Bennett Babies, Inc. - Washington DC Child Development Center

700 Monroe ST , WASHINGTON DC 20017
(202) 526-1400 x41

About the Provider

Description: The home of entrepreneurship, where we are “training today for a successful tomorrow”. Bennett Career Institute ensures that the students enrolled on BCI programs receive exposure to all training necessary for them to become the best on their trade. Washington’s premier career school would like to introduce you to quality education in: Cosmetology, Instructor Certifications, Salon Management, Make up Artistry, and Barber-Styling.

Additional Information: Quality Rating: Gold *; Mission: We believe that all children are equal, and have the ability to excel in some way, and, if given the opportunity, can reach their fullest potential. Our goal is to provide a challenging environment, a comprehensive curriculum, and a qualified staff to motivate and teach the children to want to learn. We dedicate ourselves to the children we serve, and respect them as individuals, realizing that we can teach them, they can teach each other, and they can also teach us. By working closely with the parents, using volunteers and community resources, it is our endeavor to offer these experiences which will encourage our children to develop to their fullest potential: physically, emotionally, socially, and intellectually.;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CDC-909657
  • Capacity: 63
  • Age Range: 0 - 5 years
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations NAEYC
  • Capital Quality Designation: Developing
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Ward 5
  • Initial License Issue Date: Oct 13, 2005
  • Current License Issue Date: Aug 22, 2019
  • District Office: District of Columbia Child Care Licensing Unit
  • District Office Phone: (202) 727-1839 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Date Type Code Resolution Date
2020-01-23 Annual Inspection
2020-01-23 General Health and Safety 122.19 2020-01-27
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that the Facility’s premises remain clear of insects, rodents, and other pests and excrement of insects, rodents, and other pests
2019-07-19 Monitoring Inspection
2019-03-13 Annual Inspection
2019-03-07 Administrative 133.1 2019-03-11
Type: Failure of a Licensee to comply with the requirements set forth in this Sections 133 and 135 related to criminal background checks for any individual: (a) Who is employed by a Facility for compensation, including a contract employee or self-employed individual; or (b) Whose activities involve the care or supervision of children at a Facility or unsupervised access to children who are cared for or supervised at a Facility
2019-01-29 General Health and Safety 122.19 2019-01-30
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that the Facility’s premises remain clear of insects, rodents, and other pests and excrement of insects, rodents, and other pests
2018-12-05 General Health and Safety 122.19 2018-12-06
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that the Facility’s premises remain clear of insects, rodents, and other pests and excrement of insects, rodents, and other pests
2018-11-30 General Health and Safety 124.2 2018-12-10
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that the temperature within each room of program space shall be maintained at between sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68°F) and seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit (75°F) from October through March, and between sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68°F) and eighty-two degrees Fahrenheit (82°F) from April through September.
2018-09-13 Environmental 122.19 2018-09-17
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that the Facility’s premises remain clear of insects, rodents, and other pests and excrement of insects, rodents, and other pests
2018-09-13 Environmental 122.1 2018-09-17
Type: Failure of the Licensee to ensure that every building or part thereof that is used as a Facility, is constructed, used, furnished, maintained, and equipped in compliance with all applicable requirements established by District and federal laws and regulations with written certification of compliance from the appropriate regulatory bodies governing zoning, building construction and safety, sanitation, and fire safety
2018-08-07 Administrative 165.1 2018-08-08
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that a Teacher in a Child Development Center is at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall either: (a) Have earned, an associate’s or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in early childhood education, early childhood development, child and family studies, or a closely related field; (b) Have earned an associate’s or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in a field other than early childhood education, early childhood development, or child and family studies, earned at least twenty-four (24) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in early childhood education, early childhood development, child and family studies, or a closely related field, and have at least one (1) year of supervised occupational experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; (c) Have earned at least forty-eight (48) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, of which fifteen (15) semester hours, or its recognized equivalent, shall be in early childhood education, early childhood development, or child and family studies, and has at least at least two (2) years of supervised occupational experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; provided that he or she earns an associate’s degree as described in (a) or (b) within four (4) years of the effective date of these regulations; (d) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent and a current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, which specifies that the individual is qualified for the assigned age classification; provided that he or she earns an associate’s degree in compliance with (a) or (b) within four (4) years of the effective date of these regulations; or (e) For a Montessori school teacher, have earned an associate’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and a Montessori certificate issued by the National Center for Montessori Education, American Montessori Society, or the Association Montessori International, or a program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Commission for Teacher Education.
2018-06-20 Monitoring Inspection
2018-03-27 Administrative 165.1 2018-03-27
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that a Teacher in a Child Development Center is at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall either: (a) Have earned, an associate’s or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in early childhood education, early childhood development, child and family studies, or a closely related field; (b) Have earned an associate’s or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in a field other than early childhood education, early childhood development, or child and family studies, earned at least twenty-four (24) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in early childhood education, early childhood development, child and family studies, or a closely related field, and have at least one (1) year of supervised occupational experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; (c) Have earned at least forty-eight (48) semester credit hours, or its recognized equivalent, from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, of which fifteen (15) semester hours, or its recognized equivalent, shall be in early childhood education, early childhood development, or child and family studies, and has at least at least two (2) years of supervised occupational experience working with children in a licensed District of Columbia Child Development Center or its equivalent in another jurisdiction; provided that he or she earns an associate’s degree as described in (a) or (b) within four (4) years of the effective date of these regulations; (d) Have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent and a current Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, which specifies that the individual is qualified for the assigned age classification; provided that he or she earns an associate’s degree in compliance with (a) or (b) within four (4) years of the effective date of these regulations; or (e) For a Montessori school teacher, have earned an associate’s degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and a Montessori certificate issued by the National Center for Montessori Education, American Montessori Society, or the Association Montessori International, or a program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Commission for Teacher Education.
2017-12-18 General Health and Safety 142.2 2017-12-20
Type: Failure of a Licensee to conform, to the extent practicable, to the National Health and Safety Performance Standards to ensure the safety and welfare of children and the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the Facility.
2017-12-04 Renewal Inspection

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