Kids Come First IV - Washington DC Child Development Center

1310 Ridge PL , WASHINGTON DC 20020
(202) 889-4000

About the Provider

Description: Kids Come First IV is a Child Development Center in WASHINGTON DC, with a maximum capacity of 61 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 0 - 5 years. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Additional Information: Quality Rating: Silver *; Mission: Kids Come First Child Development Center provides a clean, safe, friendly environment to all children. At Kids Come First CDC we believe in focusing on interrelated areas of development: • Emotional, social, intellectual and physical • Helping children to be competent and joyful at their present stage of development • Providing time to explore and discover during group and individual activities initiated by the teacher or the child • Setting boundaries and teaching acceptable behavior;

Program and Licensing Details

  • Capacity: 61
  • Age Range: 0 - 5 years
  • Capital Quality Designation: Progressing
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Ward 8
  • Initial License Issue Date: Dec 24, 2015
  • Current License Issue Date: Jan 16, 2018
  • 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
2019-11-27 Administrative 128.1 2019-12-15
Type: Failure of a Licensee to immediately notify OSSE of any unusual incident that may adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of any enrolled child or children by submitting a completed OSSE Unusual Incident Report form to OSSE’s Child Care Complaint email address.
2019-05-13 Monitoring Inspection
2019-02-27 Administrative 165.1 2019-03-07
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.
2018-11-30 Annual Inspection
2018-07-18 Administrative 128.1 2018-07-27
Type: Failure of a Licensee to immediately notify OSSE of any unusual incident that may adversely affect the health, safety, or welfare of any enrolled child or children by submitting a completed OSSE Unusual Incident Report form to OSSE’s Child Care Complaint email address.
2018-06-25 Monitoring Inspection
2017-12-19 Administrative 132.2 2017-12-26
Type: Failure of a Licensee to maintain the suitability of a current or prospective staff member being assessed through completion of: (a) Criminal background check that includes: (1) A Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification; (2) A search of the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender Registry; and (3) A search of the following registries, repositories, or databases in the State (which, for the purpose of this section, includes the District of Columbia) where the child care staff member resides and each State where such staff member resided during the preceding five years: (A) State criminal registry or repository, with the use of fingerprints being required in the State where the staff member resides, and optional in other States; (B) State sex offender registry or repository; and (C) State-based child abuse and neglect registry and database; (b) A drug and alcohol testing program consistent with this chapter and Section 2032(a) of CYSHA (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code § 1-620.32(a)); and (c) Traffic records check through the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles, if a current or prospective staff member will also be required to drive a motor vehicle to transport children in the course of performing his or her duties.
2017-12-19 Administrative 136.16 2017-12-26
Type: Failure of a Licensee to conduct a pre-employment drug and alcohol test after a conditional offer of employment is made, but before the appointee's effective date of appointment.
2017-12-19 Administrative 137.1 2017-12-26
Type: Failure of a Licensee’s staff members to complete a physical examination by a licensed health care practitioner at least annually, and obtain written and signed documentation from the examining practitioner.
2017-10-10 Renewal Inspection

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