FACILITY
Barbara Chambers Children's Center #5
1739 7th ST, NW , DC 20012

Facility Type Facility Type: CDC (Child Development Center)
Contact Contact: Marie Arese
Phone (202) 808-2607
Email [email protected]
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AT A GLANCE
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Facility
Hours

Service Schedule: All Year
Monday: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Tuesday: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Wednesday: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Thursday: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Friday: 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
 
Capital Quality
Designation

High-Quality
Ages
Served

0 - 5 years
     
Language
Spoken

English
  Other
Languages

Not Applicable
Facility
Capacity

47
       
Accreditation
None
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Information

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Accepts
Subsidies

Yes

Mission Statement
Barbara Chambers #5 infants, toddlers, and preschool programs offer early childhood programs to children from six weeks to sixty months and their families in a warm and nurturing multicultural environment. Our center is committed to providing meaningful and high-quality programs through our Creative Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers and Preschool that enriches students emotionally, socially, and intellectually to become independent thinkers. We believe parents are their children's first and most important teachers, and we seek to continue this tradition by strengthening the relationship between home and center.


License Type

Full License

License Type Definition

A full license is issued when an applicant has demonstrated substantial complliance with the child development facilities regulations.

Current License Begin Date

March 24, 2025

Current License Expiration Date

March 31, 2028

Original License Issuance Date

March 07, 2022

Infant (0 - 12 months) Yes
Toddler (12 - 36 months) Yes
Preschool (36 months - Compulsory Age) Yes
School Age (5 years old by Sept. 30) No
A voluntary process, determined by a national accrediting body, to support facilities in providing quality early care and education. National accreditation is a recognizable achievement and is a business decision that facilities can make if they are interested.

Accreditation Type

 

Expiration Date

 
  • Participating in Pay Equity Fund
  • Child and Adult Care Food Program
  • Accepts Subsidies
  • Early Childhood Education
  • OSSE monitors all providers participating in the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund for compliance with minimum salary requirements established by OSSE and other program requirements.

    Pay Equity Fund Compliance
    OSSE investigates complaints, and if proven to be true, the findings of those investigations are posted here and will be posted and maintained for up to three years.

    Complaint Date Allegation Type Deficiency Code Resolution Date
    No current substantiated complaints
    Initial Inspection – Inspection completed for a new applicant for child care licensure.
    Annual, Monitoring and Renewal Inspection Reports – Inspections conducted at a licensed child care facility.

    Inspection Date Inspection Type
    06-26-2026 Monitoring
    02-05-2026 Annual
    06-10-2025 Monitoring
    01-14-2025 Renewal
    07-18-2024 Monitoring
    03-12-2024 Annual

    Designation: High-Quality

    These programs meet children’s basic health and safety standards and there is considerable evidence that the program provides a nurturing environment with supportive interactions (e.g., scheduling that meetings children’s needs, warm and positive interactions) that promotes children’s cognitive, physical and social-emotional development.

    Effective as of: April 01, 2024
    Note: This designation is determined using observation-based data from the Environment Rating Scales and/or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System. This designation is effective for up to three years.




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