Our two daughters spent 4 years at Bright Start, and my wife and I were amazed at how quickly they…read moreprogressed. My oldest could recognize letters and numbers, as well as perform simple addition before she turned 4. My youngest has a vocabulary far exceeding her age. Neither my wife nor I can take credit for their progress, all credit goes to Bright Start's one-of-a-kind staff. I'm so glad we put my daughters here, it's easily the best day care in the area.

Consider this daycare if you want to spend $100 to be ghosted…read more... We are a military family who moved to the DMV last year and were expecting our first baby in the spring. When we figured out where we would be living we started our search for daycares and wound up deciding to do a tour of this daycare. The daycare seems very nice and I really liked what they had to offer so we decided to get on the waitlist for the summer. We were directed to go to their website and pay a $100 waitlist fee. We were also told that because we were military we shouldn't have a hard time getting into the school and the summer had good turnover. When the summer came we contacted the school because we were a couple months away from needing daycare and had not heard a single thing from them. I called, spoke to someone who claimed they could help with enrollment and they confirmed they had us on the waitlist and they said yes, you definitely will have a spot even if it's maybe a week after you requested.I followed up again a couple weeks later and heard the same thing but nothing was ever solidified, it was always don't worry, we'll call you. Today, 10 months after my baby was born I can say I've never heard from them. They just took our $100 and never followed through. Being a first time mom and being stressed out about going back to work I didn't want to continue to stress out about maybe getting into this daycare and having to hound them so we decided to shop around. We found a fantastic daycare that we love in downtown Alexandria. It still irritates me that they took $100 from us and didn't bat an eye. I knew going into it that it was a non-refundable $100, however I expected at the very least for me to hear about getting in or not- even if it was a rejection. It's frustrating how stressful it was for me when it didn't need to be so be warned- prepare to have to keep on top of this daycare or even just waste $100! Good luck!

My sweet kiddo is graduating from Braddock Preschool after 3 years. I am so sad to leave! Every…read moresingle teacher has loved my boy, like their own family. He's completed the 3-4-5 year old classrooms with Miss Cassie, Mrs. Helen, and Ms. Denise. We've also done before/after care, with Mrs. Blanca. He's also done the summer program, every year. Every single teacher has been amazing, caring, professional, and supportive to my son's individual nature (he's very curious and smart!). My son started with a speech delay. Fast forward 3 years, and he talks too much! Our ped says our boy has the vocab of a second grader! He knows his ABCs, how to count to a million, put together puzzles, color within the lines, how to sit in a chair, and how to play well with other kids. He has such a great educational foundation to start elementary school and also be a global citizen in the Big World.

smaller, more thoughtful environment to balance the teaching of your child through the mind and the…read moresoul. Love this place!

I love Kiddie Country. I'm 36 years old, and believe it or not I attended Kiddie Country when I was…read morea preschooler, back in the early 80s. I believe my first year there was the first year Kiddie Country II (this location) opened up. Whatever memories I still remember from there, are all great. This is why I was so excited to have my now 5-year old, who is now in Kindergarten at our local Elementary school, go there. She was there for the past 2 years. Part of the reason she was excited to go there was that her Dad went there too. The whole staff, from the administrators, to the teachers have all been so wonderful to us and my child. She's learned a ton there, met lots of new friends and really enjoyed going there. The staff are welcoming and really do care about the children. I am a self-diagnosed 'helicopter' parent in some ways, and the fact that I feel totally comfortable in having my child go there means a lot to me. Highly Recommended! I can't wait to enroll my other little there next year as well.

All of the reviews on Google are fake, from other sites. KC used to be good before it was bought by…read moreprivate equity. You can guess what happened. Now they hire the lowest quality teachers they can find that are qualified and treat the few good ones left like crap. This place sucks. Don't waste your money.

I really wanted to like this place! But after 3 weeks, I know it's not a place I'd trust with the…read moreoverall well-being of my child. My enthusiasm enrolling my child at a "good" daycare based on reviews and recommendations died essentially the first day my child was officially there. The first and biggest disappointment is the fact the teachers there appear to be disengaged and uninterested. When I noticed there were 6 new babies out of a class of 12 starting the same day and many of them crying essentially every time I made a stop at the center throughout the first week, I was particularly interested in how they would comfort the children. They didn't! That was pretty disappointing as I consider the emotional well-being of my child as important, if not more important than being fed and having clean diapers. My child absolutely hated that place-pulling me away from the door when we got there, having restless nights full of nightmares, losing skills he previously had etc on top of crying the most he's ever had basically all the time at LAP starting from drop off. That made me decide to spend more time there to observe what's causing him to be that uncomfortable. I spent an hour observing everything they were doing. I also paid attention to all the other kids. There wasn't a single child who finished even 25% of the lunch presented that day but they would just push the milk to them and lunch is done. Then I received an email later that day my child who barely had a bite of a taco "ate most/everything". I could see the teachers laughing at me and shaking heads I was there to watch. As far as I'm concerned, I'm paying to get the service and entitled to watch what my helpless child has to go through. I obviously didn't care about how they felt about me exercising my rights. Besides, when folks are professional and confident of their work, they would want to show it off. But clearly the LAP team would rather get away with their mediocre childcare away from the parents. I'm watching all this through a tinted window btw. Then they turn off the light from the inside knowing that the hallway Iight was still on and that my child would see me (and cry). If you need more lows than that, keep reading. I've also witnessed (2 consecutive days) that they let the kids watch songs on an iPad. When I brought it up to the owner, it was explained to me it was "just one song in the morning". I mean I'm not there to monitor the entire day so I'm supposed to believe they're telling the truth. Also, ahead of enrollment, they asked me to fill out many pages of questions. Apparently, the teachers never received the forms. Here I was thinking they asked those questions because they wanted to understand the child as an individual but the reality is they didn't even communicate to the teacher my child's food allergies. Seriously! When I dropped my child even after 3 weeks, there was not a single teacher my child gravitated towards the slightest bit. When I ask them the toys he plays with during the day, none of the teachers would know-not pay attention to the kids obviously. The reason I had decided daycare would be better than home was for the social interaction. However, I quickly figured they lacked attentiveness to meet that. For example, there was one time my child had the water cup out of reach. He pointed to it multiple times but the teacher who sat next to him was dazed and didn't pass the cup. Children develop skills based on the response they get around them. If they are consistently dismissed, they will grow up to be robotic and disengaged who don't get common sense. If you want a place, any place to leave your child, this place might do it. However, if you are trying to raise a well rounded human being whose emotional and psychological needs are met, I don't think LAP team has the skills or knowledge to offer that. Although my child would never sleep more than an hour (as opposed to 3 hours at home), eat almost nothing, to me the emotional negligence is the ultimate factor I've pulled my child out of this worrisome place.

I have to knock off a star. Our first year here we had an amazing teacher. And then we moved into a…read moreclass where teachers and assistants were clearly over it and disengaged. They left at the end of the year. The teacher in our new classroom was great but also left. And now we're in one that's just okay. There are some really amazing people that work here and the programming is beyond excellent. But a few teachers in our experience seem burned out irritated and overwhelmed. The daily napslips that are supposed to provide updates on nap time and food eaten are clearly on auto send and innacurrate. If my kid were younger, less verbal and more dependent on emotional engagement they wouldn't go here but they are a bit older and independent now. They can tell me what they ate and how they napped themselves. And they are just in love with a few of the assistants. The shows and education are also top notch.

I recently went for an orientation w/ this school and a lot of red flags:…read more 1. I was told by a staff member that teachers are not mandated to be vaccinated but they do need to wear masks... 2. Kids that I saw at the school NONE HAD MASKS ON... 3. Place is dirty and RR are crowded, toys are old 4. Alot like Christinia E. review from 2017 -- I feel exactly the same. There's a pandemic going around and our kids have no protection against this virus -- so your telling me this school is being irresponsible do not enforce health and safety of kids and not having students in school wear masks for their safety or strictly make preschool teachers vaccinated...I don't understand why and how they're still running...without enforcement. I'm just saying...parents Dont send your child here

Great teachers/staff. It is apparent they care about the kids and work hard to be creative in their…read moreteaching methods. Awesome curriculum! My three year old has gotten to watch butterflies develop and now they are watching baby chicks hatch. I feel like LAP makes our lives easier instead of binding us by arbitrary rules like other preschools I looked into. Love the flexibility in schedule as sending my son four days a week makes it all much more affordable for us.

This is a great school for PK. The teachers really care about the children development they do a…read morelot of hands-on work with the children and I definitely see a difference in my child since going to the school. They are very organized they do daily reports down to what the kid ate and the activities they did with lesson they learned and daily videos. my review is based upon other schools that I have experience that don't have the resources or don't even give you a daily report . The Catholic school for pre-K especially for beginners was not a good choice for us. I am so happy we picked this school over any Catholic schools.

One star and that's being generous. The new management has been a disaster, but the final straw was…read morewhen I witnessed the new director's completely unacceptable behavior towards the kids. He yelled at them like they were adults and even grabbed one child's arm roughly. I saw it with my own eyes on a face time call when he almost put his hands on my kid. Unbelievable. The lack of concern or apology afterwards was appalling. We're outta there ASAP. If you value your child's well-being, stay far, far away.

I removed my son from this school. I think they handled his behavioral issues incorrectly and made…read morehim seem abnormal. They pressured me to get him help through county services and then when I took their advice I was told my son was perfectly normal and just being a three year old boy. He is now at a new preschool thriving and doing well and we have had absolutely no issues.

Our family LOVES this preschool! We, too, left another preschool we were not happy with over 13…read moreyears ago! We have had 7 of our 8 children in this preschool and I would not go anywhere else! It is a warm, loving, nurturing, play centered and faith filled preschool. My children look forward to going every single day. The teachers and staff are always positive, smiling and the classrooms are big and bright! Cannot say enough great things about this school!

Mrs Khan has been taking great care of my daughter. My 1st child and I didn't know much about a…read moreschedule or feeding or what to do when my daughter gets constipated and she was patient and would tell me what to do. My daughter loved going to the daycare, I feel fortunate that my daughter was under Mrs Khan's care. She took videos of her and I always felt that my daughter was also being disciplined. She also got my daughter gifts which shows how much she truly loves the kids and it's not just business for her which is quite important for any mum and kid to feel. Thank you so much

Ms. Khan is the best you can get. She is very caring and my daughter loves going to Daycare. She…read moresets up the rules (eat/nap/play on time, regular potty, stick to the schedule) with the kids and my daughter in fact behaves much better in Daycare than at home. Also, Ms Kahn is very flexible to accommodate our schedule when she can arrange. And in emergent cases when we are running late, I just send her a message and she will take care of the kids. She also sends me photos and updates during the day if anything unusual (sometimes just that the kids are having a lot of fun playing something). She moved to her new house this summer which is spacious and super neat. A lot of room for the kids to play (we've checked other familly care in residential houses, way too crowded). Last but not least, she remembers my daughter's birthday and sent her a nice gift as well as a Christmas gift. We feel very lucky to have found Ms Kahn on Yelp. Highly recommend! Especially for new born to 2.5 years old babies.