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Childrens Lighthouse of Chantilly

43385 Defender Drive, Chantilly VA 20152 · License #1109628 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 202 childrenAges 1 mo – 12 yrLast inspected Jun 4, 2026
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Director
Neha Hellan
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Address
43385 Defender Drive, Chantilly VA 20152 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Whitney Mcgrath · (571) 835-4717

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

1 month - 12 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 202 children
6
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
12
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.5
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Jun 4, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 15, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 11, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-160-C · Staff members shall submit the results of a subsequent tuberculosis (TB) screening every two years from the date of the initial screening.

    Staff #1s most recent TB screening is dated 2/2/2024. The screening has been expired for approximately 1 week.

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Nov 3, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-40-E · The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities and services are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.

    The center?s discipline and guidance policy states that ?discipline must be: directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self control.? The center?s discipline and guidance policy also states ?The following types of discipline and guidance are prohibited: picking up or lifting a child by the hands or arms.? Staff #1 did not follow the center?s policies when they grabbed and dragged child #1 (age 3 years) by the arms as punishment for putting their mouth on a chair during nap time.

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Aug 8, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Aug 8, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-570-E · Infant bottles shall be refrigerated, dated and labeled with the child's name.

    Two bottles identified for child #1 were observed in the toddler classroom refrigerator. The bottles were not dated.

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Mar 14, 2025 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-340-D · In each grouping of children at least one staff member who meets the qualifications of a program leader shall be regularly present.

    Staff #1 and staff #2 were observed supervising children in classroom 2. The program director stated that staff #1 was the program leader. Staff #1 does not meet the minimum requirements of a program leader.

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Dec 18, 2024 — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 29, 2024 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-280-B · Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

    Various cleaning agents were observed in an unlocked cabinet in the infant classroom.

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Jul 2, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jul 2, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 4, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on record review, childrens records did not contain all required information.

    Evidence: Child #2s record contained one emergency contact that wasn't a parent/guardian.

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Jan 11, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Feb 11, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff #1s most recent TB screening is dated 2/2/2024. The screening has been expired for approximately 1 week.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Nov 3, 2025 inspection noted: “The center?s discipline and guidance policy states that ?discipline must be: directed toward teaching the child acceptable behavior and self control.? The cente…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Aug 8, 2025 inspection noted: “Two bottles identified for child #1 were observed in the toddler classroom refrigerator. The bottles were not dated.” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error