St. Mark’s Montessori School
A child day center in Springfield, Virginia 22150
5800 Backlick Road, Springfield, Virginia 22150. (703) 451-4470.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 202026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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?
10 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 20, 2026.
7 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
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 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.
Oct 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Repeat Violation
“Documentation of orientation training shall be kept by the center in a manner that allows for identitifcation by individual staff member, is considered part of the staff member’s record, and shall include required information. The record for Staff #4, did not contain documentation of a staff orientation that contained training delivery method and entity or individual providing training.”
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Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain required information.
“The record for Child #3 did not contain documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.”
Apr 21, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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At least every two years from the date of the first initial screening or testing, staff members shall obtain and submit the results of a follow-up tuberculosis(TB) screening.
“Staff #1 did not obtain and submit the results of a follow up tuberculosis screening. Documentation of a previous tuberculosis screening was expired for six months.”
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The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course shall be completed within 90 calendar days of employment.
“Staff #2, employed for eight months, did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 9p0 calendar days of employment.”
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Documentation of orientation shall be kept by the center and considered part of the staff member’s record.
“Staff #2’s record, hired eight months ago, did not contain documentation of orientation. Staff #5 confirmed that Staff #2 received staff orientation, but documentation was not maintained.”
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Long term over the counter medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child’s physician and parent.
“Child #1 has a long term over the counter medication present at the center. There was no written authorization from the child’s physician and parent.”
Sep 12, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage disposal system.
“The center did not obtain an annual environmental inspection. Documentation of the last environmental inspection was dated 11/28/2023.”
Apr 17, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
The inspectors’ words, 116 words
“Based on record review and interview, the center did not obtain a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from the physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Evidence: 1. Child # 6 and Child #7 have emergency medication on site. A written care plan was not available at the time of the inspection. 2. Staff #5 confirmed that a written care plan was sent to Child #6’s and Child #7’s physician to be completed; however, the form was not obtained from the physician’s office to give to the center.”
Oct 19, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-550-G
“Based on review of documentation, documentation was not maintained of emergency evacuation, shelter in-place, and lockdown drills. Evidence: 1. Documentation of emergency evacuation, shelter in-place, and lockdown drills did not contain required information. The documentation was missing the identity of the person conducting the drill, method used for notification of the drill, and problems encountered, if any.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A-8
The inspectors’ words, 116 words
“Based on record review and interview, the center did not obtain a written care plan for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Evidence: 1. Child #6, Child #7, Child #8, and Child #10 have emergency medication on site and are diagnosed with a food allergy. Child #6’s, Child #7’s, Child #8’s, and Child #10’s records did not contain documentation of a written care plan . 2. Staff #5 confirmed that a written care plan was not obtained for each child diagnosed with a food allergy.”
Mar 21, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-240-A
“Based on record review and interview, staff did not complete the Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff #4 (Date of hire-11/8/2021) did not complete the Virginia Department of Education sponsored orientation course within 90 days of employment. 2. Staff #3 confirmed that Staff #4 had not completed the orientation course within 90 days of employment.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence: 1. In the Primary 1 classroom, a bottle of sanitizing solution and a bottle of hand sanitizer was located on a high shelf and not locked up.”
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8VAC20-780-350-F
The inspectors’ words, 105 words
“Based on record review and interview, the center did not develop and implement a written policy and procedure that describes how the center will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff or team of staff members. Evidence: 1. The center did not develop and implement a written policy and procedure that describes how the center will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff or team members. 2. Staff #3 confirmed that there was not a written policy and procedure that describes how the center will ensure that each group of children receives care by consistent staff members.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 19, 2022 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Nov 29, 2026.
- Ages: 3 years - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 100 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 7.
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 |
|---|---|
| St. Mark’s Montessori School This child care provider | 7 |
| First Baptist Church of Springfield | 2 |
| St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church | 0 |
| Grace Presbyterian Church | 6 |
| SACC at Garfield | 2 |
| SACC AT Springfield Estates | 13 |
| SACC at Forestdale | 11 |
| SACC at Key Center | 2 |
| Deborah Mays | 45 |
| Sasanavadee Adam | 31 |
| SACC at Crestwood | 2 |
| Marta Alejos | 15 |
| Rosa Garay | 5 |
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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