Child Development Center
✓ Licensed
Lena Sears Child Development Center
Washington, DC
· District Of Columbia County
3456 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast,
Washington, DC 20020
Quick Facts
Capacity
105 children
Age Range
Infant, Toddler, Preschool
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
Capital Quality Designation
Quality
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Contact Information
📞 (202) 584-7761
Licensed Child Development Center
Active License
License Issued
Jul 22, 2024
Active Through
Mar 31, 2027
Issued By
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
District Office
District of Columbia Child Care Licensing Unit
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About the Provider
Welcome to the Lena Sears Child Development Center. The Center management consists of an executive director, director, and assistant director. The Center operates as a non-profit corporation offering services for young children and their families. We are licensed by the District of Columbia and have a center capacity of 80 children, ages 4 months to 5 years old. The Lena Sears CDC staff is here to support your family by caring for your child while you work. We have a vested interest in providing the best possible care for your little ones. Remember, your support is essential to the strength of our center. Together we can provide an extraordinary environment for your child to grow in.
Additional Information:
Quality Rating: Developing; Mission: Lena Sears mission is to take advantage of the teachable moments that happen everyday by focusing on the creative, social, emotional and physical growth and development. Our children inspire a lifelong commitment to learning. A caring cooperative Daycare center environment promotes cultural values and supports positive relationships and respectful interactions. We will provide an environment that allows children to learn by hands-on-experiences to more abstract concrete development. Our priority is to provide a healthy balance of child-directed and teacher-guided activities, as well as time for children to work individually, in small groups and in large groups. We believe that a stable safe healthy comfortable and culturally relevant environment is crucial to a child's growth, provides a child-centered curriculum directed by teachers in which children are encouraged to construct their own knowledge. We believe that Lena Sears program reflects the need and goals of children and families. We look forward to working closely with our families to provide quality care and learning for the children.; Participates in the Pay Equity Fund.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Code | Resolution Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-27 | Annual Inspection | ||
| 2025-05-28 | Monitoring Inspection | ||
| 2025-01-23 | Annual Inspection | ||
| 2024-07-09 | Monitoring Inspection | ||
| 2024-03-27 | Renewal Inspection | ||
| 2023-11-16 | General Health and Safety Inspection | 164.10 | 2023-11-21 |
| Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that a Center Director shall be physically present at the Facility at all times during the Center’s peak hours of operation when the majority of children are present, and maintain on the premises a record of days and actual hours of work at the Facility, except that a Center Director may be absent from the Facility if he or she has designated an authorized representative of the Child Development Facility, who shall be physically present at the Facility when the Center Director is absent. This authorized representative must meet all the qualification requirements of a Center Director and who assumes full responsibility for the Facility’s management and operations in the absence of the Center Director. | |||
| 2023-08-24 | Annual Inspection | ||
| 2023-06-02 | General Health and Safety Inspection | 121.2 | 2023-06-12 |
| Type: Failure to ensure minimum adult-to-child ratios shall be met at all times, including non-peak hours, during nap or rest periods, and in vehicles during transport | |||
| 2023-06-01 | General Health and Safety Inspection | 121.2 | 2023-06-13 |
| Type: Failure to ensure minimum adult-to-child ratios shall be met at all times, including non-peak hours, during nap or rest periods, and in vehicles during transport | |||
| 2023-04-20 | General Health and Safety Inspection | 127.4 | 2023-05-10 |
| Type: Failure of a Licensee to maintain policies and procedures consistent with applicable Federal and local laws and regulations and include, but not limited to, the following:</br>(a) A description of services to be provided, specifying the ages of children to be served, days and times of operation, and days and times that the Facility is closed;</br>(b) A description of enrollment and admission requirements specifying the parent(s)’ or guardian(s)’ responsibilities for supplying needed information to the Facility and escorting the child to and from the Facility;</br>(c) A fee and payment schedule specifying the standard fees, fees related to absences and vacations and other charges and fees such as transportation and late fees;</br>(d) A description of transportation and field trip services; </br>(e) A description of procedures for administering medication, both prescription and non-prescription, and notifying parent(s) and guardian(s) of noticeable adverse reactions to medications;</br>(f) A description of the procedure for notifying parent(s) and guardian(s) when their child is ill or injured, and the policy regarding the exclusion of sick children;</br>(g) A description of the procedure for notifying parent(s) and guardian(s) when a child, employee, or volunteer at the Facility has a communicable disease; </br>(h) A description of the Facility’s procedure for handling medical emergencies;</br>(i) A description of meals and snacks served, and guidelines or requirements for food brought by a child to the Facility;</br>(j) A statement that parent(s) and guardian(s) have access to all Facility areas used by their child (and a description of any conditions placed on that access);</br>(k) Child abuse reporting law requirements;</br>(l) The procedures for identifying and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma in infants, if applicable;</br>(m) A description of behavior management practices used at the Facility;</br>(n) Nondiscrimination statement;</br>(o) If licensed for the care of an infant or toddler, the Facility’s:</br>(1) Diapering procedures;</br>(2) Toilet training procedures; and</br>(3) Feeding procedures;</br>(p) A description of the safe sleep practices followed by the Center that includes the following information:</br>(1) When setting an infant down to sleep, the infant will be placed on his or her back;</br>(2) No covers or other soft items are allowed in cribs;</br>(3) A description of what constitutes appropriate sleep clothing for infants to be provided by parent or guardian;</br>(4) A statement that individual crib, cot or mat and bedding is provided, and the changing and cleaning practices for these items;</br>(5) A statement that infants who fall asleep in other equipment, on the floor or elsewhere will be moved to a crib to sleep; and</br>(6) A statement that no swaddling or positioning devices will be used at the Facility. | |||
| 2023-04-19 | Monitoring Inspection | ||
| 2019-08-15 | Monitoring Inspection | ||
| 2019-03-06 | 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. | |||
| 2019-02-14 | Annual Inspection | ||
| 2018-08-21 | Monitoring Inspection | ||
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