Why Choose Fontanelle Academy?
Founded by a Career/Stay-at-Home Mom/Lifelong Educator
Fontanelle Academy of Early Learning was founded by Dr. Cynthia Cole. As a young mother, Dr. Cole was a university professor of teacher education with a non-traditional work schedule. Her work day was not 9 to 5; and during summers, she was a stay-at-home mom.
As a career-minded, working mother she needed child care services, but wanted to spend as much time as possible with her daughter. As a teacher of teachers, she understood the importance of a quality education and the need for children to socialize with one another; yet struggled to find child care centers that offered both quality and flexibility. It is her experience as both a career/stay-at-home mom and educator that has resulted in the program services of Fontanelle Academy. The center offers full-day and part-time services, as well as a cooperative, flexible family share service (see more under Educate/Our Programs) designed to accommodate the needs of today’s families.
Cynthia found the balance that many career families, with non-traditional/flex schedules, and families with stay-at-home parents seek. She went on to become a tenured professor, administrator of a university teacher preparation program, and Senior Policy Advisor at The U.S. Department of Education. However, she’s most proud of her daughter, Payton.
Dr. Cole is the Executive Director of Fontanelle Academy and is on-site and actively engaged in the care, teaching, and training of the faculty and staff.
National Accreditation
Programs Designed to Ease Your Mind and Provide Opportunities to Participate in Your Child’s Day
Always There™— A web-based, secured portal that allows you to access an interactive web application. Through this application you can participate virtually in an activity with your infant/toddler and his/her primary caregiver.
Programs Designed to Meet the Changing Needs of Today’s Families
Fontanelle Families Flex n’ Share™ — This flexible, cooperative program is for families who have children in the same age range (examples include 6 weeks to 15 months, 16 to 24 months, and 2 years old) who are in need of child care service on a part-time basis. The program allows you to partner with other families who have complementary child care needs and are interested in “sharing” a cooperative child placement at our center. The cooperative family group scheduling offers families flexibility.
Fontanelle Friends Learn n’ Play™ — This program is available for families with stay-at-home parents or parents with non-traditional work schedules seeking part-time care to enhance their children’s development with Fontanelle Academy’s curriculum and extracurricular activities.
Features of Our Facility
- Newly renovated 12,000 square feet building equipped with technology that allows your child access to current educational technology and allows you viewing capabilities, as well as interactions with your child
- On-site, dedicated parking lot
- Indoor, dedicated car seat/stroller parking for families with shared pick-up/drop-off duties
- Lactation room for nursing mothers
- Secured with camera monitoring, restricted access entry
- Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
Convenient Location
The facility is conveniently located in the City of Alexandria near Metro rail stations and the Beltway:
-0.2 miles from the I-95/I-495 Expressways
-0.7 miles from Eisenhower Avenue Metro Station
-0.8 miles from King Street Metro Station
-1.5 miles from George Washington Memorial Parkway
-1.9 miles from Huntington Metro Station
-3.4 miles from Arlington/Fairlington
-3.8 miles from the I-395 Expressway
-4.0 miles from Van Dorn Metro Station
-4.0 miles from The Gaylord Convention Center
-5.0 miles from Ronald Reagan National Airport
-5.8 miles from The Pentagon