First Steps Infant Development Center is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 1100 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Virginia VA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
First Steps Infant Development Center in Charlottesville receives consistently high praise from parents. Reviewers highlight the caring and professional staff, balanced approach to learning and free play, and excellent communication through daily activity reports. The facility is noted as clean and well-organized with a significant waitlist.
We started at First Steps three years ago with an infant and could not be happier! The staff is wonderfully attentive, kind, and caring toward the kids, and there is a great balance of creative free time and structured learning. Our toddler loves her teachers too, which I think is at least as important as us parents liking them! This is a wonderful place and we’ll all be sad to age out in a few short years!
I highly recommend First Steps daycare! My son's teacher, Ms. Destiny, is incredibly sweet and kind. All the teachers at the facility are professional, and it's clear they truly love their jobs. The daycare requires parents to provide lunch, snacks, diapers, and wipes, which I actually prefer since my child is a picky eater and often won't eat the meals provided by other daycares. The facility is clean, well-organized, and filled with a variety of toys and activities that the teachers use to engage the kids. I was personally recommended to this daycare, and now I can confidently pass that recommendation along to others. If you're new to parenthood, I suggest enrolling your child as early as possible, as the waitlist can be around a year long.
Everyone here is kind and professional. Our 5-month old has been in the infant room for about 2.5 months. The teachers send a sheet home each day reporting on bottles, naps, tummy time, and diaper changes (number and time of day). It is clear that the teachers love what they do, and that our baby is well cared for. First Steps was recommended to us and we would recommend it to other parents.
One of the best loved child development centers in Charlottesville. 10/10 recommend.
One of the best!
VQB5
Level 5 out of 5
Meets Expectations
This rating is part of the state's Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). Trained evaluators assess staff qualifications, learning environment, curriculum, and family engagement — standards that go beyond basic licensing requirements.
Level 1: Meets basic licensing standards.
Level 2: Exceeds licensing with some quality improvements in place.
Level 3: Demonstrates strong practices in curriculum and staff development.
Level 4: High quality across most assessed areas.
Level 5: Highest quality — excels in all areas of assessment.