 2/4/2026, video recording of the older toddler classroom shows child #1 throwing a tissue on the floor. Staff #1 was observed telling child #1 to put the tissue in the garbage. When child #1 did not pick up the tissue, staff #1 took child #1s forearm in their hand and forcibly had the child pick the tissue up and take it to the garbage. 2. On 2/4/2026, video recording of the older toddler classroom shows the class sitting down for circle time. Staff #1 asked child #1 to pick a book to read. Child #1 took a book from the bookshelf and threw it onto the carpet area and proceeded to climb on the window sill. Staff #1 was observed taking child #1 by the forearm and pulling the child down off the window sill and forcibly having them sit on the carpet for circle time. 3. Behavioral guidance for child #1 was not age and stage appropriate.”
All 4 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 8, 2026 | Inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Feb 27, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Jul 8, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 134 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 13.
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 |
|---|---|
| Ivybrook Academy This child care provider | 13 |
| KinderCare Learning Center at Cascades | 1 |
| Zohra Qasimyar | 5 |
| Giuliana Grayson Deza | 1 |
| Galilee United Methodist Church | 2 |
| Shirin Davari | 19 |
| The Learning Village School | 2 |
| Jorge Giraldez | 9 |
| Maria Paz | 1 |
| KinderCare Learning Centers 302102 | 61 |
| Hilario Castillo | 41 |
| Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church | 0 |
| The Learning Experience Sterling | 7 |
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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