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KinderCare Learning Centers #888

A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22310

6123 Gum St., Alexandria, Virginia 22310. (703) 922-5040.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 9 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Every month

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?

19 inspections on record, the latest on Aug 20, 2026.

9 violations cited in the last three years.

Source:

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 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

9 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Hover or focus a month to read it.

No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

Aug 20, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
  • The center shall obtain a copy of the results of a search of the central registry for any founded complaint of child abuse or neglect for any employee every five years.

    “Staff C had an expired central registry background report in the record.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-B-3.

Sep 15, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • Within the first 90 days of employment, staff shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff..

    “Staff B, who has been there for over four months, had no documentation of the completion of the Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-B.

Sep 15, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment.

    “Staff B, who has been at the center for over four months, had no documentation of the request for a search of the central registry.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

  • The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

    “There was no documentation of any immunizations for Child C.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

  • When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days. Medications that are not picked up shall be disposed of by the center by either dissolving the medication down the sink or flushing it down the toilet.

    “Child G had expired Zyrtec and an Epi Pen that were over a year old. The parents did not pick up the medications within 14 days nor did the center dispose of it as required.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-P.

  • Staff records shall have documentation of education and certification and the experience required by the job description.

    “Staff B had no documentation of education in the record.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

May 7, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.035-A

    “The center must obtain results of a repeat Virginia and out of state background checks for an employee, every five years. Staff # 1’s record indicated the following: a. VA central registry search (CRS) was last completed six years ago; b. out of state CRS was last completed over five years ago.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-160-C

    “The center must obtain results of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening from each employee, every two years. Staff # 1 and Staff # 2’s most recent TB screenings were last obtained more than two years ago.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

Oct 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
  • The center shall maintain and keep a separate record for each child with completed information.

    “Child F’s record did not contain the following information: name and phone number of the child’s physician, two emergency contacts names and addresses and phone numbers, and the names of persons authorized to pick up the child.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

Aug 22, 2023: inspection5 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-770-60-B

    “Based on a review of staff records, 1 staff has been employed without the documentation of completing the sworn statement. Evidence: Staff #1, date of transfer 8/1/2023 does not have documentation of a completed sworn statement prior to working with children. The staff was observed caring for children this date.”

    Rule 8VAC20-770-60-B.

  • 8VAC20-780-240-A

    “Based on a review of staff records, 1 staff has not completed the required Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course within 90 calendar days of employment. Evidence: Staff # 3, date of hire 3/28/2022 does not have documentation of completing the required 10 hour orientation course.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-240-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-240-B

    “Based on a review of staff records, one staff has not completed orientation training no later than 7 days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Evidence: Staff #1, date of transfer 8/1/2023 does not have documentation of orientation training.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-240-B.

  • 8VAC20-780-60-A

    “Based on a review of children’s records, the center has not maintained a record for each child that contains all the required documents. Evidence: Child #1, date of enrollment 7/5/2021 does not have documentation of a completed physical and immunization record. Child #2, date of enrollment 8/3/2020 does not have documentation of child’s physical examination.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-70

    “Based on a review of staff records, the following staff records have not been kept for 1 staff member. Evidence: staff #1, transferred 8/1/2023 does not have documentation of two or more references.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

Jan 31, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-790-600-F

    “Based on a review of staff training records, staff who work directly with children have not completed the department’s health and safety update course annually. Evidence: The following staff have completed the 3 hour health and safety training annually. Staff #, #2 and #3.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-F.

Jan 31, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.035-A

    “Based on a review of staff background checks, 1 staff has not obtained a repeat central registry search every 5 years after the last search. Evidence: Staff #3, most current Central Registry Search is dated 2/17/2016. Their was documentation that a search was sent in on 4/23/2021 but no results were returned and the center failed to follow up.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-160-C

    “Based on a review of staff records, Aa least every two years from the date of the first initial screening staff members have not obtained the results of a follow-up tuberculosis screening. Evidence: The following staff have not updated their TB screening within 2 years from their last screening. Staff#1, #2 and #3 all have TB screenings dated 9/2020 and have not been updated.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

  • 8VAC20-780-520-C

    “Based on a review of diaper creams and authorization forms, the center has not obtained written authorization from parents to apply diaper creams. Evidence: The following children had diaper creams without parent authorization to apply the creams. Child #1 and #2 Aquaphor diaper cream Child # 3, Eucerin cream Child #4, Vaseline”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-520-C.

Aug 1, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.035-B-4

    “Based on a review of staff records, the center has not obtained a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: Staff #1, date of hire 9/8/2021 has documented on the sworn statement they reside in Washington, D.C. There is no documentation that a criminal history results have been obtained.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

  • 8VAC20-780-510-P

    “Based on medication review, when an authorization for medication expires, the parent has not been notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Evidence: Child #1 has an emergency medication, the authorization for this medication expired 6/23/2022 and the parent has not been notified.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-510-P.

All 19 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Aug 20, 2026Inspection1 violation cited
Apr 10, 2026InspectionNo violations cited
Apr 10, 2026InspectionNo violations cited
Sep 15, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Sep 15, 2025Inspection4 violations cited
May 12, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
May 7, 2025Inspection2 violations cited
Oct 11, 2024Inspection1 violation cited
Feb 20, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Feb 20, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
Aug 22, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 22, 2023Inspection5 violations cited
Jan 31, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Jan 31, 2023Inspection3 violations cited
Aug 1, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 1, 2022Inspection2 violations cited
Apr 26, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Jan 12, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jan 12, 2022InspectionNo violations cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Oct 5, 2027.
  • A current subsidy provider.
  • Ages: 2 months - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 99 children.
Source:

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.

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.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

12 of the 1,353 in Fairfax County, as the source lists them, same ZIP code first
PlaceViolations cited in the last three years
KinderCare Learning Centers #888 This child care provider9
La Petite Academy-Manchester Lakes24
Maria Mazo7
Fairfax County Park Authority-Franconia10
Franconia United Methodist Church0
Bush Hill Presbyterian Church0
Zulekha Yusuf7
SACC at Franconia12
Daystar Children’s Center20
SACC at Bush Hill3
Jay Weszelovszky5
Surisa Phumtim13
Genet Chinklo12

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

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.

Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the provider

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Replies

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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