Reston, VA - Looking for recommendations on daycare

rashortt · January 2009

Hi there--I'm a newbie here and have been looking for reviews online for daycare in Reston to no avail. I would really appreciate any recommendations any Reston mommies have! My first baby, a little boy we have named Will, is due in early May, and I will be returning to work after maternity leave and so will need a place that will take an infant. My husband will be working from home most days so we will probably only need to drop him off for 4-5 hours a day.

It's such a tough process to decide with whom to leave your baby!! I've read various articles about the right questions to ask, etc. and would love to find a place that has a good ratio of personnel to children as well as low turnover rates. I haven't begun the process of visiting daycares yet, as I would like to have a narrowed down list based on recommendations. The Kindercare on Old Reston Ave is very close to my house and I plan to stop in there as one possibility.

Any help would be so appreciated!!

Karenbird · January 2009

DD attended Reston Children's Center, and I can't say enough good things about them. We have moved away temporarily, and I am on pins and needles, hoping that she will get back in when we come back in the summer. A May birthday is great for RCC, b/c they move up a bunch of the infants in August (assuming you are taking 12 weeks for maternity leave). If you are interested in them, I would get on the list ASAP. We also liked the Kindercare at Isaac Newton Square, and there is a center near the Whole Foods plaza that we liked pretty well, too, but the name escapes me. There's also a Winwood in Reston that has a great rep, but a long wait list, I'm told. We never looked at it, b/c we fell in love with RCC. HTH - GL!

Karenbird · January 2009

Also - ratios at centers are nearly always the state-mandated 4:1. We didn't encounter any centers that were putting out the extra $ for a lower ratio. You can also look up their state inspection results online. We found that super helpful.

https://www.dss.virginia.gov/facility/search/licensed.cgi

kirnat848 · January 2009

We checked out a few in Reston when looking for preK a few years ago for my oldest. I loved Winwood but they had a super long waiting list but that would have been my first choice. I looked at RCC, wasn't impressed, the teachers seemed nice but its open classes and my kids get distracted very easily (but again we were looking at preK so could be different in the younger classes) She did go to Childtime and would not recc. them at all they were so unorganized and did not communicate to the parents at all.

mnj1125 · January 2009

I actually haven't visited the Reston daycare centers but my kids attend Winwood in Gainesville, VA, and I know there is a location in Reston, VA. They have a 3:1 ratio in the infants rooms there. Like some pp stated, there usually is a long wait list but I don't know if that's still the case anymore because they have been promoting referral bonuses for the parents (which they did not do previously). Plus in the summer, lots of kids transition to the next room up so there might be some openings in May.

If you have more specific questions about Winwood in general, please let me know. Good luck!!

TheNewMrs.H · January 2009

My DD is at the Kindercare in Reston and we are very happy with her being there. The teachers in her room are great and take such good care of her! For the first couple weeks of her being there, I would pop in to check on her, since it's close enough to work and she was always smiling and happy.

We also checked out the YMCA in Reston but they didn't have an opening until after I was going back to work.

Good luck with your search!

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