Arlington Children's CenterEducational childcare center, preschool and day care center providing quality care for over 30 years to Arlington County employees and County residents. Located in the Courthouse / Lee Highway area of Arlington County, Virginia. Open Monday through Friday from 7 am to 6 pm, year-round.
At Arlington Children’s Center, we have created a safe environment of care, love, support, and respect. Our curriculum is carefully planned, creative, and filled with a variety of themes. The program is designed to teach the children about themselves, their school, and the world at their level.
Our teachers promote social development by helping the children to get along with each other, teaching them mutual respect, appreciating cultural and ethnic diversity, and encouraging children to work independently.
Special Programs & Extracurricular Activities
Creative Activities
Daily activities are designed for children to learn art, music, crafts, language arts, math, reading, writing, science, social skills, and fine and gross motor skills. We provide an environment that helps children to be creative in solving problems, redefining situations, demonstrating flexibility and being adventurous.
Our Extracurricular Programs
SPANISH classes - children learn through songs, music, games, stories, and projects. BALLET / DANCE classes - children achieve numerous benefits from dance, poise, grace, balance, flexibility, strength, coordination, confidence, and awareness of rhythm and music. Performing Arts Class - children are introduced to the theater with creative games, storytelling, pantomime, puppetry, and acting.
Outdoor Activities
Each morning and afternoon, if weather permits, the children will be at the playground.What We Will Do This Week
Is posted at the classroom entrance to keep you informed of your child’s daily activitiesFun Projects
We encourage the children to explore and create educational projects using a variety of art media, teaching individual creativity.Summer Camp
Summer is fun. Our marvelous summer camp program includes daily themes such as veggies and fruits' day, jewelry making day, kite flying day, cooking day, weaving day, etc. Water play, field trip, wall climbing, fun-tastic fitness program and playground activities allow children to enjoy the outdoors.
Meals and SnacksWe provide wholesome nutritious meals: breakfast, A.M. snack, hot lunch, and P.M. snack. Meals are included in the tuition and meet federal and state requirements and guidelines established by USDA.
