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Sparkles! Daycare and Preschool at Crystal City
building tomorrow's leaders
About SPARKLES!
Welcome to Sparkles! Crystal City, where we help parents build tomorrow’s leaders through a nurturing, play-based learning environment right here in Arlington, VA.
Using the Creative Curriculum®, our students develop curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking—skills that prepare them to thrive in Kindergarten and beyond. Our approach is innovative, responsive, and developmentally appropriate, meeting the highest standards in early childhood education.
Our dedicated teachers continually enhance our curriculum using research-based strategies to keep learning fun, meaningful, and engaging for every child.
At our Crystal City preschool, your child’s safety and your peace of mind come first. We offer enhanced security features, including classroom cameras that allow parents to stay connected and see their child’s day in real time.
The Idea
Helping parents build tomorrow's leaders through a research-proven approach aimed at providing high quality early learning education.
Overview Of Crystal City Daycare
and Preschool
Sparkles! offers safe and reliable childcare in Arlington. Our Sparkles! Crystal City center is conveniently located near the Pentagon and Crystal City Metro stops, servicing corporate and military families in the busy Arlington, VA area. This state-of-the-art childcare center in Arlington boasts an open, spacious design with tons of natural light.
When you walk in, you will be welcomed by well-trained and caring childcare professionals who make learning exciting and fun! Our classrooms offer enticing toys, arts and crafts, plenty of books and engaging educational activities for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old. Outdoors is a brightly colored, secure playground where your child can safely play and explore.
Our childcare in Arlington also offers:
- Extended hours (6:30am – 7pm) & flexible schedules
- Research-based educational curriculum
- Optional Spanish language classes
- Online secured streaming video available from cameras in your child’s classroom
- Stay connected throughout the day with BrightWheel
- Long-term, caring staff
- Children Portfolios, progress reports & parent-teacher conferences are available to ensure you are a participant in your child’s development.
Our infant through pre-K programs in Crystal City are based on Creative Curriculum, which incorporates the latest research and best practices in early childhood development, taking into account the needs of every type of learner. Please call or use the contact form to schedule a tour; we would love to meet you!
Ready to enroll?
Live Streaming Cams
All our classrooms are equipped with secure video streaming through Watch Me Grow, so parents can have access to their childs class and can follow along during the day to curricular activities.
BrightWheel App
SPARKLES! allows parents to stay connected with the teachers through the BrightWheel app to follow their childs progress day by day, attendance tracking, and daily reports.
Entrance Code
Only parents and teachers have an access code that is required to enter. Those that do not have the code even if authorized for pick-up have to ring in and be brought in by our office staff.
Sparkles! offers a Military Discounts of 5% and a sibling discount of 5% off the oldest child’s tuition.
We also accept child care subsidy programs:
Child Care Assistance and Referral Program (CCAR) determined by your county of residence and funded by the State of Virginia
Child Care Aware of America (formerly known as NACCRA) provides assistance for Military and DoD families.
Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA) provides assistance for Federal Public Servants.
Beginning your enrollment process is simple. Print the Enrollment Package and complete the required sections. You may submit the completed form by fax, mail or email. Additional paperwork will be required for the completion of enrollment. Registration will not be completed until the receipt of a non-refundable registration fee and deposit.