My Little Tree Daycare, McLean

I could not have hoped for a better place for my daughter. Everything was just perfect, and now that we have left the country, i am missing even more every moment with this day care. The people, the place, the curriculum, the care, the cleanliness, the attention to details - it was just perfect, and i am truly missing it. My kid was never sick, always well taken care of like family - they have deeply contributed to the growth of my daughter. I have not found anything that compares in my other country. I highly recommend My Little Tree Day Care to anyone around the area.

We feel so incredibly grateful to have found the loving care that is provided by Nancy and Tomas of Edith Vargas Family Child Care. Our 2 daughters have attended this daycare since the age of 3 months (they are now 4 and 2 1/2 years old). I visited many daycares while pregnant with our first but always left with nervous reservation. Nancy and Tomas welcomed me for a visit and my husband and I truly sensed a safe and loving environment from the moment we entered. I could not have anticipated the amount of support they would give to me as a new mom (filling me in on my childs' daily details and giving recommendations on everything from first foods to diaper creams to how to handle toddler tantrums). Nancy's long experience in childcare and her understanding from having children of her own is evident. Over the years they have helped to teach everything from speaking (english & spanish) to potty-training. With our older daughter, she began attending preschool at age 3 (3 times a week) with knowledge of numbers and letters as well as social skills and manners that impressed all teachers. In honesty I know that much of this learning was not in our home but in Nancy & Tomas' home. I would like to give an exact example of our experience. When our elder daughter was ~16 months old, she came down with a viral illness (hand-foot-mouth). Notably we found she had contracted it from a friend at a party - not at daycare. Rather, she began showing symptoms of simply not being herself (not yet exhibiting fever) when Tomas called me to pick her up. I find it quite impressive that his attention to small changes in her mood allowed me to pick her up for her own comfort but also he succeeded in containing this highly contagious virus (no other child fell ill). It is difficult to describe our gratitude and satisfaction with the care provided. It is maybe best exhibited by the fact that when recently decorating a wall with family pictures (grandparents, cousins), Mazie also insisted to have pictures of Tomas and Nancy too. We cannot imagine our lives without them.

Our son started day care at the Little Tree Academy when he was just four months old. We did a lot of research for the different day care options and this one was by far the best option from all the places that we saw – both home day cares and bigger programs. It was the cleanest place (the only place where we were asked to take off our shoes when we visited), had the biggest space and sparked with a positive, safe and loving environment. We are so happy that Ms. Nancy and Mr. Thomas had a spot available for our son when we decided to enroll. As new parents, we were very hesitant as to how our baby will accept a new environment, but from the first week we could see that we had made the right decision. Our son is now two years old and loves going to Ms. Nancy and Mr. Thomas’ day care. We can see that he learns a lot from all the English words and phrases that he knows. We are bilingual and at home we do not speak English to him. Thus, we can truly distinguish what he has learned at home and what he has learned at day care. Ms. Nancy and Mr. Thomas teach the kids the alphabet, numbers, songs, animals, putting things back where they belong, sharing, dancing, and many other things. They know every child’s needs and give each child individual attention. Their daughters are also great with the children and I have often seen them help and play with the children. We could not have asked for a better day care for our son. Without any hesitation, we recommend Ms. Nancy and Mr. Thomas’ day care to any family that wants a safe, loving, clean, learning, and positive environment for their child.