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SACC at Newington Forest

8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield VA 22153 · License #885206 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 150 childrenAges 5 yr – 12 yrLast inspected Jun 30, 2026
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Contact

Director
Mr. Chris Scales
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Address
8001 Newington Forest Ave, Springfield VA 22153 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Lisa Hudson · (571) 389-2459

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

5 years - 12 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 150 children
4
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
13
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.3
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Jun 30, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 25, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jan 8, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Sep 23, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 23, 2025 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Apr 1, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 1, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 3, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 3, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Apr 30, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 30, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 25, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 25, 2023 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
May 22, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 22, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 15, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Dec 15, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Nov 22, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on staff interviews, the center did not ensure the center?s activities were maintained in compliance with the center?s own policies and procedures.

    Evidence: 1. On 11/19/2021, procedures for dismissing a five year old child from care were not followed for one child. 2. During staff interviews, staff reported the procedure for dismissal of children at the time of this incident to be the following: -Parent calls the center to notify staff that they have arrived -Staff walks the child to the car of the parent. 3. Staff #1 reported during the dismissal process on 11/19/2021 for Child #1 (5 years), Staff #1 opened the door at the entrance of the program and watched Child #1 walk towards an individual standing on the sidewalk whom Staff #1 believed to be Child #1?s parent. Staff #1 reported she did not speak directly with the parent during the dismissal process. 4.Child #1?s parent had not yet arrived at the center to pick up Child #1.

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Sep 30, 2021 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Sep 30, 2021 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Jan 8, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff #3, who has been employed for over one year, did not have a central registry search requested.” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Sep 23, 2025 inspection noted: “The physician's signed written care plan for Child #1 and #2 instructs staff to administer an over the counter medication. This medication was not onsite.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Oct 3, 2024 inspection noted: “The record for Child # 4 did not contain documentation of a health exam.” — what has changed since then?

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