As a first time parent we wanted to know that our boy was in good hands. We toured so many places and just felt the most comfortable with the staff at Chesterbrook. They love our boy Like he is their own and communicates with us all the time. They are constantly doing fun and challenging activities for the kids to learn and rarely repeat any activities. Couldn't recommend them enough!! read more

I am so grateful for Chesterbrook Academy. Having my child starting at a great school was my priority. Luckily my daughter was able to attend CBA. Since my daughter has attend this school I have seen so much growth in her social skills as well as her academic. She is very supported by her principal and the teachers that she had through the years. As my daughter is about to transition to elementary school, the staff is helping her get ready for Kindergarten. I will forever be grateful for the amazing atmosphere that CBA have provided for my daughter. read more

My daughter has been enrolled in Chesterbrook at Fair Lake for more than 2 years already. She has been growing and learning so much. PROS: 1. Their opening and closing hours: 6:30am to 6:30pm 2. Some of their teachers and staffs: There are some teachers keep coming and going in a short period of time, there are several teachers has been working there for a long time, such as Ms. Alex, Ms. Anila, Ms. Margarita, Ms. Rossana, and Ms. Wassan. My daughter and I knows them and they all know us very well too. I personally really love all of these teachers. They are so nice to me and my girl. Especially, Ms. Anila. She is definitely one of the best teachers that I have ever known. My girl was shy and Ms. Anila helped her to become so much more confident. When my girl was in Ms.Anila class, we received detailed notes and a lot of pictures/video everyday. CONS: 1. In the time we've been at Chesterbrook, there are a lot of teachers and principals coming and going. Just today, we received a note that the principal's assistant is quitting today and I have just talked to her this morning. I hope that Chesterbrook can keep their teachers and staffs longer, so the kids will have a more stable environment to grow up. 2. Some teachers don't update the notes and pictures on the app everyday. read more

My two boys (5 and 8) have attended the Strickland Drive location of Chesterbrook Academy for many years. The staff is welcoming, kind, and caring. I highly recommend Chesterbrook Academy pre-school AND summer camp! read more

We started at Chesterbrook in December 2019 in the Pre-K class. They'd recently had a change in Principal who "righted" the ship. She fixed all the things from the negative review and more. Most of the kids end up going to GBE ES, GBW ES, and PTES. We used the facility from 6:30am - 430pm prior to COVID. They provided breakfast (French toast, bagel, pancakes...), lunch (spaghetti, burger, quesadilla...), snacks (pretzels, Cheezits, fruit/veggies), and of course special cookie Friday on the 1st Friday of the month! Kid loooooooves the food. We'd drop off in the morning and our kid would play, read, and draw in the pre-care classroom (mix of ages that early) till they divided out into their respective classes based on age and skill. The classes for PreK I think had 15-20 kids (range bc some are PT). The teachers have lessons plans they have to submit the week before to the principal. They tailor the education to the kid and even break out into small groups and specialized education groups to help foster 1:1 time. They did reading, writing, sight words, science, math, Spanish, and more. There was an optional after school piano/music class we did and there were also sport classes. Note PreK has a rest time but our child never napped she just relaxed and rested. They go outside a lot and even on rainy days they try to find them some outside time (side walk chalk under the over hangs). The play yard and equipment is really great and pretty big/spacious. It's priced based on age and for PreK is less than a lot of places like BeanTree, Montessori's, Winwood, etc. but not as cheap as church 1/2 day preschools. During COVID they moved everything virtually till June 2020. When VA moved to stage 3 Chesterbrook took two extra weeks to ensure the safety of the staff and kids before opening. They made sure they had working policies and the right staff. They opened for summer camp which takes elementary students through 6th grade and does some really cool stuff and is priced about the same/less than the County Parktakes. We didn't attend this summer. Fast forward to Fall 2020 and we have a kindergartener. With the virtual learning in place we needed help and Chesterbrook was there! We now go 730am-4:30pm. They are there help to run each child's daily FCPS distance learning. They help the kids and teach them when they're frustrated by the technology. The COVID rules they have in place made me feel comfortable compared to everywhere else I looked -- classes sizes max 10 kids, 2 teachers, MASKS REQUIRED FOR EVERYONE, they have a staff member who sanitizes the playground after each group, and more. The precautions they have in place are above and beyond other facilities and it makes them the best. The DL with their teachers/staffs help has been going pretty well. They've even managed to balance the different schools start times, breaks, and lunches. Our kid has fun and gets help when she needs it. During downtime or breaks they always supply her with something to do (craft, game, drawing, playing etc). The other kids are great too as are the parents. No kid has an issue with the masks. All around amazing staff, facility, education, food, and environment! Pricing is absolutely reasonable and the hours are the best. Don't let the negative review deter you. read more

AJ- I could not possibly have a better experience with Chesterbrook than I do. Everyone there is so friendly and professional and truly loves children. My son is a year and a half and gets so excited when he knows he's going to school. During the summer, the school hosts a weekly splash day. You send your child to school in their bathing suit and water shoes. I had forgotten to send in his change of shoes, so his teacher took her lunch break to run to the store and buy him a pair of shoes so he would be comfortable. Our children are taken care of and loved and there's no other place I would send my baby. I 100% recommend Chesterbrook Academy in Fairfax. read more

Both my girls go here! Everyone is absolutely amazing.. right from the administrators that greet you with a friendly face during drop off and pick ups (including the principal and assistant principal... always there available if you need them) to the teachers in the class. My oldest daughter has learned so much in such a short time there (writing her name, being social, arts she went from scribbling to painting beautiful rainbows). Even the chef is an amazing warm and bubbly person! My kids love to talk to him and he makes them smile. My youngest loves the teacher in her classroom and transitioned from home to school at the age of 2 (she loves it) I cannot recommend this place enough! read more

Very happy with this Chesterbrook location. My child has been attending this location for about a year and we could not be happier with the staff. We are greeted every day by smiling faces at the front desk. It seems the entire staff knows my child, not just his teachers. Ms. Holly is amazing and super patient with my son. Ms. Anila has been a huge help getting him adjusted to his new classroom. read more

We are sending our kids to this school for 3 years. We like it - staff has been always friendly and all teachers wonderful. But, since Ms. Leslie joined the Chesterbrook as principal and Ms. Kelly as assistant principal, it got even better! There is always someone at the front desk to greet with smile and help; communication with parents improved significantly; there is less rotation of teachers between classes. Curriculum is great and my both kids learned so much there, plus they have a lot of fun too. read more

The staff at this Chesterbrook is the best, from the principals to the teachers to Mr. Mark, who cooks great food and greets everyone with a smile! Miss Hope is awesome with the beginners and Miss Katura does so good at preparing them for Kindergarten. The kids have so much fun...we recently put our 2nd kid there, even though we had moved further away :) read more

My son has been attending Chesterbrook since Feb 2019 and we are so pleased with it. He started in Ms Holly and Ms Lemlem's class which was such a blessing. The two teachers cared for my son and the other little ones like they're their own. I felt confident with him in their care while at work and I could tell from pictures and stories that he has a great time. He has moved up to the next aged classroom where he continues to have excellent teachers (like Ms Anila)! read more

My brother loved it there and got upset to start actual school because he won't be able to go to Chesterbrook anymore

My two children have attended this school for approximately one year. Only recently have I noticed a change in the care and professionalism of this center. They seem to have had problems keeping good staff or finding good staff. I don't feel I can trust many of these staff members with my children and over time I just feel bad that my children were exposed to their behavior. For instance, one teacher was too lazy to get up and help a two year old who was potty training in her room. Since my little girl ended up not able to reach the full size toilet and since there was no step stool, she was forced to pooh in her pants and partially on the floor. She was very upset. I arrived at the end and made the comment that she had an accident on the floor and in her pants and the teachers sat there, laughed and did nothing. I had to go find her clean underwear in her classroom and help clean up my child. Even today, my daughter had an accident in her pants at the same time another child did (so I was told by the other teacher).The teacher left a bag on my personal items and never said anything to me beyond "that another kid also had a accident." apparently the excuse she was using to justify not helping my child. She just told my child to take off her underwear, pants and shoes and she walked away. Young children that age need assistance! She never returned to help my child or communicated anything else. Instead she told another child to help her go clean up toys. I'm not sure what the schools plan was to help her, there were no other teachers in the room so apparently my daughter would have not received any help had I not arrived? She can't remove her own shoes and struggled with the request from the teacher and surprisingly the teacher didn't bother to help her. This is what you will get at this school. I've observed too much of this kind of lack of help and cannot recommend this environment for children. Unfortunately some of the teachers are just not kind of people who you want to leave your kids with. My daughter likes to play with pens so we asked both teachers in her classroom to please put the dry erase markers up because our daughter has not only ruined many articles of clothing, but likes to stick markers in her mouth. The dry erase markers have a toxic chemical in the markers, so we requested in writing (several times) and in person several times that the markers be put up away from the reach of the children. After all these occasions, I walked into their classroom two days in a row to find dry erase makers sitting out on a table, easily accessible to toddlers. Just disappointing. To make matters worse, Some of the new staff are unprofessional. The new toddler teacher is awkward and apparently sits at the front desk and on several occasions I've seen her roll her eyes and makes rude faces at people. Sorry, I don't need my little kids to pick up that kind of bad habit from a teacher, someone we pay?!! No parent needs that kind of unprofessional behavior and your kids deserve better. I can go on and on with these stories of unprofessional behavior. If you are thinking about sending your kids here, just know it was once a much better school but now I would not recommend this place to my enemy. read more

My oldest child has been attending here for a little over 2 years now. The staff are friendly and helpful. Their online app gives us the information we need at the end of the day and the photos feature keeps us updated throughout the day. We have also recently started putting our twins in part time and they are enjoying themselves. My oldest ends the day with a pit stop to visit Humphrey the school hamster. read more

Our 3 yr old twins both attend Chesterbrook and really like it. The staff clearly focuses on learning and our children have made great strides in their learning. The staff cares about all of the kids and offer a fun, safe environment to play and grow read more

Both of my kids (ages 2 and 3) go to Chesterbrook, and they absolutely love it. We moved from another nearby preschool because we were worried about teacher turnover and class size; this has not been an issue at all here! The staff are all wonderful, and the administration are well-organized, kind, and very responsive. My favorite thing they do is not just send photos of the kids but let us know how some activities are linked to specific learning goals they have. I have recommended several friends come here already :) read more