Steve & Kate’s Camp - Alexandria
A short term child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22301
2400 Russel Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. (703) 997-9147.
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The short answer
- 15 deficiencies in the last three years
- Aug 42026 the latest visit on record
- 250 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?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 4, 2026.
15 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
15 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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 |
Hover or focus a month to read it.
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.
Aug 4, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations before the child can attend the center. Child #1 and Child #2’s record did not have immunization records.”
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8VAC20-780-140-A
“The center shall obtain documentation of a physical exam for each child within 30 days of attendance. Child #1 has been in attendance for over one month. The center did not obtain documentation of a physical exam to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-340-F
“Children under 10 years of age shall always be within sight and sound supervision of staff. At lunch time, children from the gym were making their way downstairs to the cafeteria. Four children walked out first with no staff accompanying them, walked down the stairs and proceeded to the cafeteria. No staff member was present when the children got to the stairwell and in the hallway that led to the cafeteria.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. In the media room, there were 17 children present. The attendance record showed that 20 children were checked in.”
Jul 6, 2026: inspection9 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. 1. The license was posted on a bulletin board in the office. No one except for center staff has access to the office. The license was not visible to any parents. 2. The inspection report from the most recent visit was not posted on site.”
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“The center must obtain results of a fingerprint based criminal record check ( CRC ) for employees prior to employment. Staff # 4’s fingerprint results were obtained one month after the first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must obtain the results for a Virginia central registry search (CRS) for an employee, within 30 days of employment. Staff # 3 has been employed at the center for 2 years. The center does not have the results of Staff #3’s CRS to this date.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 116 words
“The center must submit a request for an out of state central registry search (CRS) for any employee that has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years, prior to the first day of employment. 1. Staff #1 has been employed at the center for 3 years. Staff #1’s record indicated residence outside of VA within the last five years. The out of state CRS has not been obtained for Staff #1 to this date. 2. Staff #2 has been employed at the center for 1 year. Staff #2’s record indicated residence outside of VA within the last five years. The out of state CRS has not been submitted for Staff #1 to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A-1
“For each staff member, documentation of the Tuberculosis (TB) screening shall be submitted at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children. Staff #3’s record did not have documentation of a current TB screening.”
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment. Staff #3 has been employed for 2 years. Staff #3 has not completed the orientation course to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-240-B
“Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Staff #3 and Staff #4 have both been working with children for more than 7 days. Neither staff’s record has documentation that the orientation training was completed.”
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8VAC20-780-560-M
“No child shall be allowed to drink or eat while walking around. Two children were observed eating while walking as they were leaving the cafeteria. One child had a granola bar and the other child was eating a bagel.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“Staff records shall be kept with complete information for each staff person. Staff #1 and Staff #5’s records had two reference checks each. The reference checks did not have the date the references were completed and the signature of the person that completed the reference checks.”
Jun 15, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 125 words
“The center must obtain results of an out of state sex offender search prior to an employee’s first date of employment. The center must also obtain results of an out of state central registry search within 45 days of employment. 1. Staff #1 has been employed at the center for 3 years. The results of an out of state registry search were not obtained for Staff #1 to this date. 2. Staff #2 has been employed at the center for one year. The results of an out of state registry search were not obtained for Staff #2 to this date. 3. An out of state sex offender search was not completed for Staff #2 prior to the first day of employment, and to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“The center must obtain a subsequent Tuberculosis (TB) screening for each staff member, every two years. Staff #1’s TB screening was over two years old.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Inspection | 9 violations cited |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Short Term Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 14, 2028.
- Ages: 4 years 10 months - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 250 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 15.
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 |
|---|---|
| Steve & Kate’s Camp - Alexandria This child care provider | 15 |
| The Campagna Center - George Washington Early Childhood | 2 |
| Emmanuel Episcopal Church | 2 |
| YMCA Alexandria | 73 |
| The Nest Academy | 15 |
| Discovery Time Learning Center | 0 |
| Yolanda Acho | 15 |
| ChildSpace Learning Center | 34 |
| Madison Day School | 25 |
| Marco Quino | 5 |
| Discovery Time Learning Academy | 6 |
| Discovery Time STEM and Daycare of Alexandria, LLC | 0 |
| Children’s House Montessori School - Alexandria | 12 |
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.
From the provider
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Replies
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