Welcome to My Family!

In my small group family child care home I emphasize the importance of the loving relationship that is formed between myself and your child. At the heart of my program is the belief that this personal and lasting relationship provides the best possible learning environment.

A Typical Day

  • Arrival/Breakfast
  • Morning Activities/Circle Time: Music, Reading
  • Snack
  • Outside Play (Weather Permitting)
  • Lunch/Nap Time
  • Snack
  • Afternoon Activities: Story Time, Painting
  • Snack/Play Time
  • Get Ready for Home

From Parents

Meeting Farida changed everything. From the moment we walked in to her home and sat down in her living room to interview her, I knew she was the provider we were missing. It didn’t hurt that she answered every question just as we hoped, and then had a book of references, pictures, and success stories to share with us from the children who had been in her home. Enrolling with Infant Toddler and having our daughter join Farida’s care brought not just relief from our stress but incredible amounts of fun and joy to our daughter’s life. We have now been honored to have Farida care for each of our SIX children over the last fifteen years. Today, our youngest son is a two year old in Farida’s home and our four year old just graduated to preschool this summer. Each day, our son runs in to Farida’s house excited to see his friends, read stories, play with cars, and do arts & crafts and other projects. I truly can’t imagine a time when our family won’t be going to Farida’s each day. She has been a wonderful blessing to us and we are forever grateful to have found her and Infant Toddler.

I highly recommend Farida for any parents looking for childcare in the Alexandria/Mount Vernon area. Our daughter was in her care for a little over a year but we would have loved to have stayed with her much longer if we hadn’t moved out of the area. Leaving Farida’s daycare was one of the things I dreaded the most when we started gearing up for our move. Farida was recommended to us from a family friend that had sent multiple kids to her years earlier and she exceeded all our expectations. From the first time we met her we knew she would be a great fit for our daughter. She got down on the ground and really engaged with her and made her feel comfortable. Farida also helped us get over our daycare fears by sharing pictures and updates with us, especially at the very beginning. She took the time to chat with us every afternoon at pickup to discuss the day and my daughter’s development. Her communication with the parents was very good and she made it easy for us to talk to her about the children and challenges we had. She made the holidays special for the children. She has a great setup at her house with dedicated space for the daycare. We were really impressed how much our daughter learned while in Farida’s care, including numerous key phrases in sign language before she was able to speak. That really helped her communicate her needs and wants to us and reduced frustration for everyone. Farida also helped reinforce basic manners which was definitely appreciated. We felt like our daughter was really taken care of while she was there and she loved showing up and seeing Farida and her friends every morning.