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Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus

1400 First ST, NW, Washington, DC 20001

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About Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus

Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus is a licensed child care center in Washington, District of Columbia. It is licensed by the state, for up to 175 children, serving preschoolers and school-age children.

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning made 5 visits in the last 3 years and cited 56 rules across 5 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

School-age

Ages served: preschoolers and school-age children

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Type
Child care center
Ages
Preschoolers and school-age children
Hours today
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Licensed capacity
175 children

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AgesPreschoolers and school-age childrenFrom the state license
Licensed capacity175 childrenFrom the state license

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Inspection reports for Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Child Development Center
Capacity
175 children
Ages
Preschoolers and school-age children
License number
#CDC-910266
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Summary

5 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Dec 12, 2025: 20 rules cited

Rules cited on 5 of 5 visits · 56 rules in all · 56 corrected

  • Records and paperwork 15
  • Safety and hazards 11
  • Building, equipment and play areas 9
  • Staff training and qualifications 5
  • Supervision and ratios 5
  • Health, medication and illness 5
  • Transportation 3
  • Background checks 2
  • Other rules 1

For comparison: 98% of District of Columbia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 16.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Dec 12, 2025Inspection20 rules cited
    • Staff training and qualifications

      175.2

      “Failure of a Licensee to comply with the qualifications of an Assistant Group Leader in a Child Development Center that provides out-of- school- time care only.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 29, 2026

    • Staff training and qualifications

      174.2

      “Failure of a Licensee to comply with the qualifications of a Group Leader, whose sole responsibility is to supervise an out-of-school-time program group.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 29, 2026

    • Transportation

      130.5

      “Failure to maintain signed, and dated statement authorizing the Facility to take the child on regularly scheduled outings.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 3, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      130.8

      “Failure to maintain and upon request provide to OSSE current records and information related to enrolled children.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      131.1

      “Failure to maintain information for each employee.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 29, 2026

    • Supervision and ratios

      120.2

      “Failure to have a written staffing plan to ensure the required supervision.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

    • Health, medication and illness

      152.6

      “Failure to maintain documentation that children have received all required immunizations, health and oral examinations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      130.2

      “Failure of a Licensee to maintain and provide information on each enrolled child to OSSE.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 3, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      131.5

      “Failure to maintain a record for each staff member.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 29, 2026

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      122.21

      “Failure to maintain at the Facility a log documenting the use of extermination services.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 9, 2026

    • Records and paperwork

      127.5

      “Failure to provide a copy of the Facility's current policies and procedures to parent(s).”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 3, 2026

    • Safety and hazards

      122.22

      “Failure to install and maintain working carbon monoxide detectors if there is any gas service.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2026

    • Staff training and qualifications

      150.1

      “Failure to ensure that all staff members possess first aid and CPR.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

    • Safety and hazards

      122.23

      “Failure to install and maintain an appropriate number of working smoke detectors.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 1, 2026

    • Safety and hazards

      148.5

      “Failure to review and update the emergency and disaster plan annually.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 9, 2026

    • Background checks

      133.8

      “Failure to ensure that OSSE reviewed the results of the criminal background and child protection register checks.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 9, 2026

    • Health, medication and illness

      136.16

      “Failure to conduct a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      124.6

      “Failure to ensure that all floors, walls, and ceilings are in good repair and easy to clean when soiled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Apr 3, 2026

    • Staff training and qualifications

      139.10

      “Failure to maintain adequate documentation of each staff member’s completion of the required professional development.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 9, 2026

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      125.10

      “Failure of a the Director, Caregiver, or Facility staff to conduct a daily inspection of each outdoor play space.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 12, 2026

  2. Apr 25, 2025Inspection8 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      122.24

      “Failure to perform fire drills, at least monthly at the Child Development Facility”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 13, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      130.8

      “Failure to maintain and upon request provide to OSSE current records and information related to enrolled children.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 12, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      122.6

      “Failure to undergo a fire safety inspection.”

      Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2025

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      124.6

      “Failure to ensure that all floors, walls, and ceilings are in good repair and easy to clean when soiled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Aug 29, 2025

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      122.20

      “Failure to maintain preventative measures to control insects, rodents, and other pests.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 13, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      152.6

      “Failure to maintain documentation that children have received all required immunizations, health and oral examinations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 14, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      131.5

      “Failure to maintain a record for each staff member.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 12, 2025

    • Supervision and ratios

      120.2

      “Failure to have a written staffing plan to ensure the required supervision.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 13, 2025

  3. Nov 19, 2024Inspection9 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      148.5

      “Failure to review and update the emergency and disaster plan annually.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      130.2

      “Failure of a Licensee to maintain and provide information on each enrolled child to OSSE.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      131.5

      “Failure to maintain a record for each staff member.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2024

    • Staff training and qualifications

      139.10

      “Failure to maintain adequate documentation of each staff member’s completion of the required professional development.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 6, 2025

    • Safety and hazards

      122.6

      “Failure to undergo a fire safety inspection.”

      Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2025

    • Health, medication and illness

      152.6

      “Failure to maintain documentation that children have received all required immunizations, health and oral examinations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2024

    • Background checks

      132.2

      “Failure to maintain the suitability of a current or prospective staff member being assessed.”

      Correction date in the state record: Mar 3, 2025

    • Transportation

      130.5

      “Failure to maintain signed, and dated statement authorizing the Facility to take the child on regularly scheduled outings.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2025

    • Records and paperwork

      127.5

      “Failure to provide a copy of the Facility's current policies and procedures to parent(s).”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 19, 2024

  4. Jun 4, 2024Inspection8 rules cited
    • Safety and hazards

      122.24

      “Failure to perform fire drills, at least monthly at the Child Development Facility”

      Correction date in the state record: Jul 9, 2024

    • Safety and hazards

      124.10

      “Failure to ensure that electrical outlets have appropriate child-proof protective outlet covers.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      131.5

      “Failure to maintain a record for each staff member.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 28, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      130.8

      “Failure to maintain and upon request provide to OSSE current records and information related to enrolled children.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jun 28, 2024

    • Supervision and ratios

      120.2

      “Failure to have a written staffing plan to ensure the required supervision.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2024

    • Safety and hazards

      124.8

      “Failure to install finger-pinch protection devices.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2024

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      124.6

      “Failure to ensure that all floors, walls, and ceilings are in good repair and easy to clean when soiled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2024

    • Supervision and ratios

      173.1

      “Failure of a licensed Child Development Center that provides out- of-school-time care to have a Center Director.”

      Correction date in the state record: Oct 22, 2024

  5. Dec 1, 2023Inspection11 rules cited
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      122.21

      “Failure to maintain at the Facility a log documenting the use of extermination services.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2023

    • Safety and hazards

      122.24

      “Failure to perform fire drills, at least monthly at the Child Development Facility”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 28, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      104.5(e)

      “Failure to obtain a current, valid and notarized building use agreement with required documentation”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 28, 2023

    • Records and paperwork

      130.8

      “Failure to maintain and upon request provide to OSSE current records and information related to enrolled children.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 28, 2023

    • Other rules

      129.7

      “Failure to provide reports and documents to OSSE upon request.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 30, 2023

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      124.6

      “Failure to ensure that all floors, walls, and ceilings are in good repair and easy to clean when soiled.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 2, 2024

    • Building, equipment and play areas

      125.10

      “Failure of a the Director, Caregiver, or Facility staff to conduct a daily inspection of each outdoor play space.”

      Correction date in the state record: Dec 28, 2023

    • Health, medication and illness

      152.6

      “Failure to maintain documentation that children have received all required immunizations, health and oral examinations.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 2, 2024

    • Supervision and ratios

      120.2

      “Failure to have a written staffing plan to ensure the required supervision.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 2, 2024

    • Transportation

      130.5

      “Failure to maintain signed, and dated statement authorizing the Facility to take the child on regularly scheduled outings.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 2, 2024

    • Records and paperwork

      130.2

      “Failure of a Licensee to maintain and provide information on each enrolled child to OSSE.”

      Correction date in the state record: Jan 2, 2024

Copied from Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Oct 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus

Is Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus licensed?

Yes. Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus last inspected?

Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning lists the most recent visit on December 12, 2025, with 20 rules cited. It lists 5 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 56 rules across 5 of 5 visits in the last 3 years; 56 show a correction in the state record. For comparison: 98% of District of Columbia daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 16. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus care for?

175, the licensed capacity on the state record. It is licensed to serve preschoolers and school-age children.

What are Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus' hours?

Its hours are not listed. Call (202) 281-1700 to confirm.

How much does Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (202) 281-1700 to ask.

What is Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus' phone number?

(202) 281-1700.

Where is Friendship Public Charter School @ Armstrong Campus?

1400 First ST, NW, Washington, DC 20001. The nearest other daycare we list is UPO @ Dunbar High School, 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Division of Early Learning (license and visits).