Licensed Child Care Center
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The Learning Experience
Waldorf, MD
· Charles County
3360 Middletown Rd,
Waldorf, MD 20603
Quick Facts
Capacity
163 children
Age range (listing information)
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
May not reflect the ages served today. Please confirm with the provider.
Type of Care
Full-Time, Part-Time, Drop-in / Hourly
Languages
English, Spanish
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Contact Information
📞 (301) 885-0008
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
161399
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
Reviews
ssh76
2014-01-02 18:21:14
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Do NOT take your infant to this center! Not only did they place my 4 month on old his belly to nap they didn't feed him for 5 hours. When we complained to the director she had the nerve to tell us that my son peed on the teacher and it "rattled her"! So she decided not to fee him?! WTF?! My son has not been back. I do not recommend this facility. We weren't even given an apology!
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About the Provider
The Learning Experience is not just a daycare facility but also a complete child development center with a dynamic and fun environment that is committed to quality care and education of your child.
Additional Information:
The Learning Experience® is extremely proud of our proprietary curriculum, "L.E.A.P®", or The Learning Experience's Academic Program. At TLE we realize that how children learn is as important as what they learn and encourage each child to achieve success while acquiring invaluable social skills. L.E.A.P. is broken into three separate stages based on age and development beginning with Little Learners and progressing through L.E.A.P.® 1 and L.E.A.P.® 2.
Come see our facilites in Waldorf, where we invite you to join our TLE family!
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 6:30 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the mandatory inspection the staffing pattern for Preschool 1A was missing and the staffing pattern for Twaddler was incorrect. For correction please update, post and submit a new staffing pattern for the center. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.08G(3) | Open |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection none of the bathrooms had a working mechanical ventilation system. For correction please notify the licensing specialist when this is correct so the licensing specialist can observe the working mechanical ventilation. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.12D | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection there was no mulch under the slides on the playground. For correction please have mulch put under the slides and send pictures to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection 2 teachers were behind in continued training hours and one teacher was missing the 2025 basic health and safety. For correction please have the teachers complete the training hours and submit a copy of the certificates. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection there were 3 aides that did not have the basic health and safety training. For correction please submit the basic health and safety certificate. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection 1 aide was missing 3 hours of continued training. For correction please submit the training certificate. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection 3 aides did not complete the 2025 basic health and safety training. For correction please submit the training certificate. | |||
| 2026-05-12 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the mandatory inspection there was 1 aide that needs to complete the aide orientation training. For correction please have the aide complete the training and send a copy of the certificate to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2026-04-09 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2026-02-17 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06D(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: An email stated that a child had been bitten in the face and also had a bruise on her face that could not be explained by staff. The parent of the bitten child was later told there was another biting incident but that was not reported until two days later. During the interview the center stated that they talked to the parent the day of the incident but did not have an explanation to the incident or injury or write an incident report. The center did report that they gave the parent another incident report from another incident that week. Center was reminded to notify parents of injuries to children. | |||
| 2026-02-17 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: An email sent in stated that a child has been bitten in the face and also had a bruise on her face that could not be explained by staff. It was also reported that a child was sent home in Pampers diapers rather than the pull ups provided to the center by the parents. During an interview with the director it was stated that the staff in that classroom did not witness the child's injury as one staff was changing diapers and the other staff was with the children did not witness it. It was also reported that one staff mislabeled the child's diapers that lead the child to be put in the wrong diaper. One staff has been terminated by the center and the other staff is no longer in that classroom. The center director has assigned new staff to the classroom. The center confirmed that the child was injured and there were two staff present that at least one of the staff should have known about the injury. | |||
| 2026-02-17 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: An email stated that the center told parents that there would be 3 to 4 teachers in the classroom but reportedly there has only been 1 to 2 teachers in the classroom. After reviewing the children's attendance during the time of complaint the center was in compliance with qualified staff and in ratio with 2 staff. However at the time of the complaint inspection the center did not have a qualified staff in the classroom due to changing the staff in the classroom. For correction please send an updated staffing pattern showing that there is a qualified teacher in the classroom. | |||
| 2026-02-02 | Monitoring | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: At the time of the inspection one child was missing documentation of having a medical examination but has an appointment on 2.3.2026. For correction please submit a copy to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2026-02-02 | Other | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2023-11-06 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03D(2)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: The complainant observed fourteen 2-year-olds with 2 staff members in the Preppers A classroom and thirteen children with 1 staff member in the Preschool 2 classroom. On the day of the inspection, the director shared that 2 and 3-year-olds were combined due to the absence of 4 staff members. The Licensing Specialist noted that there were four 2-year-olds and fourteen 3-year-olds with 2 staff members in the Preschool 2 classroom. When staff member, VP arrived at the center the noncompliance was corrected as there were 3 staff members with the mixed age group of eighteen 2 and 3-year-olds. All the other classrooms were observed to have the correct staff/child ratios. | |||
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The OCC was not notified of new employees VP, MN, and VL within 5 working days. Please forward a 1203 to the OCC with hire dates for VP, HN, and VL. | |||
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.01A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist interviewed the staff in regards to their cleaning procedures, specifically the sanitation and disinfection of toys. The staff shared that they follow the center's cleaning guidelines such as utilizing a toy bath. The toy bath is to be used during naptime and is prepared with a bleach and water solution. The toys are then placed on dry paper towels to air dry. The director stated that the center uses a bleach solution with the proper bleach to water ratios in their spray bottles. The complainant reported that her daughter's pants and shirt had been bleached which caused dry patches to appear on her skin. The director shared that the complainant's daughter had played with plastic blocks the day her clothing got bleached. After the Licensing Specialist and director inspected the blocks closely, it was discovered that they still had a small amount of bleach solution inside of them due to having a minuscule hole on one side of each block. The director shared that the plastic blocks that retained the bleach and water solution have been removed from the Preppers A classroom and will not be used again. | |||
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.06D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: VL and HN were working in a classroom during the time of the inspection. The OCC was not notified that these two staff had been hired. Therefore, VL and HN have not been fully cleared by the OCC to work with the children. VL and HN left the premises during the inspection per the Licensing Specialist's request. The OCC was also not notified of staff member, VP. VP is no longer an employee of the center as of today. Please have HN complete and submit a notarized release of information to the OCC. The Licensing Specialist received VL's release of information during the inspection. VL and HN shall not return to the center until their criminal background checks and abuse and neglect clearances have been received and cleared by the OCC. | |||
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: The Licensing Specialist noted that there were two staff (TH and HN) in the Preschool 2A classroom that were not qualified to care for this age group. Qualified teacher, LW replaced HN during the inspection. | |||
| 2023-10-18 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03D(2)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the Preschool 1 classroom the Licensing Specialist noted that there were five 2-year-olds in a mixed aged classroom with thirteen 3-year-olds. One 2-year-old was taken to the Preschool 2A classroom during the inspection. When the 2-year-old was moved, the staff-to-child ratio was corrected. | |||
| 2023-08-23 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon entering the Preschool 2 classroom the Licensing Specialist noted that there was only 1 staff person with 14 preschoolers. When the Licensing Specialist brought the insufficient staff/child ratio to the acting director's attention she immediately had 4 preschoolers from the Preschool 2 classroom move to the Preschool 3 classroom making it so that 2 staff had a total of 19 preschoolers. | |||
| 2023-08-23 | Complaint | 13A.16.10.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon entering the Infant A classroom the Licensing Specialist observed that a 3 month old's arms were restricted while sleeping in a sleep sack. The Licensing Specialist explained to the acting director and the staff in the Infant A classroom that sleep sacks are only permitted if the infant's arms are not restricted and able to flow freely. During the inspection a staff person let the infant continue to use the sleep sack, but immediately took the infant's arms out of the sleep sack so they were not restricted. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of files the Licensing Specialist noted that there wasn't evidence that some of the children's parents were given a consumer pamphlet or advised how to obtain information about consumer education. Please notify the OCC once all the children's files have evidence of their parents being given a consumer pamphlet or have been advised how to obtain the consumer pamphlet. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of the center's files the Licensing Specialist noted that there were contracts without specifications of fees and provisions of care. Please notify the OCC once all the children's contracts have been updated accordingly. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of the center's files the Licensing Specialist noted that some children's emergency forms were neither completed nor updated. Please notify the OCC once all the children's emergency forms have been completed and/or updated. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of the children's files the Licensing Specialist noted that there were children missing Part I of the Health Inventory. Please notify the OCC once all the children's files include Part I of the Health Inventory. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of the children's files the Licensing Specialist noted that there were children missing Part II of the Health Inventory. Please notify the OCC once all the children's files include Part II of the Health Inventory. | |||
| 2023-07-10 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Upon inspection of a sample of the children's files the Licensing Specialist noted that there were children that were missing lead blood test reports. Please notify the OCC once all the children's files include a lead blood test report from when they were 12 months of age and 24 months of age. | |||
| 2022-03-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: Regulation discussed with Center due to incident that occurred in which one staff member was with a group of children, but left them alone in the classroom to move their belongings into the hallway for preparation of dismissal. The staff member reported that she propped the door open. It is estimated that she was out of the physical classroom for approximately one minute. However, during that period of time, a child bit another child. Center has already changed their procedure to prevent this from happening in the future. They are now keeping backpacks and belongings in the classroom until the child's parent is picking up the child. The backpack and belongings will then go out of the classroom with the child. | |||
| 2022-03-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection, the Center was over the maximum group size In both the preschool room 2 and the preschool room 3. Pre-school room 2 had 22 children present and 22 children enrolled. Pre-school room 3 had 21 children present and 21 children enrolled. Licensing Specialist instructed Director to move two children from PS room 2 and one child from PS room 3 to PS room 1. Therefore, the current non-compliance was corrected on site. However, the number of children enrolled in pre-school rooms 2 and 3 remain over the maximum group size if they are all present on the same day. Please write a letter of correction stating how the Center will become in compliance with group size on an on-going basis. | |||
| 2022-03-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.09.04F | Corrected |
| Findings: During a complaint inspection, 4 cribs in the Infant B room were observed to have very loosely fitting sheets. This is a safety hazard and is unacceptable. When brought to the Aide's attention, she reported that they had other sheets in the closet. She replaced the sheets brought by the parents that were not snugly fitting with Center sheets that are snugly fitting. Therefore, the non-compliance was corrected on-site. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: While assessing the number and the ages of children in the Preschool 2 classroom, it was determined that one of the children had not been signed in as being in attendance. Staff said that he needs to be activated in the computer system to show up on their tablets. Staff admitted that he had been in their classroom for "weeks". Staff should be able to determine the whereabouts of each child at all times. If a child is not recorded as being in attendance, staff cannot account for him and his whereabouts. Please write a letter stating how the Center will become in compliance with this regulation in the future. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the in-person inspection, there was no evidence of a fire drill occurring in 08/2020, 10/2020, 11/2020 or 06/2021. Make sure you are conducting a disaster drill at least twice a year and a fire drill once a month and recording each. One does not count for the other. They are different types of drills and should be conducted as such. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Several of the children's records that were reviewed are missing components of the child's emergency card to include, but not limited to, no emergency contacts, no completion date, no yearly update, no parent signature and no parent information. Licensing Specialist will provide the Center with the completed Health Record Review form (OCC 1217), which indicates which child is missing specific information. Please review and have the respective parents complete the emergency forms. Show proof of having done so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children are missing a Health Inventory by their parent. Licensing Specialist will provide the Center with the completed Health Record Review form (OCC 1217), which indicates which child is missing a Health Inventory completed by their parent. Please review and have the respective parents complete the Health Inventory. Show proof of having done so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children are missing a Health Inventory by their physician. Licensing Specialist will provide the Center with the completed Health Record Review form (OCC 1217), which indicates which child is missing a Health Inventory by their physician. Please review and have the respective parents contact their physician to complete the Health Inventory. Show proof of having done so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children are missing appropriate lead testing. Licensing Specialist will provide the Center with the completed Health Record Review form (OCC 1217), which indicates which child is missing lead test(s). Please review and have the respective parents have the lead testing completed and provide results from the physician. Show proof of having done so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.04G | Corrected |
| Findings: Several children are missing appropriate immunizations for their age. Licensing Specialist will provide the Center with the completed Health Record Review form (OCC 1217), which indicates which child is missing which immunizations. Please review and have the respective parents have the proper types and amounts of immunizations and provide records from the physician. Show proof of having done so to OCC. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: During the in-person inspection, it was noted that the posted staffing patterns were inaccurate. Some of them did not accurately reflect which staff were in the room and some reflected staff in the room at the same time they were reflected as being in another room. Please make sure staffing patterns are posted in each room, that they are accurate, do not "overbook"/overlap staff room to room and that the staff are qualified for that age group. Please submit accurate staffing patterns to OCC that are appropriate for each room. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Form OCC 1203 was not provided for staff member JP until asked again during this inspection (07/20/2021). At this time, OCC was provided with JP's 1203 and her notarized release of information. This is due to OCC within 5 business days. She was hired on 05/19/2021. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: During this inspection, it was revealed that ten (10) employees are no longer employed at the Center, but OCC was not notified until now (07/20/2021). These employees last date of employment range from 02/16/2020 to 07/15/2021. Center has five (5) business days to notify OCC of an employee's end of employment. Please provide this on OCC form 1203. | |||
| 2021-07-20 | Full | 13A.16.05.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: The boys bathroom in Preschool classroom 2 does not have any hot water. The lever for the hot water is not operable. Please repair this and show OCC proof of having done so. | |||
| 2020-07-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09B(1) | Open |
| Findings: Center has several preschool teachers and was given a list of what trainings are needed by what teachers. Center is getting a non-compliance due to one of the nine teachers not having completed their training as required. One of the nine teachers has been employed less than one year and the other eight have until December 31,2020 to compete their training due to the COVID-19. See remarks sections for initials of teacher needing to complete her required training hours. | |||
| 2020-07-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Open |
| Findings: Center has 17 aides on staff. Due to COVID-19 several of the staff are not currently working. Of the 17 aides, 4 have been employed less than one year and have until December 31, 2020 to complete their 6 hours. The center is getting a non-compliance as 5 of the aides did not complete the required 6 hours of training by their year anniversary date. See remarks for the initials of the 5 employees. | |||
| 2019-07-29 | Full | 13A.16.09.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The center needs to replace the tri fold mats in several rooms. The mats are torn at the corners and could be a danger to the smaller children. It appears the mats in the 2's rooms are replaced. Please notify the office when the torn mats are discarded and new mats purchased. Due to the cost of the mats the center may have to replace them in a few different purchases. Director to notify the office once the process to replace has begun. | |||
| 2019-07-29 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A child recently enrolled did not have a health inventory or shot record in his file. Please notify the office of child care when these documents have been received. | |||
| 2019-07-29 | Full | 13A.16.06.09B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A preschool teacher did not complete the required 12 hours during her training year. Preschool teacher needs to complete 4 more hours for the training year that just past. Director is aware of staff member and will send in copy of certificates when received. | |||
| 2019-07-29 | Full | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Center has four aides who did not complete their required training hours within the first year. Please send in proof that they have completed the hours when they receive their certificates. Director is aware of who the individual employees are. | |||
| 2019-07-29 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A random review of emergency cards were reviewed for compliance. It appears that the center has parents complete a new emergency card every year with the beginning of the school year. There were a few that were not new cards and the old cards were not updated. Please review the cards and notify the office of child care when this process is completed. | |||
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