Hopkins House
A learning center for children, youth, and families empowering brighter futures across Northern Virginia.
Hopkins House
A learning center for children, youth, and families empowering brighter futures across Northern Virginia.
HOPKINS HOUSE PROGRAMS
From First Steps to Future Achievers
Programs for Children & Youth
If you are looking for a high quality, state licensed, top-rated
early childhood education experience for your Preschool Young Scholar,
you’ve found it!
Hopkins House is the preschool of choice
for parents who want the very best for their children. With campuses
in the City of Alexandria, Fairfax County, and Franconia/Kingstowne,
the Hopkins House Preschool Academy is licensed by the Virginia
Department of Education and named among the top preschools in the
region by Northern Virginia Magazine.
The Hopkins House
Preschool Academies accept government and military childcare subsidies
and offer tuition assistance for families in need.
Helen Day
PRESCHOOL ACADEMYOpened in 1939 in historic Old Town, Alexandria, and named in memory of a longtime Alexandria public school teacher, Helen Day, the Academy serves up to 75 Preschool Young Scholars, ages 5 weeks to 5 years old.
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James L. & Juliette McNeil
PRESCHOOL ACADEMYOpened in 1988 in the Mt. Vermon community and named in honor of former Fairfax County residents, James and Juliette McNeil, the Academy serves up to 124 Preschool Young Scholars, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
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Kingstowne
PRESCHOOL ACADEMYOpened in 2026 in the historic Franconia community of Fairfax County, in partnership with Fairfax County government, the Academy serves up to 78 Preschool Young Scholars, ages 6 weeks to 5 years old.
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Early Childhood Learning Institute
Are you seeking a college degree, college credits, and stackable professional credentials such as the CDA?
Are you seeking career advancement, and higher pay and benefits as an Early Childhood Education professional?
Then Early Childhood Learning Institute (ECLI) is for you!
Are you seeking a college degree, college credits, or stackable
professional credentials such as the CDA?
Do you need
quality before-and after-school care for your school-age young
scholar?
Are you looking for meaningful ways to help
build a stronger, more supportive, and engaged community?
Then
Hopkins House is for you!
Hopkins House Kids
If you are looking for fun, creative. engaging activities for
your school-age child (age 5 to 10 years old) during the summer
months, and before and after school hours, supervised by trained and
experienced educators who help with homework and test preparation,
and keep your child safe while you’re at work, Hopkins House Kids”
is the program for you.
If you are looking for fun, creative, engaging activities for your school-age child (age 5 to 10 years old) during the summer months, and before and after school hours, supervised by trained and experienced educators who help with homework and test preparation, and keep your child safe while you’re at work, Hopkins House Kids” is the program for you.
Civic Engagement
If you’re a parent, guardian, or grandparent of a young child,
an early care and education professional, or a community advocate
seeking the skills and confidence to effectively communicate your
needs, concerns, and perspectives to elected officials and
policymakers, this is the program for you!
If you’re a parent, guardian, or grandparent of a young child, an early care and education professional, or a community advocate seeking the skills and confidence to effectively communicate your needs, concerns, and perspectives to elected officials and policymakers, this is the program for you!
Our Commitment
The mission of Hopkins House is to provide high quality, high impact educational programs and learning opportunities to children, youth, and their families, regardless of income, to help them achieve their full intellectual, economic, and social potential in measurably effective ways.
Our Families Experiences
My children have grown so much. The teachers are dedicated and invested in every child. Hopkins House has been a true gift to our family.
The programs truly changed our family’s trajectory. The staff go above and beyond every single day — we couldn’t be more grateful for this place.
I could not have had a better experience using Hopkins House. I highly recommend it to any family looking for affordable, quality early education.
Hopkins House truly set me up for success and on the best possible academic trajectory. I would not be where I am today without Hopkins House!
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