Join Us for the 2025-26 Creative Preschoolers Program at Gunston Community Center
Choose 2, 3, or 5 Days a Week!
Enroll any time in our Creative Preschoolers Program which is designed to provide children ages 3-5 with their first social group experience outside the home. Emphasis is placed on experiencing age-appropriate recreation activities, being part of a group, cooperating, listening, sharing, developing play and movement skills, and discovering nature. Children do not need to be potty-trained to participate. We are a multilingual and multi-abilities program!
The full day program at Gunston Community Center runs twelve-months September to August. Hours are 8 a.m.- 3 p.m., with optional extended hours from 3 p.m.- 6 p.m. and flexible enrollment days.
Schedule a tour! Email us at: preschoolprograms@arlingtonva.us
Use Activity #: 710726 and choose your days.
Learn more about all of our half day and full day preschool programs as well as our toddler classes here.
Our fee reduction program helps Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day! Access for All. Whether you have a short-term set back or something longer term, we're here to help
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Enroll Now at Summer Stay and Play!
Join us for 90-minutes of Stay and Play fun this June through July. Our Parks and Recreation staff will provide a safe, clean, and stimulating environment for toddlers ages 12-36 months to explore and make new friends. Staff may provide organized activities such as story times, crafts, sensory and movement experiences. Families and caregivers will stay during the program to supervise their children and create bonds with other families in the community. Registration is required. Accompanying siblings must be registered to attend this program.
Space available at our Fairlington or Madison Community Center locations.
Summer session runs June 2 - July 18.
Learn more about this program here.
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Save the Date for Arlington Palooza!
 It’s back and better than ever! Put on your dancing shoes for the fifth Arlington Palooza Sat., May 17, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., at Lubber Run Community Center. View more information about the event .
Home Happenings
Pong Hau K’i
Learn a new, 2-player, DIY board game to challenge your little one in celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Month! It's simple enough for your preschooler to learn. If your child understands how to play Tic-Tac-Toe, they can play Pong Hau K’i!
Materials:
- Ruler
- Paper
- Marker or crayon
- 4 game pieces (2 of same type for each player) such as: buttons, bottle caps, checkers, coins or counting cubes
Instructions:
- Draw your game board with 5 vertices and 7 edges (see first photo) which is essentially an open-top rectangle with an "X" drawn in the middle.
- Players place their markers as shown: player one takes the upper corners, player two takes the lower corners (see first photo).
- The first player moves one of their pieces into the center. Then, players take turns moving pieces until one player has blocked the other from moving (see second photo).
- You can end the game there or keep going for a best of three rounds winner!
Early Childhood Recreation Important Dates
Friday, May 23: Last Day of Creative Preschoolers Half Day Programs
Monday, May 26: All Early Childhood Programs Closed for Memorial Day Holiday
Friday, May 30: Last Day of Stay and Play Spring Session
Monday, June 2: Opening Day of Summer Stay and Play
Monday, June 23: Opening Day of Little Explorers Summer Camps
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