Falls Church - McLean Children's Center

Whole Child

The Center is much more than a typical preschool or day care facility because we emphasize the well-being of the “whole child,” both socially and academically. The lessons we teach our diverse group of 2-5 year olds creates conscientious and caring individuals.
Learn more about why we are different.

Early Intervention

One of the most beneficial characteristics of the Center is our regular testing by our trained specialists in Child Find, occupational therapy, counseling, and speech/language pathology. Our trained specialists and low student-teach ratio helps our children excel.
Learn more about our early intervention.

Nutrition

The Center’s offers excellent quality, nutrition and variety in the food we serve to our children every day. Our garden also allows children to interact with plants. The numerous field trips also help them learn valuable lessons that will last them many years to come.
Learn more about our nutritious food.

The FCMLCC Team participating in the Mother’s Day 4-Miler & Fun Run in Reston included: 5 current and former Center children — Isabel Marez, Maddy and Will Shean, Yadira and Max Muzo, and their 3 families, 3 Teachers Ms. Teresa, Ms. Susi [...]

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JC Hayward’s Hero Central program featured the Center on April 30.

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Children’s social development will be the topic of the Center’s next parenting class on Thursday, May 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. conducted by Executive Director Elizabeth Page. The program is $25 and includes child care and dinner for parents [...]

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Tuesday, June 5, from 5 – 10 p.m.  Clare & Don’s Beach Shack 130 N. Washington Street Falls Church, next to State Theater.

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A construction-paper chain designed by our children served as the ribbon at the official ribbon cutting of the Center’s new activity bus on February 9. Children sang “Wheels on the Bus” to nearly 50 donors who turned out for the [...]

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Cox Charities awarded the Center $10,000 in its first DC area giving.  From left, Allen Roberts, Cox VP of Operations; Elizabeth Page, Center Executive Director; Renee Boyle, Center Development Director; Tim Shean, Center Board President; and Kathryn Falk, Cox VP [...]

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When my three children were young, it seemed that their mantra was “instant gratification is not fast enough.” They wanted it NOW! It took some doing to teach them that “good things come to those who wait.” Now as young [...]

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Real development is not leaving things behind, as on a road, but drawing life from them, as from a root. -G. K. Chesterton “Occupy Wall Street is shining a useful spotlight on one of America’s central challenges, the inequality that [...]

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Just how big were dinosaurs?  Some enormous, some pint-size. The Adventure Room found out when they visited the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in January.  They discovered the world that lives underwater.

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The Young Creators’ class recently explored the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

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