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3804 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA
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Finding Dreams in Children is a licensed child care center in Arlington, Virginia. It is licensed by the state, for up to 92 children, serving infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
It is open Monday to Friday, 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM. It describes its programs: infant care, pre-k, preschool and summer camp. It says it provides meals.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety made 8 visits in the last 3 years and cited 30 rules across 6 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
Hours
| Monday | 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM |
| Wednesday | 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM |
| Thursday | 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM |
| Friday | 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM |
| Saturday | Not listed |
| SundayToday | Not listed |
Programs
| Ages | Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license. It lists: 1 month - 6 years |
|---|---|
| Programs | Infant care, pre-k, preschool, summer camp and toddler care |
| Curriculum | The World at Their Fingertips |
| Staff | All staff trained regularly in CPR; First Aid taught as required by state licensing |
| Daily life | Meals provided; Snacks provided |
| Safety | Outdoor playground |
| Parent updates | Parent app (My Bright Day) |
| Accreditation | NAEYC accredited |
| Licensed capacity | 92 childrenFrom the state license |
Cost
Finding Dreams in Children has not listed its tuition.
State record
8 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Sep 14, 2026: 11 rules cited
Rules cited on 6 of 8 visits · 30 rules in all
For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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8VAC20-780-560-G
“When food is brought from home, the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner. Child #4 had food brought from home that was not labeled or dated in Room #1.”
8VAC20-780-510-F
“The medication authorization shall be available to staff during the entire time it is effective. Child #1 had a medication onsite that did not have an authorization available for review.”
8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Room #1 had rough floor tile edges, and a loose board with protruding bolts observed at the refrigerator base, accessible to children.”
22.1-289.035-B-3
“Repeat Violation The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff E, who was working at the center, did not have a central registry search requested.”
22.1-289.035-B-2
“Repeat Violation The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff C, who had been employed for over three years, did not have a national criminal record check available. Staff E, who was working at the center, did not have a completed national criminal background check. Staff D's national criminal background check was dated 2 weeks after the documented date of hire.”
8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening conducted no more than 30 calendar days prior to employment. Staff C's record did not contain documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening result. Staff D's negative screening result was dated 8 days after the documented date of hire.”
8VAC20-780-240-B
“Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. Staff A's record did not contain documentation of completed orientation. Orientation was overdue by 3 months. Staff C's record did not contain documentation of completed orientation. Orientation was overdue by 5 months for this center.”
8VAC20-780-70
“Repeat Violation The following staff records shall be kept for each staff person to include: 2 references checked prior to employment, emergency contact information. Staff C's record did not contain documentation of 2 references conducted prior to employment, or information for an emergency contact. Staff D's record did not contain a second reference check Staff E's references did not contain the signature of the person conducting the phone reference check.”
22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff E, who was working at the center, did not have a sworn statement on file. Staff C, who has been employed for over three years, did not have a sworn statement on file.”
22.1-289.011-F
“The license and any other documents required by the Superintendent shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises. The most recent inspection (4/3/2026) paperwork was not posted. The inspection posted was dated 3/3/2026.”
22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff B, employed for more than 3 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from a different state. Staff C, employed for more than 3 years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or a sex offender check from a different state. Staff E, who was working at the center, did not have documentation of requesting: a central registry search from a different state, a sex offender search from 2 different states or territory, a criminal history search from a different territory.”
22.1-289.035-B-2 Complaint related: No
“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff E, who was currently working, did not have the results of a completed nationwide fingerprint search on file.”
22.1-289.035-B-4 Complaint related: No
“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff A's record did not have documentation of requesting a sex offender search result for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years. The results were overdue by 11 months. Staff E's record did not have documentation of requesting a child abuse and neglect search, or a sex offender search for a residence outside of Virginia in the past five years.”
8VAC20-780-70 Complaint related: No
“Staff records shall contain documentation of; two references checked prior to employment, name, address and phone number for an emergency contact, date of separation from employment. Staff B's record did not have a second reference check dated. Staff C and D's records did not contain the date of separation from employment. Staff E's record did not contain two references and required information for an emergency contact.”
22.1-289.035-B-1 Complaint related: No
“The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff E, who is currently working, did not have a completed sworn statement on file. The statement was overdue by one day.”
22.1-289.035-A Complaint related: No
“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. Staff A's most recent nationwide fingerprint search was overdue by 11 months. Staff A's most recent sworn statement was overdue by 14 months.”
22.1-289.035-B-3 Complaint related: No
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee's first day of employment. Staff E, who was currently working, did not have a central registry search requested.”
8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain; parent's name, address and phone number, parent's work information. Child #2's record did not contain a parent's name, address and phone number. Child #7's record did not contain a parent's work information.”
8VAC20-780-245-J-3
“Any child for whom emergency medications have been prescribed shall always be in the care of a staff member who has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose. Child #1 who has been enrolled for 18 months and was present at the center, had an emergency medication on site. No staff members were certified in training to administer the medication.”
8VAC20-780-40-J
“Injury prevention procedures shall be updated at least annually based on documentation of injuries and a review of the activities and services. No annual update to the injury prevention plan was available for review.”
22.1-289.035-B-4
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks for any residence outside the state of Virginia in the which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Staff D, employed for more than 5 years since out of state searches were required, did not have documentation of requesting a criminal history check for a residence outside of Virginia within the past five years.”
22.1-289.035-B-1
“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment. The sworn statements for Staff A , who is currently working, was not dated prior to their first day of employment. It was overdue by one day. The sworn statement for Staff C, who is currently working, was not dated prior to their first day of employment. It was overdue by one day.”
8VAC20-780-370-5
“Infants, who cannot turn themselves over and are awake, shall be placed on their stomachs a total of 30 minutes each day to facilitate upper body strength and to address misshapen head concerns. One of two infants required to have 30 minutes of time spent on their stomach daily, had only 25 of the 30 required minutes of time documented for 2/18/25.”
8VAC20-780-500-B
“Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal. A staff member was observed using their hand to place a disposable diaper in the storage system for disposable diapers.”
22.1-289.035-B-1
“The center did not obtain, prior to employment, a sworn statement or affirmation disclosing whether the staff member has ever been convicted of or is the subject of pending charges for any offense within or outside the Commonwealth and whether he has been the subject of a founded complaint of child abuse or neglect within or outside the Commonwealth. Sworn Disclosure Statements (SDS) completed for Staff A, B and C were not obtained prior to employment.”
8VAC20-780-160-A
“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment. The screening for Staff C was completed more than one month prior to the date of employment.”
8VAC20-780-420-E-1
“Repeat violation For each infant, the center shall post a daily record that shall contain the amount of time in infant that cannot turn themselves over, spent on their stomach. The tummy time log for one infant that requires time spent on their stomach, does not document the times the infant was placed on their stomach. (Infant 1)”
8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Cleaning maerials were not stored locked in the Toddler 2 room, after diapering.”
22.1-289.035-B-4
“The center is required to request background checks, prior to employment, from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. 1. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry , and a criminal history search a residence out of the state of Virginia for Staff A and Staff B, prior to employment. The searches were 7 days after employment. 2.”
8VAC20-780-420-E-1
“Based on a review of records and staff statement, child records did not contain documentation of the time spent on their stomachs daily. Evidence: 2 infants that require 30 minutes of "tummy time" daily, did not have the time spent on their stomachs documented. (Children #1, 2)”
8VAC20-780-550-P
“Based on a review of injury reports, the report does not contain all required components. Evidence: The digital report form in use does not contain space to document future actions to prevent recurrence. 3 of 4 reports reviewed did not contain this information.”
8VAC20-780-160-A
“Based on a review of records, staff records do not contain documentation of a negative Tuberculosis screening within the allowable time frame. Evidence: 1 of 4 records reviewed did not contain documentation of a competed TB screening, negative results prior to employment, and not more than 30 days old. There are no results available for review. (Staff B)”
22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on a review of records, staff records do not contain documentation of a completed Criminal History Search for a residence outside of the state of Virginia in the past 5 years prior to employment. Evidence: 2 of 4 staff records reviewed required documentation of a completed Criminal History Search prior to employment, for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years. There are no search results available for review.(Staff B: Date of Hire (DOH) 9/26/22), (Staff D: DOH 1/3/23).”
8VAC20-780-40-J
“Based on staff statement, there is no written injury prevention plan update available. Evidence: The injury reports have been reviewed and logged; however, there is no documentation to demonstrate the injury prevention plan was updated.”
22.1-289.035-B-4
“Based on records review, the center did not obtain results of and out of state sex offender search for an employee prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff # 2's first day of employment was 6/1/21. Staff # 2's record indicated that she resided in Maryland within the last five years. 2. The results of a Maryland sex offender search for Staff # 2 were obtained on 6/17/21.”
8VAC20-780-240-E
“Based on records review, staff did not complete orientation training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care within 30 days of the first day of employment. Evidence: 1. Staff # 1's first day of employment was 12/16/21. 2. Staff # 1's written staff orientation form did not include training on first and CPR.”
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FAQ
Yes. Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists it as licensed and operating.
Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Health and Safety lists the most recent visit on September 14, 2026, with 11 rules cited. It lists 8 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 30 rules across 6 of 8 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 91% of Virginia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 8. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
92, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.
The state record does not list it as accepting subsidies. Ask the provider directly.
Monday to Friday, 7:15 AM to 6:15 PM. These are the hours on the state record. Holiday hours can differ.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (703) 516-5259 to ask.
(703) 516-5259.
3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201. The nearest other daycare we list is St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 0.1 miles away.