Creative Learning School
A child day center in Alexandria, Virginia 22309
8331 Washington Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22309. (703) 799-0335.
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The short answer
- 19 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 292026 the latest visit on record
- 60 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?
19 inspections on record, the latest on Sep 29, 2026.
19 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
19 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 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.
Jul 31, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
Jul 31, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
Feb 20, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Feb 20, 2025: inspection5 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
Jul 16, 2024: inspection5 deficiencies
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Based on record review, the center did not obtain immunizations for each child.
“Evidence: Child 1 does not have documentation of immunization records.”
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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.”
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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.”
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Based on record review, staff records were not complete.
“Evidence: Staff 1 and 2 do not have 2 references completed.”
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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.”
Mar 1, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
Jul 21, 2023: inspection3 deficiencies
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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.”
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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.”
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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)”
Feb 23, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
Mar 3, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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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.”
All 19 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Inspection | 5 violations cited |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Jul 21, 2023 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 3, 2022 | Inspection | 1 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.
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 19.
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 |
|---|---|
| Creative Learning School This child care provider | 19 |
| Nicole Ferguson | 6 |
| Engleside Baptist Church | 0 |
| Aquinas Montessori School | 3 |
| SACC-Riverside | 8 |
| SACC at Washington Mill | 1 |
| SACC at Woodley Hills | 4 |
| Fauzia Zubair | 7 |
| Sunita Malvea | 7 |
| Elizabeth Tsamah | 9 |
| Dilshad Begum | 15 |
| Idalia Vigil Gomez | 12 |
| Cintia Alvarado | 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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