Fairdale Little Kids Playhouse, Annandale

This provider is a baby whisperer who teaches, nurtures, loves, and encourages her daycare explorers on a daily basis! I can go on and on about her and her assistants with all of their compassion, energy, and patience. They prepare and cook homemade food for toddlers and infants with real organic natural food and teach the children to eat with proper manners. She even grinds her own oatmeal to make cereal for the babies. She will work with parents on their personal preferences: breastmilk, cloth diapers, and even cooks gluten-free to accommodate a family’s dietary needs. She teaches the kids arts and crafts, reading, writing, dancing, singing, and even some acting. She has a huge backyard for outdoor play, tons of educational toys in every room, and will even take kids on walks to the park and playgrounds next door to her house. She teaches them about nature, culture, the ecosystem, and more. She adores them, and they adore her in return! All the children have impeccable manners, are fanatical about cleanliness and organization, and respect one another and share. There are different rooms for the kids to sleep in (separated by age group), not just one room like some daycares I visited. There is a big playroom for the kids and she uses her kitchen to feed and teach the kids to cook and cleanup. My kids love the mixed age group at this daycare – they learn from the older kids and help out with the little kids (she accepts kids aged 6 weeks through 4 years). The kids reach all their milestones well before expected. She truly believes in working with the parents on the child’s development. She invests in her space constantly - updating the playroom with games and educational toys while also re-decorating to change with the seasons (just like schools do!). The kid to adult ratio is far better than the county permits (6:1) for this age group. She also only takes 2 infants at a time, to ensure both infants can be held and cuddled by her and her assistants whenever they need it. She opens at 7 am and closes at 5:30pm. She is even open on Fairfax County snow days! She always serves hot fresh breakfast, 2-3 snacks, and a very large homemade lunch every day. My kids bring home activities and crafts for us often, which is themed to the next holiday or a craft to fit the season. She gives such special attention to the children and will inspire you to be a better, more patient, engaged parent! There are so many more immeasurable qualities that make this daycare amazing, but I cannot fail to mention her flexibility - you can drop off or pick up whenever you want - which was hard to find in daycares. She will also change your child so they are ready for their evening activities (gymnastics, swim suits, etc) and keep them up if you are going on a road trip and need them to fall asleep in the car! She really tries to make your life easier, which I love as my husband and I are both working parents. She and her assistants are amazing in so many ways!

The owner and her team are Fantastic. Our child loves going everyday. we’ve been taking her since she was 3 months old. We’ve been through a lot of milestones together. They recently worked hard with us to get through potty training. She likes the food they provide. She loves letting them do her hair! they do such a great job that she never wants us to do it. our daughter seems to be hitting milestones faster than kids of our friends. she knew all of her letters and numbers by age two. She also has an amazing vocabulary. they do a lot of arts and crafts and our daughter brings that love of drawing home with her. I’m glad we went with a small, family-owned daycare

The owner and her team are amazing care takers. My son felt welcomed and loved under their care. He learned a lot and enjoyed playing with the other kids. We would recommend her to anyone looking for a loving home daycare.

This daycare is a wonderful, loving place and our daughter has been so happy there since she was an infant. The children receive home cooked breakfast and lunch and snacks, get loads of supervised outdoor time, learn songs, colors, numbers, and the alphabet and always are making crafts. The caregiver is so kind and attentive, and uses gentle methods of instruction. My daughter is growing up with a diverse set of friends, learning Spanish, and is in the best environment we could have hoped for. We cannot recommend her enough!

We couldn't be happier with sending both of our children to this provider. They have learned so much and are ahead of their peers. But more than that they have learned to be loving and kind people. We love her like family and are dreading the day that our youngest graduates from her care.

This home daycare is wonderful. The provider is nurturing, thoughtful and a wonderful cook. My child eats home cooked nutritious meals everyday. This daycare is clean and well appointed. The provider takes the children to local parks As well As having them play in her fenced in backyard.

its a great daycare, she has that family environment touch with her business, she is super sweet with all the kids and treats them like her own