We've been at the school for over 2 years, and my kid is transitioning out of this school and going…read moreinto first grade in our neighborhood public school. Thought it's time for an update! During the past two years, lots has changed--Our lead guide (teacher), the school admin team, guides in other classrooms, etc. While all changes are hard, I think the school does a pretty good job keeping kids and parents informed, and minimizing any transition challenges. Overall, I stand by my impressions from 2 years ago--Ms. Christine (our previous lead guide, now the head of school), Ms. Freshta (our previous assistant guide, now a lead guide in a different classroom and a lead guide in the kindergarten program), Ms. Vinita (our current lead guide who was previously our assistant guide), Ms. Dawn (float guide), and other guides/staff, are all amazing. They continue to be my daughter's anchor during many of the school administrative changes. Because of the high teacher quality, I would highly recommend this school to any families wanting to go with a Montessori education. Now, the school is not perfect--there are some things that were inconvenient and/or different from our expectations, but as someone who used to work in schools, the most important things is that the staff are qualified and truly care. We can deal with some hiccups here and there: - The biggest friction I had with the school is that I noticed not all staff are well-trained in the Montessori methods. For example, even when I observed briefly at a recent school event, I noticed one of the (newer) guides VERY QUICKLY took over what my daughter was working on when she struggled (for like 10 seconds). When I asked my daughter about this guide, she told me that this happens a lot. I get that the guides come from different background and learn at different speeds...and so we practiced how to push back respectfully instead of us talking to the guides. This is an easily missable detail for busy parents, however. - The guides do a great job not using technology or screens for the most part, and when they do (which is extremely rare), they are intentional and thoughtful. HOWEVER, my daughter and her classmates brought to our attention of a fairly inappropriate song in a foreign language--and they claimed that a guide had shown them the song. The song is not our guide's native language, it is catchy, and I can see it accidentally/automatically come up on Spotify or other music platforms. It is also entirely possible that the song didn't originate from the guides, but from another student. - We stayed with guidepost for 5 years (3 at another guidepost location, 2 at the south riding location), and my favorite thing about it was the holiday hours--They used to only close on MAJOR holidays such as thanksgiving and christmas, but not smaller holidays such as president's day or Juneteenth. They now close on a lot more holidays, which is harder for us who don't get these days off. But their calendar is still better than many daycares following public school schedules. - Some admin transitions (such as a company buying out the school, leaving the staff with very limited notice and preparation) was ROCKY, although I think Ms. Christine and the staff dealt with it the best that they can. - There were quite a lot of staff turnover this past year, especially in the younger kids' classrooms. Overall, we find that the pros significantly outweighs the cons for our family at this school. I would still recommend it to anyone without hesitance, and we are so, so grateful to all the amazing staff--Our heroes without capes!

we enrolled our son here back in 2024 after shopping around for a Montessori in the South Riding…read morearea. I enjoyed our initial visit and Monica (the previous head of the school) was great to work with. our son quickly adapted to his classroom & became very close with his teacher who is no longer there (Ms. Aya). he has since moved up to Children's House with Ms. Freshta and Ms. Priyanka! they know how to work with each children as they are all different in their way of learning. they have been nothing but patient and they love challenging my son to help him reach new heights. in his time there, he has learned a lot. they took potty training very seriously and he started just about as soon as he joined the school. he loves going to school & as a Montessori, they are very "children based". the students do everything themselves in the classroom to help them gain independence at an early age. when we first signed up, we were told our son would know his multiplication table by 4 and fractions by 5 so I'm excited to watch him progress. the new director, Ms. Desirae, has been a pleasure to work with. she has quickly immersed herself in the school and learned every child in all the classrooms. Ms. Cady at the front desk is very helpful and greets everyone as they come in. the after school teacher assistants like Ms. Dawn are super helpful and the children love her! my only gripe is that lunch is not provided. my daughter went to a school nearby growing up that did provide lunch, but it seems a lot of the daycares in the area no longer provide lunch. but different times I guess.

Afia is a wonderful, loving caregiver! She had my baby for a year starting at 5 months and he…read moreabsolutely adored her! At dropoff, he'd immediately reach for her. She has a beautiful home and large basement for the littles to run around and play. She keeps the area very clean, hours are great, and she also can do weekend care. Pricing is great for quality of space and care compared to others I toured that weren't nearly as nice. Would highly recommend!

From the owner: Modern and spacious Virginia state licensed family home daycare facility located in Fairfax County,…read moreproviding child care services to the local community. Accepts up to 12 full-time children between the ages of newborn and 5 years old. Enrollment available throughout the year. Provider is First Aid, CPR & MAT trained. We are located on the outskirts of Herndon, just off route 7 and near the Fairfax / Loudoun County border, facilitating easy drop off and pick ups. Please reach out with any questions or to schedule a tour.

There are really no words for how amazing this home daycare is and how devoted the owner, Leena,…read moreand her staff are with the children. She is compassionate, trustworthy, highly educated in young childhood development, and keeps a very clean and organized daycare for your child. No TV time or useless tablet entertainment, the children are doing arts and crafts daily, excellent sensory skills development, they have outside time, and the napping room is pristine. I have very high expectations, as most parents do. Being in healthcare I expect a certain level of excellence in the level of caring, compassion, cleanliness and orderliness of a daycare- as these are all essentials in helping a child with their cognitive and social development. I have never had an issue with the staff or with the owner, she is MORE than reasonable and always professional, ALWAYS works with the client (parents) to make sure they are happy and I do feel she is over accommodating at times as she does care so much. I would recommend this home daycare to ANYONE in the area 10000x over. It truly is another family to us and it makes me feel so comfortable knowing our child is in loving highly competent professional hands. I have been in the daycare for a year now and wouldn't put my child anywhere else.

There are so many things wrong with this inhome daycare. For starters, this was our first time ever…read morehaving our daughter in childcare. She started with Leena a week after she turned 1. Everything was okay at first and after the second year started rolling around things started changing. Leena would start making inconveniences to the parents. Closing daycare way earlier than she has listed in her yearly outline she sends the parents. Changing times after already changing the closing time once. Her son graduates this year from elementary school and he wanted all the teachers to attend which then cause her to close daycare a few hours in the morning. This was a horrible inconvenience to us since it's not our problem her son requested all teachers there. She runs a business. She also is VERY problematic and dramatic. She LOVES to ignore you when you have questions and concerns about something she's doing weird. Not depositing checks on time random days of the week. We had issues with that and calmly confronted her about it and she would be dramatic or makes excuses. She doesn't like to have her authority challenged at all. Thinks she's is always right. Don't even bother asking questions or having comments concerns cause she will ignore you or act like a baby and complain. After a lot of fights over the phone and pretty much calling her on her BS we finally made the choice to take our daughter out of her care. If she can't be professional enough to speak to parents like an adult then she wasn't going to have our business. Loves to play victim a lot as well. On our daughters last day this week she didn't even have the professionalism to wish us well and to say good by to our daughter. She just stayed in her kitchen and ignored us. I highly recommend to go to another daycare..spend the extra money for better service, she doesn't provide snacks, lunch and doesn't even bother to help potty train unless your child is already potty trained...( makes no sense). She's pathetic, arrogant and petty. Don't waste your money at this petty lady's business.

A home away from home for your kid. A place where they can relax after a hectic day at school. Kids…read morelove all the enrichment programs like NotesN Beats, Science Cosmos and Komodo. A structured place where the kids are always happily occupied. Parents always see a big smile on their kid's face when they come to pick them up. All the kids love Polaris Smart and Polaris loves all the Polaris Smartians.

It is a well laid out place. Kids have plenty of room to do their activities. The indoor play area…read moreand basketball hoop is a nice feature. Besides the physical fitness, there are some very good enrichment programs to opt for, such as music, Lego, math. The staff are welcoming and eager to answer questions. I disagree with the 1 star reviewer. I spoke one of the other parents who are also very happy with the program and the facility. Kids are Looking forward to the robotics classes.