Hopkins House – James L. & Juliette McNeil Preschool Academy

Before my wife and I decided to sign our daughter up at Hopkins house, we interviewed and visited many other daycare centers and interviewed nannies and talk to friends and relatives about our options.
Finally my wife convinced me to visit the center. I was opposed to going there simply because of the distance from our home to the school; we live in Arlington and Hopkins House is in Old Town Alexandria.
Let me just say that I am not very easy person to impress under normal circumstances, so when it comes to my daughter’s well being I don’t take things very lightly and I tend to be extremely cautious.
Within ten minutes of walking in to Hopkins House, I knew that this was the place for us.
The staff was nice and welcoming without being too mushy or over the type. Every single person we interacted with was smiling and made a point of saying hello and welcoming us.
After chatting with a few of the administrative staff we finally met with the teachers who will be in charge of our daughter. She was extremely professional and very helpful in easing our concerns about having our three month old in hers and the other teacher’s care. She talked to us at length and answered all of questions no matter how ridiculous they were. But more importantly she was warm, kind and seemed to be a natural around children. We were in!
I’s been three months that our daughter has been at Hopkins House and I can’t say that we have had a single complaint or issue with the center. In a very short period of time our little on seems to have developed into quite a little person. She is far more advanced than children her age, she is always happy but more importantly she loves being at daycare. When my wife and I go to pick her up, she is always happy to see us but you can also tell that she will miss teachers. She always reaches back at them and smiles very big. We can tell she loves it there and we are certain that she is also extremely loved by everyone.
If you are looking for a place that is just like home but better, Hopkins House is the place to take your little angel. It’s a place rich in history and culture, they have been around for a very long time raising America’s future stars, teachers and leaders and they will be around for years to come.

My infant has thrived and excelled at Hopkins House. And she loves her teachers. What attracted us to choose them was the highly educated teachers and impressive administrative staff. This is not your average preschool, their excellent programs catch the attention and support of governors and presidents, including the current ones. Even with infants and toddlers, calling it daycare just isnt fair. We get daily reports about activities, skills and developmental progress. Their creative curriculum really seems to get the kids excited and eager to learn. The environment is colorful and clean, and there are windows that let in natural light all around, and help prinicipals have a visual on all classrooms at all times – which we felt was critical. We do wish we lived closer to their new multi-​million dollar center in Fairfax on Rt 1 — everything’s shiny and bright new — but regardless, their princess street location is still top notch.