How to find in-home daycares? (EFC or Ballston)

[Anonymous]

https://dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/cc2.cgi


Sorry - forgot to put the link.

[Anonymous]

Don't listen to them. Find a daycare now and probably you have to pay a holding the spot fee to secure the spot for your child

I paid monthly for 6 months and that spot was definitely for my baby

[Anonymous]

i used to live next to EFC. there were a few in-home places nearby. i looked them up on the state website like PP mentioned. one seemed pretty great but another one not at all! so call and text and go visit them to see how you like them. (we went the nanny share route instead and it did not work out well at all, regrets!)

fyi it's a good option from birth to age 2. from 3 on all the families choose preschool so the in-home center said DD wouldn't even have anyone her own age to play with. we ended up at Communikids which was lovely.

[Anonymous]

Highly recommend Dalbir Kaur in Arlington. She cared for my 2 who are now young adults, and I remain in touch with her. She is in Arlington, 22207. She is on the state list linked upthread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i used to live next to EFC. there were a few in-home places nearby. i looked them up on the state website like PP mentioned. one seemed pretty great but another one not at all! so call and text and go visit them to see how you like them. (we went the nanny share route instead and it did not work out well at all, regrets!)

fyi it's a good option from birth to age 2. from 3 on all the families choose preschool so the in-home center said DD wouldn't even have anyone her own age to play with. we ended up at Communikids which was lovely.

It depends on the daycare. I toured several in home daycare that caters to older children so they actually have more preschool aged kids than infants & toddlers. A few of them even have age restrictions and require potty training just like a traditional preschool. They’re rarer than the ones that cater to younger children because it is more difficult to compete for preschoolers due to them having more options, but there are some really good ones out there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i used to live next to EFC. there were a few in-home places nearby. i looked them up on the state website like PP mentioned. one seemed pretty great but another one not at all! so call and text and go visit them to see how you like them. (we went the nanny share route instead and it did not work out well at all, regrets!)

fyi it's a good option from birth to age 2. from 3 on all the families choose preschool so the in-home center said DD wouldn't even have anyone her own age to play with. we ended up at Communikids which was lovely.

Most kids leaves when they're 3.5 or at 4 years old
Most providers are prek teachers