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The Kids House Bilingual Child Care
Kensington, MD
· Montgomery County
10504 Wheatley Street,
Kensington, MD 20895
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
1
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
255402
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 5 - Montgomery County
Reviews
Marjorie Devereux
2022-09-07 20:11:57
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
Back in June my then 18-month-old (2nd child) started at The Kids' House and by the time she was 20 months, she was counting to 10 and saying the days of the week in Spanish. She's now 22 months and can say and point out letters of the alphabet, can say colors, says the days of the week in English as well, can sing various songs, sips water out of a cup by herself, and is starting to show interest in using the potty (lets me know when she needs to pee), and says "gracias mama" after I hand her anything. It's pretty amazing. She's thriving and since we live a few blocks away, will literally run to her school because she loves it. They send photos of the kids daily, they have cameras so you can watch your little one, and they send monthly education plans with links to youtube songs they sing as well as the titles of books so you can play, learn, and practice with your little one at home. I only wish we'd sent our older one there!!! Love the teachers there. And they keep the rooms impeccably clean. LOVE THIS DAYCARE!
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About the Provider
The Kids House Bilingual Child Care is a Licensed Child Care Center in Kensington MD, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed chipped paint on some of the brick walls of Room 2 (Preschool) classroom. Facility will need to correct this. | |||
| 2026-02-18 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed Lysol spray and room spray in the restroom. Facility will need to remove these items from the child care area. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS did not observe a current staffing pattern posted. LS observed the staffing pattern that is expired. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a new staff member working within the childcare. The OCC has no record of this employee. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Full | 13A.16.04.01B | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed one child over the capacity as listed on the registration. Registration for the facility is approved for 30 children. LS observed 31 children in care. | |||
| 2025-03-31 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed medical evaluations for all staff need to be updated. | |||
| 2024-04-26 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the complaint investigation, an aide was in charge of 4 toddlers in Room 1A. A few minutes later, another child care staff arrived and stated she was late from a doctor's appointment. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. During the complaint investigation the director and the owner stated confirmed that they have changed diaper at the community park on one or two occasions because they didn't want to be out of ratios. During the complaint investigation, an aide was in charge of the 4 toddlers in Room 1A. A few minutes later, another child care staff arrived and stated she was late from a doctor appointment. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03A | Corrected |
| Findings: During the complaint investigation, an aide was in charge of the 4 toddlers in Room 1A. A few minutes later, another child care staff arrived and stated she was late from a doctor appointment. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: During the complaint investigation, an aide was in charge of the 4 toddlers in Room 1A. A few minutes later, another child care staff arrived and stated she was late from a doctor appointment. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.07A | Corrected |
| Findings: A complaint investigation was conducted on 4/14/2023.The complaint states that during outdoor play, a staff member appeared to be either texting or scrolling on their cell phone and another staff member was observed talking on their cell phone. At one point, the staff members were observed engaging in conversation with each other for 15 minutes, occasionally engaging with the children. During the complaint investigation, the director and the owner stated that all staff members have an assigned position on where to stand on the playground. The director said if they were observed on their phones, it's probably because they were on their cell phones. The owner stated that she would remind the staff about the use of cell phones. Licensing Specialists recommend that all staff members are retrained on appropriate playground supervision. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.09.02B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. During the complaint investigation the director and the owner stated confirmed that they have changed diaper at the community park on one or two occasions. Per the director, she did not have the infant or toddler plans available for the any o the children. The director explained that she had them on her computer, but didn't have her computer since she has been experiencing family emergency y that required her to travel out of the country. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.09.02C | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2013. During the complaint investigation the director and the owner stated confirmed that they have changed diaper at the community park on one or two occasions. Per the director, she did not have the infant or toddler plans available for the any o the children. The director explained that she had them on her computer, but didn't have her computer since she has been experiencing family emergency y that required her to travel out of the country. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.11.03B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2023. During the complaint investigation, the director and the owner confirmed that they have changed diaper at the community park on one or two occasions. The facility is reminded that the requirement of this regulation. | |||
| 2023-04-14 | Complaint | 13A.16.11.03C | Corrected |
| Findings: Staff from the Kids House Bilingual were observed changing a diaper on the community playground on 4.11.2023. During the complaint investigation, the director and the owner confirmed that they have changed diaper at the community park on one or two occasions. Per the director, the staff member use hand sanitizer after changing a diaper at the community playground. The facility shall retrain all staff on this regulation. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Full | 13A.16.03.03A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialists observed a sign-in and sing-out sheet, however they were not verified by the child's parents. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialists observed no evidence of the procedures to ensure that the whereabouts of each child is known at all times. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialists observed no evidence of the dates and times at which emergency and disaster plan drills were being conducted. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Full | 13A.16.03.03B(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialists observed no evidence of the current copy of this subtitle at the center so that it is displayed and freely available for reference by parents and center staff. The director stated that she recently moved her binder, but will re-print copies of the subtitle. | |||
| 2023-03-30 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialists observed one or more emergency forms missing an annual update. The owner is reminded to review all emergency forms to make sure all emergency information is maintained. | |||
| 2022-05-20 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-04-25 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-03-10 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed 2 aides supervising a group of 9 children which included 6 toddlers, in room 1B. A substitute joined the group during the inspection. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.03D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed a group of 9 children which included 6 toddlers, in room 1B, being supervised by 2 aides. A substitute joined the room during the inspection to be in compliance with the group size and staffing requirement. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist observed an unlocked bathroom sink cabinet containing cleaning agents. The director moved the items to a location inaccessible to the children during the inspection. | |||
| 2022-02-08 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.11.03B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialist no evidence of children washing hands in room 2, after returning from an outdoor activity. | |||
| 2022-01-26 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2021-12-13 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2021-11-03 | Monitoring | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2021-08-26 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.04I(5) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing Specialists observed no evidence of written permission from the children's parents to take children to the owner's residence. | |||
| 2021-08-26 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The office was not provided written notification of a new employee, M.F. that began working 2 weeks ago. The office did not receive proof of compliance with the laws and regulations pertaining to criminal background checks or signed and notarized permission to examine records of abuse and neglect of children for the new employee, M.F. | |||
| 2021-08-26 | Complaint | 13A.16.04.01B | Corrected |
| Findings: The facility's total approved capacity is 30. Licensing specialists observed 41 children present in care. | |||
| 2021-08-26 | Complaint | 13A.16.05.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: The operator reported that her backyard is being used as an outdoor activity area for the children to play. The operator's backyard has not been approved for use by children in care. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.03B(4) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of a written record of the dates and times at which emergency and disaster plan drills were conducted. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04C | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed a number of children's emergency forms that were missing the required information. Facility must review all forms and verify completion. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 3 children's records that were missing a health assessment of the child provided by the parent. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 2 children's records that were missing a health assessment that includes a medical evaluation, signed and dated by a physician that states the child is medically cleared to attend child care. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04E | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 1 child's record that was missing evidence of an appropriate lead screening. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.03.04G | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 1 child's record that was missing an immunization record. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.05B(5) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of completion of approved basic health and safety training for the director. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.05C(2) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of the director's completed training documented on the professional development plan. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of completion of approved basic health and safety training for the aides. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.12B(2) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of the aides' completed training documented on the professional development plan. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.06.12C | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of completion of an orientation session for any of the aides working at the facility. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed 2 aides assigned to a group of children in room 1A. Corrected at time of inspection. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(c) | Open |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of fire evacuation drills from July-October 2020. | |||
| 2021-02-22 | Conversion | 13A.16.10.01A(3)(d) | Corrected |
| Findings: Licensing specialist observed no evidence of an annual update of the emergency and disaster plan. Corrected at time of inspection. | |||
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