Childtime of Fairfax

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• September 2023 by Sophie Dennison
  My daughter has attended Childtime Fairfax for 7.5yrs since she was 12 weeks old. They have been brilliant the entire time but particularly amazing since Agnes took over as director of the center. She guided us through COVID keeping everyone safe and keeping the center open so the children could continue to safely socialize and parents could continue to work. The teachers work continuously with the children following a play-based curriculum that results in them being more than prepared for school once they become of age, and able to follow instruction, be courteous to friends and be able to sit still for 5-10 mins at a time with focus. Beyond that being open even when Fairfax county schools are closed and providing a parents night out every month have been invaluable for our family. The only reason we are leaving is that now a 2nd grader, my daughter wants to go to SACC with her school friends. Cannot recommend ChildTime of Fairfax more.
• June 2023 by Muntaha Mahmud
  I did not want to write this, but this Daycare had actually left my son with trauma, where he is scared to associate with other kids in his new school, my son has been to this facility for 8/9 months, the infants class was somewhat ok, but the Toddlers was extremely under staffed and the staff that is there are not competent, my son came home with bruises twice in 2 months, first time it happened it left a bruise on his forehead, and a huge bump, which is still there, but in their report they put he fell off the sink when they were trying to wash his hands and hit a table !!! is this a joke? where are the teachers? and what type of teachers are they if they cannot hold a child when washing their hands, also i do not think the Report was true. 2nd incident was the last and final straw for me and i never sent my son back to this school again, i did not even care what other lies the teachers were telling me, i saw my son's reaction when i went to pick him up, and my child is not an aggressive kid, but when he saw me picking him up, he started screaming, and started throwing his hands and legs at me, extremely upset and traumatized of being there, I spoke with the assistant Director for this facility, she apparently took notes and was going to talk to the teacher, which I never saw following through, I put my 2 weeks notice the following Monday and my son never went back. till this day I see my child being scared to open up to other kids, his current daycare is extremely involved with his growth and betterment, and the only thing that concerned him was, my son not wanting to play with others, even though when he is home he constantly wants to be near me or others in the house, so i know its not his social skills, he just doesnt trust or feels traumatized of being hurt again. This school needs to get better because they are literally leaving messed up kids out there, specially the little ones who cannot even express themselves, please do better!
• April 2023 by Krystal Willacey
  This is long overdue. My daughter attended this daycare after staying home with me for 2 years. I was terrified to send her to daycare at first. I interviewed so many daycares it was ridiculous. I interviewed with Childtime & something honestly just clicked. The director invited me to bring my daughter in for a trial run to see how I liked it and see how my daughter did. I didn’t need to provide anything for her except a blanket for nap time. She even gave me access to check on her on the cameras, which was sooo helpful for me. My daughter cried when I picked her up because she didn’t want to leave. My daughter attended this daycare for a year and a half until she got accepted on base (only left because it was more convenient) and it was a huge adjustment for us all. My daughter still attends the daycare for parents night out and she loves it and constantly ask for the teachers. The only person who has babysat her is one of the daycare workers. Sending my daughter here was the best decision ever. The director, teachers, front desk, food preparation workers are all amazing & kind. I can’t rave about them enough.
• February 2023 by martha duguma
  My son was there for one day. I sent him with a brand new Spider-Man blanket. They lost it and won't but him a new one. I pulled him out because of the CRAZY reviews I read on here.
• February 2023 by Sherry Feng
  The director and some teachers pretend they love the kid so much. They are very nice to the kid when parents are around. I’ve seen and heard some really harsh things they would say or do to other kids when their parents weren’t around. Stay away from this daycare ☠️All the issue have been mentioned in the reviews already. The director and teacher always yell at those kids who cannot express themselves very well, and pull them aside aggressively to scare them, and tell them they are cry babies, no one is gonna talk or play with them. Kids are normal kids, these teachers are simply heartless.
• January 2023 by will ventura
  Horrible, staff are aggressive and impatient with kids, seen one of the ladies pull at a toddlers arm multiple times on camera. My son came home with a pinch mark on his arm and we did not see him on camera for 3 whole hours. The lady who runs it and works in the front office aggressively pulled a girl out of a classroom because she wouldn’t stop crying because of nap time. Luckily I had to go back to the car to grab my child’s bottle and I heard her tell the girl in the office “you can scream and cry all you want, nobody will hear you.” I don’t know how she still has a job there. This was all in one day, my kids will not be going back there.
• January 2023 by nabila khan
  Would give a zero if possible. No show for a 9:15 virtual tour... waited approximately 30 mins then called the office, no apology or explanation instead she laughed and put me on hold for 5 mins.When I tried explaining I had been waiting for a virtual tour to the next person who picked up she was rude, no apology, instead she hung up on me when I said I would share my experience.So many other schools in the area, would not bother with this one again.
• January 2023 by Chris Mackin
  No show to our scheduled virtual tour. When we called they hung up. Highly recommend you take your children elsewhere. Would be 0 stars if that was an option.
• January 2023 by maha alaqidi
  My son love to be at childtime every day and I love all staff they are amazing.☺️
• January 2023 by Katherine Hart
  I will tell you that this location and the staff are truly magical. We’ve been enrolled at this daycare for 6+ months. I am a first time mom that regrettably had to go back to work and I have so much peace of mind and security knowing that my little one is at this amazing place. The director is so kind and patient, the teachers are amazing and they answer all my questions. My child LOVES his teachers. He’s safe and happy and what more could you wish for? Homemade meals and kindness from strangers that I had thought was extinct in this day and age… now I consider them family. I feel so blessed to have found this location and this amazing team.
• December 2022 by Gordeaux E.
  The center is clean, staff is attentive, management team responds quickly to concerns. I like being able to peak in via cameras on my child during the day. Very happy with my child's development.
• November 2022 by Jessica O.
  i had a horrible experience here as a first time mom with my 8 month old. the director was in and out and didn't even welcome me on our first day. my son cried the whole 30 mins which made me go back after watching NOBODY console him on the camera once ! he sat at the door as a baby crying which he never did. usually he'd play. when i went back i saw he had a fever . i took it and it was 102!! no one would've even known bc they didn't care to hold him! a child on his first day! a baby! the director was in and out and i tried to call even the following week and i guess they flagged my # and didn't care to answer for a whole week straight. what a horrible first daycare experience.
• September 2022 by Feng S.
  Before I put my daughter in this daycare, I saw Katrina B.'s comments. I thought her comments weren'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?
• February 2022 by Katrina B.
  My son has only ever been with family So when the time came to put him in a center I worked hard to find the best one for him. I fell in love with what childtime was advertising unfortunately it didn't line up with our actual experience. My child is very advance and he regresed at this school. I felt they had too many kids and not enough teachers ( I'm not sure of the ratios) there were a lot of children that acted out so they had to focus their attention on them and unfortunately missed a lot of other things happening in the class. My son would cry a lot because he was unhappy, I only ever saw him be consoled one time. They have cameras but they only face one area of the classroom, I noticed whenever he was crying and a teacher did pay attention they would always take him out of the view of the camera. The director Is Very Rigid and not very welcoming. She went back on her word multiple times and I felt she treated me less than because I look young. A big red flag to me was one of the teachers would call my son her boyfriend. I find that To be extremely inappropriate, I didn't correct it because I feared retaliation or further isolation for my son. I'm so glad we got my son out of there. His new school costs more but it's worth every Penny to see my son learning, safe and happy.
• January 2022 by bridget Coral
  Childtime has nee nothing but a wonderful experience for us and our now 8month old. Our little one has been attending weekly since he was 2 and a half months old. I love the center's cleanliness and the extra precautions they take to keep everyone safe especially during the pandemic. The staff, literally everyone, have always been so helpful, PATIENT, and take well care of our little one as well as the other infants in the classroom. They do an amazing job at keeping us updated with a daily record of every feeding, diaper change, activities and photos. We plan to be a part of the Child time family for as long as we can, we have also referred a few friends to this location that have also had/have great experiences. Thank you everyone for being so awesome!