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Creative Learning School

A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22309

8331 Washington Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 799-0335.

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

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The short answer

The last 24 months 19 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. Every month

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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 Sep 29, 2026.

19 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

19 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

19 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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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.

Jul 31, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-790-600-D-1

    “All staff shall have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #1 does not have current CPR certifications and has been employed for 8 months.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-1.

  • 8VAC20-790-600-D-2

    “All staff shall have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #1 does not have current first aid certifications and has been employed for 8 months.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-D-2.

Jul 31, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
  • 22.1-289.036-A

    “The center is required to have applicants undergo a background check every five years. The most recent fingerprint results for staff #5 was overdue by 2 years and 1 month.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-350-F

    “The center shall 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. The center has not developed a written policy to ensure children receive care by consistent staff.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-350-F.

  • 8VAC20-780-40-K

    “The center shall develop written procedures for prevention of shaken baby syndrome or abusive head trauma, including coping with crying babies, safe sleeping practices, and sudden infant death syndrome awareness. The center did not have a written procedure for abusive head trauma.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-40-K.

  • 8VAC20-780-520-C

    “When diaper cream is used, the center must follow the requirements. There was no written parent authorization for 3 children’s diaper creams in the Rabbits classroom. (child #6, 7 and 8) These diaper creams were found under the changing table, accessible to the children in care.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-520-C.

Feb 20, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
  • 8VAC20-790-600-F

    “Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department’s health and safety update course. The annual health and safety update course for Staff #1 was seven months overdue.”

    Rule 8VAC20-790-600-F.

Feb 20, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
  • 8VAC20-780-140-A

    “The center is required to obtain documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician for each child within 30 days after the first day of attendance. The record for Child #2 did not contain documentation of a physical examination. The documentation is overdue by one month.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-140-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-160-C

    “A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. The updated screening for Staff #1 was due 4 months ago and the updated screening for Staff #5 was due more than one year ago. The updated screenings have not yet been completed.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

  • 8VAC20-780-60-A

    The inspectors’ words, 115 words

    “Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #2, enrolled for approximately two months, was missing documentation of the child’s first date of attendance, and documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age. The record for Child #3, enrolled for two months, was missing the phone number for 1 of 2 required designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The records for Child #4, enrolled for over one year, and Child #5, enrolled for 6 months, was missing documentation of viewing proof of the child’s identity and age.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

  • 8VAC20-780-70

    “Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. Staff #1, who has been actively working at the center for more than one year, did not have any completed reference verifications on file. Documentation of reference verifications for Staff #3 did not contain the date the references were verified.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

  • Repeat Violation.

    “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. The written attendance for the Rabbits classroom was not complete. There were 7 children present.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

Jul 16, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
  • Based on record review, the center did not obtain immunizations for each child.

    “Evidence: Child 1 does not have documentation of immunization records.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

  • Based on record review, the center did not have documentation of a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician.

    “Evidence: Child 1 does not have documentation of a physical examination under a physician.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-140-A.

  • Based on record review, staff members did not obtain a follow up tuberculosis screening every two years from the date of their most recent screening.

    “Evidence: Staff 3 has a tuberculosis screening which expired on 11/18/2023. Staff 4 has a tuberculosis screening which expired on 7/17/2021.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

  • Based on record review, staff records were not complete.

    “Evidence: Staff 1 and 2 do not have 2 references completed.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

  • Based on record review, the center did not maintain a written record of attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

    “Evidence: 1) In the Toddler classroom, attendance was not taken and there were 5 children in care. 2) In the school age classroom, attendance was not taken and there were 11 children in care. 3) In the preschool classroom, the departure of children was not documented on the attendance sheet.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-80-A.

Mar 1, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • Based on record review, staff members shall obtain at least every two years an updated tuberculosis screening.

    “Evidence: 1- Staff 1 has a tuberculosis screening conducted on 11/18/2021. 2- Staff 2 has a tuberculosis screening conducted on 8/19/2021. 3- Staff 3 has a tuberculosis is screening conducted on 11/1/2021.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

  • Based on record review, the center did not document viewing original proof of identity in their record.

    “Evidence: Child 1 and 2 do not have documentation of viewing proof of identity in their record.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

Jul 21, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
  • Based on record review, background checks were not repeated every five years for a applicant for licensure as a child day center.

    “Evidence: 1) Staff 1 has a central registry search which was completed on 04/27/2018 and a fingerprint based criminal history search completed on 07/17/2018. 2) Staff 2 has a fingerprint based criminal history search completed on 04/22/2018.”

    Rule 22.1-289.036-A.

  • Based on record review, staff did not undergo a follow up tuberculosis screening two years from the date of the most recent screening or test.

    “Evidence: 1. Staff 1 has a tuberculosis screening which was last conducted on 1/20/20. 2. Staff 2 has a tuberculosis screening which was last conducted on 8/5/21.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

  • Based on record review, the center did not ensure all staff completed orientation training no later than seven days of their start date.

    “Evidence: 1) Staff 3 does not have a record of completing orientation. (Staff 3, DOH 7/3/23) 2) Staff 4 does not have a record of completing orientation. (Staff 4, DOH 4/27/23) 3) Staff 5 does not have a record of completing orientation. (Staff 5, DOH 5/11/23)”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-240-B.

Feb 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
  • Based on observation, the center did not ensure hazardous substances such as cleaning materials kept in a locked place using a safe locking method.

    “Evidence: Cleaning products and disinfecting products were kept on an upper shelf in a bathroom utilized by children.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

Mar 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
  • Based on record review, the center did not obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

    “Evidence: Child 1 does not have documentation that each child has received immunizations.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

All 19 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 29, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 18, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 31, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspection2 violations cited
Jul 31, 2025Inspection4 violations cited
Feb 20, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspection1 violation cited
Feb 20, 2025Inspection5 violations cited
Jul 16, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 16, 2024Inspection5 violations cited
Mar 1, 2024Inspection2 violations cited
Feb 26, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 21, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Jul 21, 2023Inspection3 violations cited
Feb 23, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Feb 23, 2023Inspection1 violation cited
Aug 8, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Aug 8, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Mar 3, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 3, 2022InspectionNo violations cited
Mar 3, 2022Inspection1 violation cited

Is it licensed?

  • Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Aug 13, 2027.
  • A current subsidy provider.
  • Ages: 1 year 4 months - 12 years 11 months.
  • Capacity: 60 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 19.
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
Creative Learning School This child care provider19
Nicole Ferguson6
Engleside Baptist Church0
Aquinas Montessori School3
SACC-Riverside8
SACC at Washington Mill1
SACC at Woodley Hills4
Fauzia Zubair7
Sunita Malvea7
Elizabeth Tsamah9
Dilshad Begum15
Idalia Vigil Gomez12
Cintia Alvarado10

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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Source:

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

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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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