Preparing For Future Greatness

With Happy, Healthy, & Confident Leaders

Pre-K | 4 - 5 Years | Serving McLean, VA

Toddler To Pre-K Summer Camp

Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

School-Age Summer Camp

Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Our Programs Focus On Art Immersion & Language Immersion!

Your Pre-Kindergartner’s Holistic Curriculum Includes:

Math Counts

Teaches the presence of math in everyday life as your child problem-solves, identifies patterns, and understands logic with an age-appropriate individualized learning plan.

Science Adventure

Encourages your child to question, explore, record, & discuss conclusions through a wide variety of fun experiments. They learn about nature & green living through fun facts and projects.

Reading Engagement

Builds a lifelong love of reading through different reading comprehension methods.

Writers Workshop

Promotes creativity & structure as your little one learns early writing skills.

Language Explorers

Language Stars emphasizes the structure & sounds of world languages such as Spanish, Mandarin, French, & English.

Blooming Arts

Opens the door to the senses with creative art projects, instruments, songs, theater, & movement.

Leadership Starts

Develops your little leader through confidence-building activities.

World Cultures

The SS TEA Steamship travels the world as your pre-kindergartner learns about different countries & cultures while promoting respect for diverse environments.

Mindfulness

Helps your child discover more about themselves as they navigate various team and social settings.

Music & Movement

Rock City® focuses on foundational musical concepts such as fast & slow, sound & silence, high & low, and even singing and playing major scales, and with special take-home activity materials, your rock star’s musical adventures last all week long!

Physical Fun

Promotes coordination & sportsmanship and challenges skills through yoga, dance, sports, & games.

Onsite Enrichments

Enrichment classes uncover your pre-kindergartner’s hidden talents & abilities while unleashing creativity & strengthening motor skills.

Your Child Enhances Their Skills With Active Discovery

Your budding learner dives into math, science, art, reading, writing, music, world languages, and environmental awareness through playful, active discovery. Fun, hands-on activities help them develop at a kindergarten level, making it easier for them to transition to school.

Next-Level Learning With An In-House Holistic Curriculum

Teachers prepare your child for school by scaffolding their learning with hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities, in-class learning centers, leadership building, environmental awareness, and an engaging in-house holistic curriculum that features experience-based exploration through workbooks and lesson plans.

The Writers Workshop Helps Your Child Become An Author

Early learning in reading, writing, language, literacy, listening, and speaking pays off! As your child creatively writes with structure and purpose, they have the opportunity to show off their accomplishments with a self-published book!

Social-Emotional Learning Equips Your Child For Life

Using methods from Love and Logic® and Conscious Discipline®, your child creates new friendships, learns empathy, handles their big emotions, and becomes a better listener. Watch them carry these crucial social-emotional skills through life as they excel in classrooms, careers, and relationships.

Give Your Child The World With 4 Different Languages

Your child becomes the master of languages with 4 different immersion programs—English, French, Spanish, and Mandarin. Multilingualism boosts cognitive skills, heightens creativity, enhances problem-solving skills, builds cultural awareness and understanding, and gives them a future competitive advantage.

3 Convenient Programs To Choose From:

Engaging Enrichment Classes Boost Their Love Of Learning

Your kiddo can’t wait to participate in fun enrichment classes that enhance their love of learning. Your tuition includes mindfulness, STEM, and yoga, and other onsite programs like piano, cooking, Art 3D, knitting, Lego® engineering, and more are available at a small cost.

Wow! Look At All These Amazing Enrichment Activities!

Strong Social-Emotional Skills With Unique Leadership Training

The unique 7 Levels of Leadership program teaches your child to become a fearless leader. Through confidence-boosting exercises and group-speaking activities, your little one builds their social-emotional toolkit, becomes comfortable with public speaking, and is ready to take on the world.

A Diverse, Highly-Trained Team Helps Your Little One Succeed

Diverse, highly-trained teachers hold either CDAs, Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees, or PhDs to ensure your little one learns from the best. With over 40 hours of annual training and small class sizes, your child has the attention they need to succeed.

Exceptional Early Education For Superior School Success!

Direct Messages & Daily Pics With Your Handy Parent App

Stay connected to your child’s day with Brightwheel™, the handy parent app that gives you easy access to their teachers. Ask questions, pay tuition, and receive daily updates, progress reports, adorable pictures and videos, and more.

Outdoor Play Builds Motor Skills, Muscles, & Memories

Your little leader heads outside every day to test their abilities on the play structure and have imaginative adventures with friends. Being outside helps them build motor skills, muscles, memories, and a love of nature.

Learning Is Fun With A Library, Indoor Playground, & More

An impressive indoor playground, gross motor skills room, fun projection games, in-class learning centers, and a library full of exciting adventures means there’s always an opportunity for your child to move, groove, and grow.

A Delicious Breakfast, Lunch, & Snack Included In Tuition

Your child’s tuition includes kid-friendly and super healthy meals and afternoon snacks to fuel their mind and body for learning. Catered meals consider dietary restrictions and allergies and adhere to child nutritional guidelines for non-stop brain-boosting energy.

Access Controls & Cameras Protect Your Precious Child

Be confident that no unauthorized personnel can enter your little one’s safe haven, thanks to strict restricted access controls. Internal security cameras keep a close watch on the day-to-day, and tall privacy fences surround the outdoor playground for ultimate protection.

Nature based curriculum and program to blossom the young mindful leader

Nature education is vital for fostering happy children and, subsequently, content adults. The World Happiness Report underscores the role of regular nature connection in personal well-being. Even in an Unburn neighborhood, the T.E.A. Center offers a nature-based holistic curriculum, aiming to instill environmental leadership in children. This equips them to be effective advocates and conservation leaders in their communities, contributing to a happier and sustainable future.

1. What are your cleaning protocols?

Staff works diligently to keep spaces and surfaces clean and sanitized during the day, and a professional cleaning crew does a deep clean every evening. Air purifiers remove harmful dust, germs, allergens, and irritants to keep everyone healthy and happy.

2. I'm a parent, and I'm not bilingual - will immersion be an issue?

NOT AT ALL! Most of our parents aren’t bilingual – but many pick up many words and phrases from their children! So if you’ve ever wanted to learn Spanish, French, or Mandarin, you get a little fringe benefit of having your child attend the T.E.A. Center!

3. If my child goes to an English school later, will they be behind?

Actually, it’s the opposite – studies show that learning additional languages at a young age creates new neural pathways in the brain, which has all sorts of benefits, including a greater ability to focus and task switching – both critical life skills that are a huge advantage in school and future work!

4. Should I start with my baby or wait until they are a toddler or preschooler?

The younger you start with a second (or third!) language, the easier it will be for your child, and the greater the benefits. We begin our immersion program here in the Toddler program with 2 hours of instruction in each language per week.

5. Is there a nap time for preschool and Prek? What if my child does not nap?

Yes, there is 1-2 hrs per day. If your child does not nap we have quiet time activities.

6. Can I start with a three quarter day program and switch to full day program-switch programs?

Yes-pending space and availability.

7. What meals are included

Breakfast, Lunch and PM snack are all included.

8. What is the student teacher ratio?

Follows state licensing standards for each age group. 1 teacher for 10 students in preschool and Prek, however at the TE.A. Center – its 1 teacher for 7 students.

9. There is mention of language immersion... how many hours a week in normal Pre-K program is that?

World Language begins at 2 years – toddler program
Spanish – 2 hours per week
Mandarin – 2 hours per week
French- 2 hours per week

10. Is this school year round or Sept - June?

No – regular school year – August 1 to June 30 of next year.

Summer camp – register by the week for the months of July and August (optional) and families can start later pending availability and the tuition is prorate by the later start date.

11. What days are you open/closed during regular school year?

The center is closed on- labor day, Thanksgiving, Winter break (between Christmas and Jan. 1), Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, and Memorial day – for details Contact Us.

12. Can you sign up for enrichment classes or parents night out if you are not a student at the T.E.A Center?

We open a limited number of spots – depending availability -Availability- Contact Us.

13. What are your fees?

Please Contact Us to updated fee information.

14. What Degrees Do Your Teachers Have?

Our lead teachers hold PhD’s, Master’s, Bachelor’s degrees, Associate’s degrees in early childhood education or a minimum CDA.

Assistant Teachers- Holds Bachelor’s degrees, Associate’s degrees, or working towards a CDA. All Teachers and staff are certified in CPR and First Aid, and have Continuing Education and some have Food Handler certificates. All leads teachers have 100+ hrs of T.E.A. Center Standards and Curriculum training with continuing education of 40+ hrs annually.

Teacher qualifications
	State	T.E.A. Center Staff
	12 hrs	40 +hrs
Lead education	CDA	PhD to CD’s
Lead Training hrs to start	0	100 hrs

15. How Long Have Your Teachers Been With You?

The average tenure of teachers is 2+ years

16. How Long Have Your Leadership Team Been With You?

The average tenure of our leadership is 5+ years. Rest assured of the consistency of care and administration of policies and procedures.

Hear What Parents Have To Say...

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"They’re responsive and diligent in protecting the students and staff."

My daughter has been going to The T.E.A. Center for 9 months and loves her teachers and classmates. The staff is excellent. They’re responsive and diligent in protecting the students and staff. The classes and activities are fantastic! They teach Spanish and French! My daughter surprises me every day with everything she has absorbed at school. I'm happy to have her at The T.E.A. Center, and soon my 2-year-old will join. Highly recommend this program for little ones!

- Assal Assadi-Moghadam

"I can’t say enough about the precautions and guidelines they successfully implemented"

The T.E.A. Center has been a savior in hosting a Kindergarten classroom with in-person learning 5 days a week! I can’t say enough about the precautions and guidelines they successfully implemented to keep our children safe while offering a rare opportunity to learn in person this year! We are happy with the school and plan to keep our child in the before, after-school, and summer camp program!

- Carrie Tomchik Passaro

"We love The T.E.A. Center, and our preschooler adores her teachers, friends, and daily activities."

We love The T.E.A. Center, and our preschooler adores her teachers, friends, and daily activities. Our daughter is thriving based on T.E.A. Center’s multi-faceted focus on traditional school subjects, cultural exposures, and confidence-building activities. We also appreciate the kind yet firm manner in which they handle our child. We are very grateful for T.E.A. Center’s phenomenal instruction, encouragement, and guidance as our daughter navigates this phase of her life!

- Lynn Rutherford

"They have a fantastic program for kids that is both fun and educational."

My son started at The T.E.A. Center about 7 months ago. He doesn’t like change and had difficulty adjusting, but the staff at The T.E.A. Center were incredibly supportive during the transition. They have a fantastic program for kids that is both fun and educational. The T.E.A. Center exposes kids to various activities, like art, reading, yoga, music, different languages, and so much more! We also did the summer camp for elementary-age kids here, which was equally fantastic!

- Anupa Maru

"We've been very, very pleased with being a part of The T.E.A. Center family"

The T.E.A. Center is wonderful. The teachers are caring, friendly, and extremely patient. The school itself is immaculate, bright, and inviting. My son was super excited to go here every day. The price is very fair considering the outstanding education and loving environment your child receives. We've been very, very pleased with being a part of The T.E.A. Center family and are very much looking forward to using their after-school program.

- Sarah Pagán

"the education they provide their students is second to none."

Mayosha and her staff at The T.E.A. Center are amazing, and the education they provide their students is second to none. This is not just childcare; it's a unique learning environment where kids get to experiment with many different interests and learn to be leaders at a young age. It’s hard to find this type of care anywhere else. I love The T.E.A. Center!

- Ann Kenefick Dolin

"The teachers take great care of my child, who had never been to a school before."

The T.E.A. Center team is amazing. The teachers take great care of my child, who had never been to a school before. The entire team was very helpful in helping him integrate with all the children. He is thrilled to go to school and enjoys it very much!!!

- Jigna Naik

"They provide various learning programs, and I love their focus on foreign languages."

Our 4-year-old girl loves The T.E.A. Center for learning and interacting with her teachers and friends! They provide various learning programs, and I love their focus on foreign languages.

- Nathan Won

"The curriculum is rich and varied, and the teachers are wonderful and caring."

We’re having a fantastic experience at The T.E.A. Center. The curriculum is rich and varied, and the teachers are wonderful and caring. Our son has grown so much over the past year and has made many great friends.

- Kimberly Whipkey

"They implement important safety measures to protect our kids"

The T.E.A. Center is the best preschool and before/after care center in the McLean area. They implement important safety measures to protect our kids in a nurturing environment. I would highly recommend this school!

- Lucia Mesias

"Parents receive real-time updates and photos throughout the day"

We’ve been attending preschool and summer camp and couldn’t be happier with the love, curriculum, and extracurricular activities The T.E.A. Center provides. Parents receive real-time updates and photos throughout the day, and the facility is safe and clean. My daughter has grown exponentially!

- Sara-Michelle Okun

"The T.E.A. Center is an excellent preschool with staff who really take care of the kids."

The T.E.A. Center is an excellent preschool with staff who really take care of the kids. You get various activities, enrichment classes, French, Spanish, and Stem... all in one place!

- Kev Bryant