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St Thomas Early Learning Center

8991 Brook Rd, Mc Lean VA 22102 · License #1108958 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 50 childrenAges 2 yr – 12 yrLast inspected Feb 12, 2026
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Director
Francine B. Gardner-Smith
Website
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Address
8991 Brook Rd, Mc Lean VA 22102 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Pernille Brandt · (703) 203-8659

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

2 years - 12 years 11 months
  • Does not accept Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 50 children
3
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
0.3
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Feb 12, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 29, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-260-B · Child Day Centers are required to obtain annual approval from the health department for meeting requirements for 1. Water supply; 2. Sewage disposal system; and 3. Food service, if applicable. Annual approval from the health department was overdue by two months.

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May 22, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 22, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 9, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A-8 · A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction. Child #3, who has been enrolled for ten months, has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a written care plan in their file.

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Dec 9, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 11, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jun 11, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 7, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 7, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-80-A · Based on staff interview and review of attendance records, the center did not maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs for one group of children.

    Evidence: 1. There were 10 children present in the Frogs classroom. The attendance record for the Frogs classroom did not contain documentation of children currently present in the classroom. 2. Staff stated they usually complete the attendance record at the end of each day.

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Jun 15, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-540-B-3 · Based on record review, 4 of 4 children's records did not contain all required information.

    Evidence: 1. The records for Child #1, #2, #3, and #4 did not contain the address for each custodial parent's place of employment.

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Jun 15, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-50-B · Based on record review and staff interview, the center did not maintain documentation as required for 1 of 4 children's records.

    Evidence: 1. The immunizations in the record for Child #3 were dated 2/1/2023, after their first date of attendance (1/2/2023). 2. Staff stated the original immunizations obtained for Child #3 before the child was admitted were destroyed once a more up to date document was obtained. Staff stated they have been removing old immunization forms from the files when parents bring updated documents.

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Nov 29, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 29, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on record review, 1 of 2 staff members reviewed did not submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

    Evidence: 1. Staff #1 began employment on 8/22/2022. The tuberculosis screening documentation in the record for Staff #1 was dated 11/03/2021.

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Mar 2, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 9, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Jul 28, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Feb 7, 2024 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. There were 10 children present in the Frogs classroom. The attendance record for the Frogs classroom did not contain documentation of children curr…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Jun 15, 2023 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. The records for Child #1, #2, #3, and #4 did not contain the address for each custodial parent's place of employment.” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Jun 15, 2023 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. The immunizations in the record for Child #3 were dated 2/1/2023, after their first date of attendance (1/2/2023). 2. Staff stated the original imm…” — what has changed since then?

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