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Arlington Children’s Center upgrades plagued by some costly structural issues

Published June 16, 2023 at 10:30AM

The Arlington Children's Center at 1915 N. Uhle Street (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

When a contractor for Arlington County embarked on work to renovate a county-owned childcare building near Courthouse, it ran into some costly problems.

The county contracted with Landivar & Associates in December to oversee plans to update the Arlington Children’s Center (1915 N. Uhle Street), which has housed a childcare facility for county employees for several decades. It will be updating the building to meet current daycare standards, comply with the Americans with Disability Act and provide an interior refresh.

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Goodwill and AHC propose new affordable housing, new store and child care

By Jo DeVoe

Published May 22, 2023 at 11:45AM

A rendering of the proposed Goodwill redevelopment (via Arlington County)

Goodwill of Greater Washington and AHC Inc. are teaming up to build affordable housing above a new second-hand store and donation center on S. Glebe Road.

DC Urban Turf first reported the news.

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After 80 years, a cooperative preschool closes its doors, while another steps in to fill the void

By Jo DeVoe

Published April 21, 2023 at 1:30PM

The Church of the Covenant at 2666 Military Road in the Donaldson Run neighborhood (via Google Maps)

A local preschool operating in North Arlington church will soon shut its doors — but another childcare center is already lined up to replace it.

Overlee Preschool, a cooperative, parent-led school out of the Church of the Covenant (2666 Military Road) will close next month. Children’s Weekday Program — currently operating out of Redeemer Church of Arlington in the Alcova Heights neighborhood — will take over.

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County urges inclusion of child care for proposed senior living facility in Alcova Heights

By Jo DeVoe

Published January 6, 2023 at 11:45AM | Updated January 6, 2023 at 12:37PM

A rendering of the proposed Sunrise Senior Living facility (via Arlington County)

Arlington County has accepted a site plan application for a senior living facility proposed to replace a church in the Alcova Heights neighborhood.

Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean-based senior living provider, proposes to demolish a church building at 716 S. Glebe Road to build a four-story, 60-foot-tall building with 108 assisted living units, 55 parking spaces, common and service areas, a covered porch and an outdoor garden.

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Local private school plans move from Ballston to Rosslyn office space

By Jo DeVoe

Published October 14, 2022 at 1:30PM

1550 Wilson Blvd (via Google Maps)

A private secondary school in Ballston is looking to move to Rosslyn.

The Sycamore School, which has operated at 4600 Fairfax Drive since it began in 2017, will soon lose its home to a residential redevelopment. So it is asking Arlington County for permission to relocate to 1550 Wilson Blvd, near Fire Station 10, offices, apartments and an Arlington Public Schools building

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Morning Notes

By ARLnow.com

Published May 5, 2022 at 7:30AM | Updated May 5, 2022 at 9:13AM

Driver Crashes into Trooper’s Cruiser — A Virginia State Police trooper was radioing in a license plate during a traffic stop on I-395 near Shirlington when his cruiser was rear-ended. The trooper finished giving the tag number before telling the dispatcher about the crash. [Twitter]

Circulator Strike Continues — “The first day’s negotiations between a bus drivers union and the operator of D.C. Circulator since workers began striking were unsuccessful through Wednesday evening, increasing the prospects of a potentially lengthy outage of the city’s only public bus service.” [Washington Post]

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Long-vacant restaurant space near Clarendon to become a daycare facility

By Jo DeVoe

Published February 10, 2022 at 10:30AM

A former restaurant space along Wilson Blvd could be the site of a new daycare facility (staff photo)

A new childcare center could be coming to a gutted restaurant space between Clarendon and Courthouse.

Ladybug Academy LLC is requesting county approval to convert about 4,391 square feet of vacant, ground-floor restaurant space at the corner of Wilson Blvd and N. Cleveland Street into a daycare and preschool. The space at 2500 Wilson Blvd was home to Minh Vietnamese Restaurant until 2016.

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Arlington recommends doubling CDC’s quarantine period for child care

By Jo DeVoe

Published January 7, 2022 at 11:30AM

Arlington County Health Director Dr. Reuben Varghese in March 2020 (via Arlington County)

Local child care centers will have to stay the course with longer quarantine and isolation periods, says Arlington County’s Public Health Division.

That could mean multiple contingency plans for parents with kids in child care, who have already weathered holiday closures and winter-weather closures. (Many facilities follow the snow closure or delay lead of Arlington Public Schools, which was closed all week.)

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County Board puts federal funds, local surplus toward pandemic-era priorities

By Jo DeVoe

Published November 19, 2021 at 11:20AM

County Board member Matt de Ferranti (via Arlington County)

Pandemic recovery, childcare and criminal justice reform will be receiving millions in federal and county funds.

This week, the Arlington County Board voted to put federal COVID-19 relief funding and unspent county budget dollars toward these areas and other equity initiatives. Members also signaled the county’s commitment to these priorities by adopting them in their state legislative priority package.

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A Gutted Restaurant Near Courthouse Could Become a Daycare

By Jo DeVoe

Published August 17, 2021 at 10:00AM | Updated August 17, 2021 at 12:41PM

A former restaurant space along Wilson Blvd could be the site of a new daycare facility (staff photo)

(Updated 12:30 p.m.) A shuttered Vietnamese restaurant between Courthouse and Clarendon may be converted into a music-based childcare center.

Rock and Roll Daycare is requesting Arlington County approve child care as a use for the site, which comprises about 4,391 square feet of unused, ground-floor restaurant space at the corner of Wilson Blvd and N. Cleveland Street. Rock and Roll Daycare offers music-based Montessori instruction to infants, toddlers and preschool children, according to the company’s legal representation, land use lawyer Nick Cumings.

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County Daycare Facility to Close in August Ahead of Renovations

By Jo DeVoe

Published July 12, 2021 at 3:30PM | Updated July 12, 2021 at 5:01PM

Arlington Children's Center at 1915 N. Uhle Street (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

(Updated 5 p.m.) Arlington Children’s Center, a childcare facility that has operated in a county-owned building for 30 years, will close temporarily at the end of August.

Doors to the facility at 1915 N. Uhle Street, near Courthouse, will shut on Aug. 31, when the contract expires between Arlington County and the company operating the program, AA Daycare, according to Arlington County spokeswoman Jennifer K. Smith. The two could not reach an agreement to extend the contract ahead of major renovations slated for January 2022, she said.

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Ed Talk: Child Care and Local Schools

By Abby Raphael

Published October 2, 2020 at 2:45PM

School divisions and local governments in the region and across the country are providing child care while students are learning online.

These programs recognize that many parents cannot work from home and that low-income students in particular benefit from the adult supervision, help with technology, and food provided.