VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

Congressional Schools , Inc
3229 Sleepy Hollow Road
Falls church, VA 22042
(703) 533-9711

Current Inspector: Diana DeSilva (571) 596-3656

Inspection Date: Oct. 21, 2025

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration 8VAC20-770 Background Checks During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Comments:

An unannounced, on-site focused inspection was initiated on 10/21/25 and completed on 10/21/25, as a part of an Intensive Plan of Correction (IPOC). The on-site inspection began at 9:57am and ended at 11:15am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 66 children present and 37 staff. The inspector reviewed five staff records on-site. This inspection included document review. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program. Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 10/28/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	REPEAT VIOLATION The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years and request the check prior to employment. Staff #1, employed for eight years, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from one state. Staff #3, employed for six months, had a central registry check from one state which was requested 195 days after employment and missing a sex offender registry check from one state. Staff #4, employed for 43 days, did not have documentation of a sex offender registry check from one state.
Plan of Correction:	In addition to our Human Resources Manager, and additional staff member will administer and oversee a full audit of all staff files to ensure they are in compliance with required licensing regulations. Effective immediately, all new staff files will go through a two-person review by the school's Human Resource Director and the Licensing and Compliance Coordinator. New hires will not be able to begin work until all submitted paperwork has been processed.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-160-A
Description:	Staff member's documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment and must have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. Staff #5's TB was dated sixty-eight days prior to date of employment and has been employed for two months.
Plan of Correction:	Through the two-person review of staff files, the Human Resource Director and the Licensing and Compliance Coordinator will ensure that the TB screening is submitted before the staff begins work and is within the 30 day window before start date.