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The Learning Experience
8120 Ashton Avenue, Manassas VA 20109 · License #1107499 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Ms. Desiree Zamora
- Phone
- (703) 257-7900
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 8120 Ashton Avenue, Manassas VA 20109 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Christina Jones · (540) 340-2672
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
- Licensed for 166 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
1. Incident report for Child A, dated 5/18/2026 did not have the date, time and how parents were noticed documented. 2. Incident report for Child A, dated 5/27/2026 did not have the date, time and how parent was noticed documented.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-1 · The center is required to obtain a completed sworn statement prior to the employee's first day of employment.
Staff #1, who was currently working, did not have a completed sworn statement on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-350-B-3 · The required ratio for children aged two is one staff per eight children.
Staff A was observed alone supervising 9 children (youngest child 2 years) in the Preppers Classroom for approximately 6 minutes.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-280-B · Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.
In the Infant B classroom, there was a bleach and water spray solution in an unlocked cabinet in the front of the classroom as well as a spray and bleach spray solution in an unlocked cabinet in the rear of the classroom.
- Violation
Staff A employed for over 3 months, did not have a satisfactory CPR certification on file.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-130-A · The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.
There was no documentation of immunizations in the record for Child A, who had been enrolled for over 3 months.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-A · The provider center must obtain a central registry background check report every five years from the date of the last check.
The record for Staff #1 did not contain documentation that a central registry background check report had been completed every five years from the date of the last check. The last central registry check on file expired 3 months ago.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain the results of a Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry search for all staff within 30 days of employment.
Evidence: Staff #3 (Date of Hire: 3/4/2024) and Staff #5 (Date of Hire: 3/20/24) did not have Central Registry results on file at the time of inspection.
- Violation
Evidence: In the Twaddler room, there was no posted allergy list. There was a child present in the classroom who has a peanut allergy.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review, the center did not obtain the results of a Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry search for all staff within 30 days of employment.
Evidence: Staff #4 (Date of Hire: 11/4/2022) did not have the results of a Virginia Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry search on file.
- Violation
Evidence: Child #1 (Age 2) sustained multiple injuries including bruising and scratches on Thursday 10/13/2022 and the child's record contained no documentation of the injuries. Staff #1 and Staff #2 both noticed marks on Child #1 on 10/13/2022 but did not write an injury report.
- Violation
Evidence: Staff #7 (Date of Hire: 6/1/2022) had a TB test on file dated 1/4/2021.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The Jun 4, 2026 inspection noted: “1. Incident report for Child A, dated 5/18/2026 did not have the date, time and how parents were noticed documented. 2. Incident report for Child A, dated 5/27/…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The Mar 19, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff #1, who was currently working, did not have a completed sworn statement on file.” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Feb 10, 2026 inspection noted: “Staff A was observed alone supervising 9 children (youngest child 2 years) in the Preppers Classroom for approximately 6 minutes.” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error