The Country Day School
A child day center in Mc Lean, Virginia 22101
6418 Georgetown Pike, Mc Lean, Virginia 22101. (703) 356-4282.
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The short answer
- 16 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 142026 the latest visit on record
- 199 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?
9 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 14, 2026.
16 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
16 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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.
Apr 14, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. A large black storage box on the 3-4 year old playground was broken, posing an injury hazard to the children.”
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home, the food container shall be clearly labeled and dated to identify the owner. Two lunch boxes and 2 water bottles in two different four-year old classrooms were not labeled with name and date.”
Sep 22, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 108 words
“The center must submit an out of state criminal record check ( CRC ) for staff members prior to the first day of employment. 1. Staff # 1 has been employed at the center for 2 months. Staff # 1 has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years. A CRC for Staff # 1 was not submitted prior to the first date of employment. 2. Staff # 2 began employment one month ago and one week ago. Staff # 2’s has resided outside of Virginia within the last five years. A CRC for Staff # 2 was not submitted prior to the first date of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Documentation of a negative Tuberculosis (TB) screening must be obtained within 30 days prior to the employee’s first date of hire. 1. The TB screening for Staff # 1 was dated almost two months before the first day of employment. 2. The TB screening for Staff # 2 was dated one day after the first day of employment. 3. The TB screening for Staff # 3 was dated one month and ten days after the first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
The inspectors’ words, 121 words
“The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center’s activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center’s own policies and procedures that are required by these standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department. 1. The center’s license permits care for children from 2.5 years to 6 years of age. 2. Two children under the age of 2 years were enrolled in the M101 class and were present during the inspection. Both children started care on 9/4/25. 3. Child # 1 turned 2 years old three days after the first day of enrollment. 4. Child # 2 was still not two years old on the day of the inspection.”
Apr 29, 2025: inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must submit the request a Virginia central registry search (CRS) for new employee prior to the first day of employment. 1. Staff # 1 has been employed at the center for 4 months. 2. Staff # 2 has been employed at the center for 2 months. 3. The CRS request for both employees has not been submitted to this date.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 116 words
“The center must submit an out of state central registry search (CRS) for staff and board members prior to the first day of employment. 1. Board member # 3 has resided out side of Virginia within the last five years. The center did not submit an out of state CRS for them prior to the first day of employment. 2. 1. Staff # 1 has been employed at the center for 4 months. Staff # 1’s record indicated that they resided in two different states within the past five years. 2. An out of state CRC , CRS and sex offender search for Staff # 1 was not requested prior to the first day of employment.”
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22.1-289.036-A
“The center did not complete repeat background searches for a board member every five years. Board Member # 4’s most recent sworn disclosure statement, fingerprint based criminal record check and central registry search was completed more than 5 years ago. Repeat search requests were not submitted every 5 years.”
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22.1-289.036-B-1
“The center must obtain a sworn disclosure statement (SDS) for board members prior to the first day of employment. Board Member #1 and # 2 did not complete an SDS to this date.”
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22.1-289.036-B-3
“The center did not submit a request for a central registry search (CRS) for board members prior to the first day of employment. CRS requests for Board members # 1, # 2 and # 3 were not submitted prior to the first date of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“The center must obtain results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening every two years for each staff member. Staff # 3’s TB screening was last completed two years ago and a follow up screening was not obtained every two years.”
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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 by each new employee. Staff # 1 has been employed for 4 months, and Staff # 4 has been employed for 8 months. Neither staff has completed the VA Preservice orientation course to this date.”
Oct 24, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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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 #1, employed for more than 45 days, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check prior to the first day of employment. The sex offender registry search for Staff # 1 was completed after their first day of employment.”
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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 Bunnies classroom, complete written attendance was not recorded for the departure of children on 10/21/24, no attendance was recorded for 10/22/24 and 10/23/24, and children’s arrivals on 10/24/24 were not recorded.”
May 22, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-400-B
The inspectors’ words, 320 words
“Based on staff interviews and records review, behavioral guidance used for children was not age and stage appropriate. Evidence: 1. One of five staff interviewed stated that Staff # 1 has been heard using a “harsh and impatient tone” with children while they were being redirected. The staff member stated that between September and October 2023, Staff # 1 was overheard making statements to children that included the following: a. “If I hear my name again, I’ll say my name over and over and over again” to a child who was trying to get Staff # 1’s attention. b. “What made you think that would be a good idea to put that there. You need to sit right now. Get away from me”. c. “Can’t you see you’re wrong?” 2. One of five staff interviewed stated that Staff # 1 has been observed using negative redirection towards the children. The staff member stated that Staff # 1 has been heard saying the word “Stop” with a harsh tone repeatedly when speaking to a child. 3. One of five staff interviewed stated that in October 2023, when Staff # 1 could be heard using a loud and harsh voice with the children in her classroom so that it could be heard in another room with doors closed. The staff member stated that Staff # 1 could be heard “constantly scolding”, saying “I don’t want to hear my name again”. Staff # 1 was also heard saying to a child “Put your feet on the floor. Do you even know where the floor is”. 4. Written documentation from one of five staff also states that Staff # 1 has been heard making verbal remarks to children such as the following: a. “What do you think you’re doing?” b. “Be quiet now” c. “I’m in charge, not you” d. “I don’t want to hear anyone make a sound for the next 5 minutes”.”
Apr 15, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-160-C
“Base on records review, the center did not obtain results of a follow-up tuberculosis (TB) screening from each employee, every two years. Evidence: 1. Staff # 1’s most recent TB screening was dated 9/11/21. 2. Staff # 1’s most recent TB screening was dated 9/10/21.”
Apr 26, 2023: inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on record review, the center did not obtain results of a Virginia central registry search (CRS) for an employee, every five years. Evidence: Staff # 1’s most recent CRS expired on 9/27/17. Results of a new search have not been obtained.”
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8VAC20-780-40-E
“Based on observation and documents review, the center did not follow it’s own policy as required by the licensing standards. Evidence: 1. The center’s “Medication policy and procedures” state, “The office manager maintains a notebook of all emergency medications, confirms that medications have the proper paperwork, manages distribution to the classroom in locked storage bags and oversees the return of expired medications to parents”. 2. Child # 1’s emergency medication expired on 4/5/23. 3. Child # 2’s emergency medication expired in 1/2023. 4. Both medications were still on site.”
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8VAC20-780-500-B
“Based on staff interview, the diapering surface is not being cleaned with soap and water prior to sanitizing. Evidence: Staff # 2 stated that they do not use soap and water to clean the diaper surface, prior to sanitizing it with a disinfectant.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
The inspectors’ words, 109 words
“Based on documents reviewed, the center did not maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs. Evidence: 1. In the Honey bees classroom (2 years old): a. attendance was only recorded when the child arrived to the center. The check outs were not recorded; b. attendance was not recorded for 4/23/23, 4/24/23 and 4/25/23. 2. In the Dragonflies classroom (4 years old), attendance recorded did not include time outs for children. 3. In one other 4’s classroom, attendance recorded did not include the time outs for children. Attendance was also not recorded for 4/24/23 and 4/25/23.”
Oct 3, 2022: inspection7 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-A
“Based on records review, the center did not obtain results of a repeat 5 year central registry search for an employee for Virginia. Evidence: 1. Staff # 1?s most recent central registry search was dated 2/6/17, and expired on 2/6/22. 2. Staff # 2 stated that a new search request was mailed on 9/22/22.”
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 146 words
“Based on records review and staff interview, the center did not obtain results of an out of state central registry search and sex offender search for an employee that resided outside of Virginia within the last five years. Evidence: 1. Staff # 1?s first day of employment was 8/27/18. Staff # 1?s record indicated that she had resided in Pennsylvania within the last 5 years from the first day of employment. 2. Staff # 1?s record had a copy of the search request that was mailed. Staff # 2 stated that it was sent when Staff # 1 started her employment. 3. The results have not obtained to this date. A follow up was not completed to check on the status of the results. 4. A search of the Pennsylvania sex offender record for Staff # 1 was not completed before the first day of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on records review, the center did not obtain tuberculosis (TB) screenings for employees that were documented within the last 30 days of the first date of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff # 3?s first day of employment was 8/29/22. Staff # 3?s TB screening was dated 4/30/22. 2. Staff # 4?s first day of employment was 8/29/22. Staff # 4?s TB screening was dated 5/24/22.”
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8VAC20-780-240-C
“Based on records review, staff orientation for new employees did not include all the specific topics as required by the licensing standards. Evidence: 1. Staff # 3?s first day of employment was 8/29/22. 2. Staff # 3?s orientation did not include training on abusive head trauma.”
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8VAC20-780-240-E
“Based on records review, staff did not complete orientation training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within 30 days of the first day of employment. Evidence: Staff # 3?s first day of employment was 8/29/22. Staff # 3 did not have orientation training in first aid and CPR to this date.”
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8VAC20-780-550-B
“Based on records review, the center’s emergency preparedness plan (EPP) did not contain procedural components for lockdown procedures. Evidence: 1. The center’s EPP included procedures for shelter in place and evacuation drills, but not for lockdown drills. 2. The center’s EPP did not include procedures to reunite children with their parents or authorized persons.”
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8VAC20-780-80-A
“Based on records review, the center did not maintain a written daily record of attendance that documented the arrival and departure of children in care, as it occurred. Evidence: 1. Attendance records for September and October 2022 were reviewed. 2. Only one check mark was being documented against the name of each child in care, and did not show that the arrival and departure of children was being documented as it occurred.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| May 22, 2024 | Complaint inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | 7 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 9, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year 6 months - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 199 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?
- 1 complaint inspection 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 |
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| Jun 27, 2024 | Complaint | Allegation: Restraints/Behavior Management. 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 16.
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 |
|---|---|
| The Country Day School This child care provider | 16 |
| The Brooksfield School | 3 |
| SACC at Kent Gardens | 2 |
| SACC at Churchill Road | 14 |
| SACC at Chesterbrook | 12 |
| SACC at Franklin Sherman | 7 |
| The Speech and Language Center of Northern Virginia | 18 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer | 1 |
| Trinity United Methodist Church | 3 |
| Our Small World Children’s Center | 11 |
| Langley Children’s Center | 19 |
| Maliheh Shahrestani | 11 |
| Montessori School of McLean | 10 |
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.
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