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Creative Play School I

885 N. Howard Street, Alexandria VA 22304 · License #10847 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 84 childrenAges 16 mo – 6 yr
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Director
Ms. Diane H. Smalley
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Address
885 N. Howard Street, Alexandria VA 22304 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Ariel Hayes · (804) 629-7124

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

1 year 4 months - 6 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 84 children
0
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
10
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.0
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Unknown — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Unknown — Complaint-Related Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 21, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 8, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 8, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 10, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 10, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 12, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 16, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 16, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 28, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 28, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 12, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 12, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 25, 2022 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
Oct 25, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 8, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 8, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 1, 2021 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 1, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Oct 25, 2022 inspection noted: “Evidence: Child #1 was not 16 months when they started care. (date of birth 6/9/2021 & first day of attendance recorded as 8/22/22) Child # 2 was not 16 months…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Nov 1, 2021 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. Staff #2 (Date of hire 7/15/2021) had fingerprint results dated 8/16/2021. The center did not have the results prior to hiring Staff #2.” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error