I've been scared to post this review for a while because I don't want to lose her. However, she…read moredeserves it. I called her about 5 months after my kid was born and was terrified and nervous. After watching her she put me completely at ease and ever since has been consistently wonderful. What's a wonderful babysitter do? She's happy to see your kid. She exudes competence, empathy, and adoration for children. The kid comes back cleaner than you dropped her off. The house is clean, she offers to do more to make your life easier, and provides updates on how your kid did throughout the day. I hope she's available until my kid is ready for preschool. I love her and wish her the best!

Cristina been taking care of my daughter for a long time…read more She is very caring, responsable and loves kids and spending time with them, It was a great peace of mind for me knowing she would be in our house when we need her whenever me and my wife needed a break in the evenings. The attention she put to my kid is something you will come to really appreciate. She is sweet and my daughter loves her and the spirit she has is wonderful. Always cheerful. I feel comfortable recommending Cristina if you live in Arlington or DC. Her fees for the service she provided are more than affordable. I always tip her because she deserve it.

We love Liz and My First Doodles and so, SO enjoyed our time there. My daughter had been with…read moreanother in-home daycare for about six months, but we weren't happy with the amount of interaction she was getting and needed a change. We found Liz right after my daughter turned one and oh my goodness what an incredible difference! First of all, it's immediately clear how much Liz loves both her work and the children themselves. She takes incredible care making sure they have a clean and comfortable environment, quality home-made meals, and engaging and educational activities. The kids don't just sit around all day, but instead do age-appropriate art projects, learn songs and play instruments, go on walks outside and to the around playground, and lots of other hands-on fun. Liz was also great at building a relationship with the whole family, including not just the parents, but making sure my older daughter always felt invited in and included. We are so grateful to have found Liz and I would recommend her in a heartbeat.

I love The classroom with all my heart! So my child does!…read moreThis is his first and only preschool he's ever been to. His adjusting to daycare went smoothly, better than I expected; teachers was mindful and caring, were able to find an approach to my 2 years old boy, who didn't speak English yet then. Now he is 5 and we never had any problems going there. I really happy to meet Mrs Anastasia, and her wonderful team, who work so hard to grow up my child in the best way! Pros: *long working hours *all year working (few fed day offs) *location *private playground *home style lunch served *education and skill development *friendly environment *sport lessons Cons: none Highly recommend!

I have enrolled my daughter at the Classroom Since she was one year old. The staff and the…read moremanagment are very professional and accommodating, they follow up with the parents on every single detail. Also, my daughter has asthma and they give her the nebulizer every day on time. The owner Ms. Anastasia is very helpful and always listens to us if we have any comment or suggestion with regards to our daughter. Now she is three and half years and she has moved to the class room preschool and we are very happy and satisfied with the program.

No thanks the auto billing is not "fair" and the extra fees...no thanks. Our sitter was late and…read morelet my child watch videos on her phone and charged me a premium price.

I joined this service because I needed reliable access to work day sitters. In three months, I have…read morehad so much trouble booking sitters that I am cancelling. Not only do they have extremely limited sitters available during the work day, these sitters frequently do not respond to booking requests or cancel last minute. The customer service staff tries to be helpful but their sitters are not dependable. I do have to say, when the sitters do show up, they've been great. It's just a true challenge getting one to show up!

Excellent preschool, inclusive for children with special needs and they are open to hiring people…read morewith disabilities but they do not actively recruit at job fairs for those of us with any sort of disability. High turnover in toddler room about 2 years back due to communication differences with management. The former director was excellent, current director lacks diplomatic skills needed to communicate effectively with staff and parents. Good value, good teachers but less than stellar admin.

Easter Seals is a wonderful school…read more I feel so fortunate to have found EasterSeals! The staff are fantastic and the various communication platforms are very consistent. It is very clear that the staff are very collaborative within the entire program. My child looks forward to going to school everyday. Her teachers truly know her, and have built a wonderful relationship with all of their students. My daughter is thriving both academically and socially! My child is going to very prepared for her transition to kindergarten in the fall, and I know it is because of the education and supports she receives from Easterseals.

We can no longer recommend this center. We have removed our child out of safety concerns and…read morereported them to the state and county licensing authorities. The lead teacher of the toddler room, Atsupi Anthony, gave our 16 month old a cup of laundry detergent which she tried to drink, in addition to dish soap and hand soap. The only reason we know it happened is that she sent us a photo of it with a caption describing it. The Friday before this incident we had spoken to the director about other concerns with Ms Anthony's judgement. I observed her yelling to another teacher not to give a toddler food after his cheese stick fell on the floor ("he needs to learn a lesson and not drop he food") He's under 2, kids drop things. The director said she would investigate and counsel Ms Anthony, that we should trust her because she has many years of experience and parents love her. We notified the regional manager about the laundry detergent and Bright Horizons has, in accordance with their HR policy, decided to counsel her and leave her in charge of the class. Their policy is to counsel, reprimand and then terminate. The regional manager said that Ms Anthony doesn't have anything in her record, that the yelling incident was not recorded and they have to start with counseling her. I'm not sure you can counsel good judgement into someone and am not going to let her practice with my child. For these reasons we are concerned that Bright Horizons does not take safety seriously and have chosen to remove her.

My husband and I love Bright Horizons at Commerce Metro Center. All of the staff are wonderful and…read moreso caring! Our daughter has been there for the past two years since she started daycare at four months. She loves all of the teachers she has had and is learning so much! My daughter is so happy to be there and we truly feel like her teachers are part of our family too. It makes us feel so great that she enjoys it so much and she is very well taken care of. As first time parents, everyone was so helpful too with our transition to daycare and all of the updates and pictures from the day help us to feel in touch with what is happening in her day.

In September 2017 when it was the last day of my maternity, I scheduled a tour of Goddard School in…read moreHerndon. (Tip: if you are a first time parent, please book a spot for your kid ahead of time). In our case, we got one last spot for our 2 month old daughter (then) and she started the school the following week. I remember first walking into the school and taking the tour appreciating its beautiful building, playground and classes. During our tour, an older kid walked into the office and gave a hug to one of the directors. It was such a great sign. Not only that kid loved the school, teachers but also directors in the front office. Since 2017, Goddard school in Herndon has been a part of our life. My older one graduated from Goddard school in 2022. She always had amazing teachers around her who not only cared for her but also loved her. Even today when we go to pick up our younger daughter, our older daughter still hugs those teachers (many of them are still here which is so unique for the school). I should mention my daughter had Ms. Padmini as a teacher who is a Computer Engineer turned to educator. One morning, when I was dropping my daughter off, I heard Ms. Padmini teaching signs using alpha, beta, delta. Now, Ms. Padmini designs the curriculum for the entire school. The kids are in great hands with her. They are truly getting STEAM focused education. Ms. Marilynn has been a caring, energetic and wonderful administrator. Last winter, one evening my car just would not start because of battery issues. Ms. Marilynn stayed with us until my husband arrived to make sure we were okay. I don't know a whole lot of people who would do this but having her in this school has given me comfort that my daughters are in a caring place. Ms. Abha has been excellent owner of this school. As a former preschool teacher herself, she brings a wealth of experience. She has brought very practical changes/enhancements to the school. It is no wonder that school gets voted to be the one of the best schools in this area. I would highly recommend this school. Thanks to the amazing education at this school, my kids turned social, friendly, and confident. They look forward to going to their respective schools and are progressing by leaps and bounds. What else can one parent ask for!

We started our nearly 2 year old in January. The owner is wonderful, a former educator who has…read moredemonstrated to me that she puts quality of care above profit. There are also two directors who are actively engaged in my child's experience. This administration team has also demonstrated they apply a high standard to their teachers in hiring, as I observe new trial-period classroom aides either growing into a permanent position or being asked to depart ways because the person was not the right fit. The result is a team of incredible teachers! When my daughter had a difficult time transitioning to her new 2 year old classroom, it felt as if every teacher in the building was aware and working to help her through the emotional journey - teachers from other classrooms stopping me in the hallway to ask how she's been doing. For me, it is a difficult decision to not be the primary caretaker for my daughter. The Goddard School of Herndon team understands that and seems to me that they operate knowing they are taking care of the most important thing to me - my kid.

I love this daycare it's one of the best school my 2 kids have attend too , Ms. Tasha and Ms.Emily…read moreare great !

Before I put my daughter in this daycare, I saw Katrina B.'s comments. I thought her comments…read moreweren't true, and I was wrong. I really should have listened to her. When I brought my daughter to her class, I overheard the following comments from the director and some other teachers in the pre-k class "oh, stop whining", "don't be a cry baby", "(behind an angry little boy) nobody talks to him, don't say or do anything to him". I thought it was weird but I didn't think too much. My daughter is very outgoing and playful. She was also advanced compared to other kids her age. When she went to pre-k, the teacher only taught the class to sing and dance all day. After a couple of weeks, when she got to preschool class, I realized I couldn't find her on the camera during nap time. When I called in a couple of times to ask where she was, I was simply told she was sleeping in the corner. I trusted the teacher, didn't question anything. The teacher didn't tell me anything about my daughter. A few days later, I saw my daughter's bedsheet and pillow thrown on the floor in the corner of the classroom on camera, but I couldn't see her. I waited for 30 minutes to see if the teacher was going to do anything. Nothing happened. So I called in to ask if she was okay. The teacher blamed her for keep throwing her pillow to the floor, so they just left her alone, in the corner of the classroom where neither teacher nor the parent could see. The director explained it as if she agreed with what the teacher was doing. Then I asked what she was mad about; I didn't get the answer. I guess they didn't know. They didn't bother to find out why she was mad. I was told she had had problems napping for some time. I was wondering why no one told me anything about this. I started to pay more attention to the camera throughout the day. I found that every single day, my daughter was the only one who had to sleep under the rack where all kids' backpacks were hanging above her bed. That's also a blind spot on the camera so I wouldn't find out if I don't keep staring at the app. She was the only kid who got to sleep there, far away from other kids, during nap time every day. The teacher would sit next to all the other kids, pat them to sleep and keep patting them for hours. My daughter was left in the corner, by herself, sad and mad without any help. I started to think about it: I never see her teacher comforting her, or simply giving her a hug. One day, I stepped out of my office early to check out my daughter during nap time. My husband was checking the camera to see what was going on while I was driving: my daughter was left crying for over half an hour while both of the teachers were sitting with the kids who already fell asleep. When I finally saw my daughter, tears were all over her face. She ran to me and told me "shhhh", as if that's all she was told, just to be quiet. My heart was broken.....I wonder why the teacher just cannot sit with her for some time. Why the teacher just doesn't want to play with her. Since other kids are already sleeping, why cannot the teacher cannot free their hands and help her? If you hate my daughter so much, why has no one told me what I need to do about it? I cannot imagine how helpless she must feel all this time. I pay almost $450 a week just so you can do this to my daughter??? And the teacher hides her outside of the camera as if everything is perfectly fine. How convenient?! 3 y/o is when the kids start to develop their values and social skills, and this is the first thing you want them to learn? To single out those you don't like?