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The Learning Experience Sterling

20881 Potomac View Road, Sterling VA 20165 · License #1110143 · Child Day Center

Two Year

Capacity 166 childrenAges 1 mo – 12 yrLast inspected Apr 23, 2026

Contact

Director: Nawal Ibrahim
Phone: (703) 956-9645
Website: Add via profile claim
Address: 20881 Potomac View Road, Sterling VA 20165 · Directions
State licensing specialist: Mark Davis · (804) 629-7103

Hours

Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.

Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

1 month - 12 years 11 months

Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
Licensed for 166 children

Violations, past 3 yrs

From inspections (not complaints)

High-risk violations

Serious / high-risk non-compliance

Substantiated complaints

Published by Virginia VDOE

Inspections, past 3 yrs

Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr

This facility

0.8

Virginia average

0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing

Apr 23, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection

No violations cited · view state record

Clean

Apr 23, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection

1 violation cited · view state record

1 violation

Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #3, enrolled for eleven months, was missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody. The record for Child #5, enrolled for ten months, was missing the work phone number of both parents who have custody.
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Feb 27, 2026 — Monitoring Inspection

1 violation cited · view state record

1 violation

Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for Child #1, enrolled for four days, was missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody. The record for Child #2, enrolled for thirteen months, was missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody. The record for Child #3, enrolled for eleven months, was missing the work phone number of one parent who has custody. The record for Child #4, enrolled for fourteen months, only had one emergency contact.
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Jan 9, 2026 — Complaint-Related Inspection

1 violation cited · view state record

1 violation

Violation
8VAC20-780-40-E · The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities are maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures as required by the standards. The center did not follow their policy when they did not pick up a child from their elementary school after they had agreed to do so with the parent. The center did not update the attendance sheet on the bus and the driver did not inquire with the elementary school staff when the child was not brought to the pick-up area. The parent called the center to inform them that their child was not picked up from the school and the bus returned to the school to retrieve the child shortly after they originally left.
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Dec 19, 2025 — Initial Inspection

1 violation cited · view state record

1 violation

Violation
8VAC20-780-280-B · Hazardous substances must be in a locked place that prevents access by children. In the toddler's classroom, the cleaning solution and sanitizing solution were in an unlocked cabinet, out of reach of children.
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Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error