Recent survey of childcare centers in the City of Alexandria reveals a critical shortage of workers, which has major implications for the local economy that depends heavily on having safe places for children while their parents are at work.

The young scholars attending the Hopkins House – James L. & Juliette McNeil Preschool Academy in Fairfax, Virginia, are celebrating the debut of their new kid-designed playground. The months-long collaboration between Hopkins House, Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, and KABOOM! culminated this week as more than 150 volunteers installed the new play space, which will offer more than 140 kids a high-quality, safe place to play that is close to where they live and learn.

Hopkins House invited candidates running for public office in the 2021 Democratic Party primary elections for the City of Alexandria to respond to a survey on early childhood and education public policy issues. Here is the analysis of their responses.

Hopkins House announces creation of college scholarships in memory of trustees Clarence A. Johnson and Willard O. Jasper, who both passed away within months of each other at the start of this preschool year. This is the first time in more than 60 years the organization will grant college scholarships.

Hopkins House, NAACP, and other community partners are hosting a virtual community rally at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 29, to celebrate the Alexandria School Board decision to change the name of the City's only public high school, and offer an opportunity for healing after years of effort and a contentious summer battle.