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Arlington Approves STEM Preschool in Fairlington

Published October 22, 2014 at 11:30AM

STEM Preschool was approved by the Arlington County Board last night for a use permit at 3120 S. Abingdon Street, in the 74-year-old building once occupied by Frosty’s Heating and Cooling, next to Fire Station 7.

“We have a need in our community for daycare, for childcare,” County Board Chair Jay Fisette said before the Board unanimously approved the application. “As we get more families, day care is a really important service to provide. I think this is going to be a great addition to the Fairlington community.”

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Another Ft. Myer Childcare Worker Charged With Abuse

By ARLnow.com

Published March 13, 2014 at 2:40PM

Gavel (Flickr photo by Joe Gratz)

Yet another caregiver at a daycare center on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall has been charged with abusing children.

Va Nessa Taylor, 47, or Temple Hills, Md. has been charged with misdemeanor assault after military investigators found that she allegedly hit, pushed and withheld food from children between the ages of 18 months and two years. From a Department of Justice press release:

Around Town

Closed Nightclub to Become Child Care Center

By ARLnow.com

Published August 22, 2013 at 11:45AM

Located at 3650 S. Glebe Road, Melody Tavern was a bar/restaurant that hosted live music. It closed in October 2012 after 10 months in business.

The space is now being renovated and will become the new location of the Crystal City Children’s Center. The parent-run cooperative child care center opened in 1987 and is currently located at 1900 S. Eads Street.

Opinion

Peter’s Take: Childcare Fiasco is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

By Peter Rousselot

Published April 11, 2013 at 11:45AM

Peter’s Take is a weekly opinion column. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ARLnow.com.

What prompted the County Manager to make this proposal in the first place? What are the most important lessons to be learned from this experience?

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Board: County Childcare Inspections to Continue

By ARLnow.com

Published April 2, 2013 at 6:55PM | Updated April 2, 2013 at 11:19PM

The recommendation, one of numerous spending cuts in County Manager Barbara Donnellan’s proposed budget, was met with controversy. Hundreds of parents and residents signed a petition against the elimination of Arlington Child Care Office, which would have turned inspections over to the state and resulted in more lax oversight.

The county issued the following press release about the Board’s decision tonight.

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Residents Speak Out About Proposed Child Care Regulation Cut

By ARLnow.com

Published March 19, 2013 at 11:15AM

Donnellan’s budget, which is under consideration by the County Board, cuts the county’s Child Care Office, which regulates local daycare centers. Three full time positions would be eliminated, saving $250,000 annually.

If the cut were made, a local ordinance regulating daycare providers would be eliminated, and oversight of such daycare centers would be returned to the Commonwealth of Virginia, which opponents say has weaker standards than the county. In addition, family daycare centers with up to 5 children are not regulated by the state and would instead go unregulated.