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Specialties
Child care, day care, preschool
History
Established in 1991.
Sparkles! was founded in 1991 in Fairfax, Virginia by Sonia Valdizan as a home-based daycare. In 1999, Sparkles! opened its first child care center and then in 2005 expanded to a capacity of 158 children. Over the years, Sparkles! has evolved from a small county-regulated daycare operation to multiple early childhood education centers regulated by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Sparkles! opened a second location in Chantilly, Virginia in 2007 with the capacity for 148 children and in 2010 was awarded a contract by Fairfax County to provide an Extended Care Program at White Oaks Elementary School in Burke, Virginia.
In August of 2011, Sparkles! at Crystal City opened in Arlington, Virginia with a capacity of 108 children.
The Sparkles! philosophy is that children thrive in an environment where they can explore new opportunities, experiment with ideas, and build on their skills. We believe children learn through hands-on experiences guided by committed educators.