The Campagna Center - Alexandria Head Start - Jefferson Houston
ALEXANDRIA, VA·Child Day CenterLicensed
Contact information
Address1501 Cameron Street, ALEXANDRIA, VA, 22314
CountyALEXANDRIA
Phone(703) 836-5774
Operating details
Hours7:30am - 3:30pm, Monday - Friday
Capacity60
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 2/17/2026 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
- High2
- Medium-High16
- Medium2
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
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Location
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1501 Cameron Street, ALEXANDRIA, VA, 22314, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Questions to ask on a tour
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- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
- Ask about their illness policy and which symptoms require a child to stay home
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Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 2/17/2026
- High0
- Medium-High10
- Medium0
- Medium-Low2
- Low0
2026
- Medium-High riskStandard 82/17/2026
8VAC20-780-510-I
Prescription medication may be administered if the parent has completed a written authorization from a parent or guardian. The center did not have a current authorization to administer medication signed by the parent/guardian and physician on file for one prescription medication that has been administered daily to Child #6. The authorization on file at the center for medication expired three months prior to the date of inspection.
Not corrected
2025
- Medium-High riskStandard 89/15/2025
8VAC20-790-600-D-1
Repeat Violation All staff who work directly with children are required to have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #1, 4, and 5 did not have current certification in CPR.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 89/15/2025
8VAC20-790-600-D-2
Repeat Violation All staff who work directly with children are required to have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. Staff #1, 4, and 5 did not have current certification in first aid.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 85/7/2025
8VAC20-790-600-D-1
All staff who work directly with children are required to have current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care. The CPR certification in the record for Staff #3 has been expired for more than one month.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 85/7/2025
8VAC20-790-600-D-2
All staff are required to have current certification in first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. The first aid certification in the record for Staff #3 has been expired for more than one month.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 85/7/2025
8VAC20-780-150-B
Immunization records for each child must be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. The immunizations in the record for Child #3, who was in care and has been attending the center for more than 5 months, did not contain a signature by a a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 85/7/2025
8VAC20-780-70
The center must maintain a record for each staff that contains all required information. The record for Staff #3 did not contain the name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.
Not corrected
2024
- Medium-High riskStandard 89/19/2024
8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include the time when parents were notified. Evidence: One injury report reviewed did not include the time when the parents were notified.
Not corrected - Medium-Low riskStandard 89/19/2024
8VAC20-780-550-H
The center shall maintain a record of the dates of the practice drills for one year. Evidence: Documentation of drills completed prior to August 2024 were not available for review during the inspection.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 89/19/2024
8VAC20-780-90-A
A written agreement between the parent and the center shall be in each child's record by the first day of the child's attendance. The agreement shall be signed by the parent and include an authorization for emergency medical care should an emergency occur when the parent cannot be located immediately unless the parent states in writing an objection to the provision of such care on religious or other grounds. Evidence: The authorization for emergency medical care for Child #1 was not signed by a parent.
Not corrected - Medium-Low riskStandard 89/19/2024
8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. Evidence: The records for Child #1, Child #2, and Child #4 were missing documentation of first dates of attendance.
Not corrected - Medium-High riskStandard 89/19/2024
8VAC20-790-600-F
Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend 16 hours of training to include the department's health and safety update course. Evidence: Staff #3 most recently completed the annual health and safety update course in March 2023, more than one year ago.
Not corrected
Safety & Compliance Analysis
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(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$1,231/month
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Typical prices in Virginia run about $1,267/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Virginia by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: ALEXANDRIA, ALEXANDRIA County
- Capacity: 60
- Type: Child Day Center
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