National Children's Center - Washington DC Child Development Center

3400 Martin Luther King Jr. AVE , WASHINGTON DC 20032
(202) 279-4900

About the Provider

Description: National Children's Center is a Child Development Center in WASHINGTON DC, with a maximum capacity of 300 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: Ward 8Quality Rating: Gold *;

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CDC-908589
  • Capacity: 300
  • Age Range: 0 - 5 years
  • Achievement and/or Accreditations NAEYC
  • Capital Quality Designation: High-Quality
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Schools Served: Ward 8
  • Initial License Issue Date: Jul 21, 1995
  • Current License Issue Date: Oct 01, 2020
  • 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
2020-03-04 Annual Inspection
2019-09-10 Monitoring Inspection
2019-05-28 General Health and Safety 122.19 2019-05-31
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
2019-04-01 Annual Inspection
2018-09-28 General Health and Safety 142.2 2018-09-28
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.
2018-09-25 General Health and Safety 142.2 2018-09-26
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.
2018-09-18 Environmental 122.19 2018-09-24
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
2018-09-18 General Health and Safety 128.1 2018-09-24
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.
2018-08-27 Monitoring Inspection
2018-08-10 Administrative 131.1 2018-08-17
Type: Failure of a Licensee to maintain in the form provided by or approved by OSSE, at the Facility premises, and provide to OSSE upon request, the following : (a) The full name, gender, date of birth, home address, home phone number, cell phone number, and current photograph; (b) Position title and job description; (c) Documentation and results of criminal and background history checks conducted in accordance with this chapter and with all other applicable Federal and District of Columbia laws and regulations; (d) The most recent resume provided by the employee, copies of letters of reference, and copies of required degrees, credentials, or official transcripts demonstrating such attainment; (e) Verification that the employee completed an orientation reviewing the Facility’s policies and procedures and the employee’s duties and responsibilities; (f) An ongoing record of professional development and earned continuing education units; (g) Evidence of completion or certification of all health and safety training requirements set forth in Section 139 (Staff Member Requirements: Professional Development); and (h) Date of appointment to, or withdrawal from, any position at the Facility.
2018-03-26 General Health and Safety 141.4 2018-03-27
Type: Failure of a Licensee to ensure that positive behavior support or discipline shall not include any of the following methods of discipline and the use of any of them by the Licensee, and the staff members, is prohibited: (a) Physical harm, including but not limited to, punching, pinching, shaking, shoving, pushing, spanking, striking, kicking, biting, yanking, strangling, kneeing, poking, or plucking; (b) Fear, shaming, intimidation, or humiliation; (c) Derogatory remarks or profane language; (d) Confinement in a locked room or an enclosed area where a child cannot be seen or supervised by Facility staff; (e) Force feeding against a child’s will; (f) Withholding of food, water, rest, toilet use, outdoor activities, or outdoor play; or (g) Physical or chemical restraints.
2017-11-27 Renewal Inspection

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