Word of Life Assembly of God
A religious exempt child day center in Springfield, Virginia 22151
5225 Backlick Road, Springfield, Virginia 22151. (703) 354-4222, ext. 203.
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The short answer
- 11 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 102026 the latest visit on record
- 200 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?
11 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 10, 2026.
11 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
11 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 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 |
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.
Jan 14, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent central registry check for Staff #5 was overdue by a year and six months. The most recent sworn disclosure statement for Staff #5 was overdue by 1 year and 11 months.”
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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 #4, employed for over 2 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or sex offender check from one state.”
Jan 17, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Before a child may attend the center, the provider must obtain documentation that the child has been adequately immunized.
“The record for Child #4 did not contain documentation of immunization records.”
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The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years.
“The most recent central registry check for Staff #3 was overdue by over five months. The sworn statement for Staff #2 was overdue by over 13 years and 4 months. The sworn statement for Staff #3 was overdue by 11 months. The sworn statement for Staff #5 was overdue by over 4 years and 4 months.”
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The facility is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“Staff #4, employed for more than 2 years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender registry check from a different state.”
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Upon enrollment, the program shall require information from the person enrolling the child of proof of the child’s identity and age.
“This information was not available for Child #4 who had been enrolled for over 1 year and 5 months.”
May 7, 2024: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-790-760-B-6
“Based on the inspection of the physical plant, the center failed to have a diaper disposal system that was foot operated. Evidence: The trash can in the toddler room bathroom does not have a lid, the room has children from ages 11 month to almost 4 and children can reach in the trashcan.”
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8VAC20-790-800-B
“Based on the review of the emergency drills, the center failed to record monthly drills. Evidence: Reviewed the log for emergency drills and the drills conducted in March and April were not recorded..”
May 7, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.031-A-3-a
“The center failed to keep the 1:4 ration for one age group. Evidence: On 5/7/24 the toddler room had 10 children with two staff. The youngest child in the group was 11 months making teh ratio in the room 1:4.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on the review of staff files, the center failed to get an out of state background check for a staff. Evidence: Review of 6 staff records during the inspection. One staff indicated that she had lived out of state in the last 5 years. No out of state background check in her file.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on the review of staff records two staff are missing the sworn disclosure statement. Based on the review of 6 staff records, staff 1 and 2 are missing their sworn disclosure statements.”
Jan 24, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-540-B
“Based on the review of 6 children’s records, the center failed to get some required paperwork needed. Evidence: Based on the review of 6 children’s records the following information is missing: 3 out of 6 children are missing an emergency contact. Child 1, child 2 and child 3. 2 out of 6 children’s files checked are missing their immunization records. Child 1, Child 5.”
Jan 24, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on the review of 3 staff records the center failed to get some background checks. Evidence: Based on the review of three staff records, one staff , staff 2, indicated on the sworn disclosure that she lived out of state in the last 5 years. The center failed to get a background check ( CPS ) from the state.”
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8VAC20-770-40-D-2
“Based on the review of three staff records the center failed to get some of the required paperwork. Evidence: Based on the review of three out of eight staff records, two staff, staff 2 and 3 are missing their CPS checks. Copies of cps checks are in the files but no dates to indicate when the paperwork was sent. No results are in the files.”
Jul 15, 2022: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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22.1-289.031-B-5
“Based on the review of the playground equipment it was determined that the center failed to ensure that the climbing structure was free of obvious injury hazards. Evidence: The wooden structure on the playground has several protruding rusted screws, broken or rotten boards and a slide with a 6 inch split in the bottom of the slide causing a pinching or cutting hazard.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Complaint inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Religious Exempt Child Day Center: Exempt from licensure, expires Feb 1, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 4 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 200 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?
- 2 complaint inspections on record.
- 1 complaint allegation published with Virginia’s findings, 1 of them found valid.
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.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2022 | Complaint | Allegation: Physical Plant. Virginia’s finding: Reported/Valid. |
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 11.
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 |
|---|---|
| Word of Life Assembly of God This child care provider | 11 |
| SACC at Ravensworth | 17 |
| SACC at Kings Glen | 2 |
| SACC at North Springfield | 7 |
| Aisha Bhatty | 2 |
| SACC at Kings Park | 8 |
| Monica Jackson | 1 |
| Laura Bernhardt | 0 |
| Karina Moscoso | 20 |
| Fabiola Calderon de Canedo | 12 |
| Karla Talavera | 10 |
| Rosmery Salinas | 9 |
| Laura Hou | 6 |
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.
If you believe something here is wrong, a correction starts with the agency whose record this copies: Virginia Department of Education. Virginia’s own record is on legacy.dss.virginia.gov. If Hearth Record copied something wrongly, it will fix it and log the correction publicly, with its date: how corrections work.
This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
From the provider
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