Illuminate Montessori at Chantilly
A child day center in Chantilly, Virginia 20151
4550 Walney Road, Chantilly, Virginia 20151. (571) 321-0364.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 92026 the latest visit on record
- 258 children, its capacity in the state’s list
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?
2 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 9, 2026.
9 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
9 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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 |
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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.
Sep 9, 2026: inspection8 deficiencies
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The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check for employees every five years.
“A current national criminal background check (fingerprints) for Staff #1 was overdue by ten days.”
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Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.
“Areas in the center were not kept in a clean, safe and operable condition as follows: - Areas of peeling paint on the wall were observed in the Toddler 9 room and in the Great Room. - In the playground, a hose was observed to be laying on the ground, which poses a tripping hazard.”
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Electrical outlets shall have protective covers.
“One electrical outlet in the Great Room did not have a protective cover installed.”
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Staff shall request, at least annually, parent confirmation that the required information in the child’s record is up to date. Such sharing of information shall be documented.
“An annual review of the information in Child #5’s record was overdue for eight months.”
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Staff and children’s records shall be treated confidentially.
“The supplemental page of the most recent inspection report was posted. The supplemental page contains confidential information and should not be posted.”
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The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.
“No evacuation drills were conducted for the months of July 2026 and August 2026.”
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When food is brought from home, the food container shall be dated.
“In Children’s House 1, three food containers were not dated.”
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The center shall maintain a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain all required information.
“The records for Child #2 and Child #3, both enrolled for three weeks, were missing the work phone number and place of employment of each parent.”
Jul 1, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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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 #2, did not have documentation of requesting a sex offender search from one state. Staff #3, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check, sex offender search and child abuse and neglect check from one state. Staff #17, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check and child abuse and neglect check from one state; and sex offender search from five different states.”
All 2 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Inspection | 8 violations cited |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Conditional license, expires Jan 22, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 258 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 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 9.
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 |
|---|---|
| Illuminate Montessori at Chantilly This child care provider | 9 |
| Pleasant Valley Preschool | 7 |
| Chantilly Academy | 13 |
| SACC at Poplar Tree | 4 |
| Mai-Huong Nguyen | 6 |
| KinderCare Learning Center 301029 | 5 |
| Montessori School of Fairfax LLC | 56 |
| The Goddard School | 19 |
| ImagiNation Learning Center of Chantilly | 23 |
| Teresa Ibanez | 5 |
| Giovanna Valdez | 10 |
| Lisa Hoang | 5 |
| Naseem Bhatti | 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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