The First Five Years

In the first five years of life, your child’s brain develops more and faster than at any other time in their life. And in those early years, your child’s main way of learning and developing is through play. 

Featured Programs

Social -Emotional Learning

Social-emotional learning (SEL) teaches children how to recognize and communicate their emotions, and the skills needed to manage their feelings.

Breastfeeding Friendly Early Care Program

Our breastfeeding-friendly child care program creates an inclusive, supportive environment where breastfeeding is welcomed and encouraged.

ASL

American Sign Language (ASL) Program American Sign Language is FUN, and children feel they are being included in their own learning process.

Reasons to Consider In-Home Family Child Care

Choosing child care is one of the most important decisions families make. Finding the right caregiver is often challenging. Even though parents are the most important people in their child’s life, the relationship your child has with their caregiver will also affect how they feel about themselves and the world around them.

Ratios are Small

As a state licensed facility, Creative Minds Child Care operates according to the regulations of the state of Virginia.

Turnover is Low

Kids and providers come and go at commercial day care settings. At Creative Minds, the families usually stay from birth until they are ready for kindergarten. There is less illness because there are fewer people in and out, which means fewer germs are spread to your child.

Your child will have the SAME teacher from the toddler years to entering kindergarten.

Home Like Environment

Many children feel overwhelmed when attending a commercial facility. At Creative Minds, your child will receive the same learning experience in a smaller close nit setting. You and your child are treated as part of a family in a home-based preschool rather than being just another number in a large center.

Lessons that Spark Imagination

Music

Music ignites all areas of child development , including intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and literacy. It helps the body and the mind work together. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meanings of words.

Introduction to Spanish

The ideal time to introduce a second language is during the preschool years. When children learn a second language, there is a boost in cognitive and critical thinking skills. Through a research-informed curriculum, we offer learning experiences that instill a passion for the Spanish language and bilingualism.

Yoga

Children achieve enormous benefits from yoga. Physically, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, and body awareness. In addition, their concentration and sense of calmness and relaxation improves. In yoga, children exercise, play, connect with inner self, and develop a relationship with the natural world that surrounds them.