Aldersgate Day School
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22308
1301 Collingswood Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22308. (703) 768-8351.
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The short answer
- 6 deficiencies in the last three years
- May 212026 the latest visit on record
- 150 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 May 21, 2026.
6 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
6 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2025. 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.
Dec 11, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Authorize the child day center to obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“The center did not obtain a copy of the results of a criminal record check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from all states that Staff # 1 has resided in the preceding five years.”
Apr 29, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.
“The date of the last annual fire inspection was listed as April 10 2025. The center is 2 weeks out of compliance.”
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After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided for meeting requirements for: 1. Water supply; 2. Sewage disposal system;
“The center last documented health inspection is dated November 15 2022. The center is 17 months out of compliance.”
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When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: 1. The food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner;
“3 lunch boxes that contained food brought from home in one classroom was incorrectly dated. The lunches were dated April 28 2025. The date of inspection was April 29 2025.”
May 7, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on observation, the center did not ensure that the diapering surface was non-absorbent
“Evidence: The diapering surface was covered with an absorbent material.”
Dec 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review, the center did not ensure that at least every two years from the date of the first initial screening staff members shall obtain and submit follow up tuberculosis screenings.
“Evidence: Staff #2 has a documented screening dated July 13 2021 and a more current screening couldn’t be located.”
Jan 25, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of staff records, 1 staff member did not have the results of a central registry background check for a state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (doh: 8/31/2021) did not have the results of a central registry background check for State #1 in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.”
All 9 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Apr 29, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 7, 2024 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| May 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 15, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires May 9, 2027.
- Ages: 1 year - 6 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 150 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 6.
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. Luke’s Episcopal Church | 0 |
| SACC at Fort Hunt | 3 |
| SACC at Stratford Landing | 2 |
| Tauxemont Cooperative Preschool, Inc. | 34 |
| St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church | 0 |
| Rubina Mahmood | 4 |
| Plymouth Haven Baptist Church | 1 |
| A Child’s Place at Hollin Hall | 34 |
| Aldersgate Day School This child care provider | 6 |
| The Brooksfield School | 3 |
| Tysons Corner Children’s Center -Spring Hill | 9 |
| Common Ground Child Care | 41 |
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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