Washington, DC · Open 7 Days ዋሽንግተን ዲሲ · 7 ቀን ክፍት

Building foundations for lifelong learning & friendship. ለዕድሜ ልክ ትምህርትና ጓደኝነት መሰረት እንጥላለን።

Your child's happiness and growth are our priorities. We deliver exceptional, nurturing care in a safe, multilingual home — open from early morning through midnight, every day. የልጅዎ ደስታና እድገት ቀዳሚ ተግባራችን ናቸው። በደህንነቱ የተጠበቀ፣ ብዙ ቋንቋ በሚነገርበት ቤት ውስጥ የላቀ እንክብካቤ እንሰጣለን።

Enroll Your Childልጅዎን ያስመዝግቡ → Explore our programsፕሮግራሞቻችንን ይመልከቱ →
Children learning and playing at Our Children First Child Development Home in Washington, DC
30+Years of Care
Now enrolling · Infants–Pre-Kምዝገባ ክፍት ነው
Our Mission

Care that begins with the whole child.በሙሉ ልጅ የሚጀምር እንክብካቤ።

Our mission is to deliver exceptional care to each child in our program through an interactive, nurturing, and safe environment that supports age-appropriate development — tailored to the individual needs of every child.

ተልእኮአችን ለእያንዳንዱ ልጅ በይነተገናኝ፣ አሳቢ እና ደህንነቱ በተጠበቀ አካባቢ ውስጥ ለዕድሜው የተመጣጠነ እድገትን የሚደግፍ — ለእያንዳንዱ ልጅ ግላዊ ፍላጎት የተበጀ — የላቀ እንክብካቤ መስጠት ነው።

Elsa Gaiem, Founder & Director
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Years caring for DC familiesዓመታት የDC ቤተሰቦችን በማገልገል
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Languages — Amharic, Tigrigna & Englishቋንቋዎች — አማርኛ፣ ትግርኛ እና እንግሊዝኛ
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Hours of care daily — 5 AM to midnightሰዓታት እንክብካቤ — ከ5 ጠዋት እስከ እኩለ ሌሊት
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Days a week — Sunday to Saturdayቀናት በሳምንት — ከእሁድ እስከ ቅዳሜ
What We Offer

Programs that grow with your childከልጅዎ ጋር የሚያድጉ ፕሮግራሞች

All programsሁሉም ፕሮግራሞች →
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Infant Careየጨቅላ ህፃናት እንክብካቤ

Gentle, responsive care for our youngest. Secure attachment, sensory play, and a calm daily rhythm built around each baby's needs.

ለትንንሾቹ ለስላሳ፣ ምላሽ ሰጪ እንክብካቤ። አስተማማኝ ቁርኝት፣ የስሜት ህዋሳት ጨዋታ እና በእያንዳንዱ ህፃን ፍላጎት ዙሪያ የተገነባ ምት።

Learn moreየበለጠ ይወቁ
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Toddler & Preschoolታዳጊ እና ቅድመ-ትምህርት

Play-based learning centers, circle time, and the Creative Curriculum® — building language, confidence, and early academics through joyful discovery.

በጨዋታ ላይ የተመሰረቱ የመማሪያ ማዕከላት፣ የክብ ጊዜ እና Creative Curriculum® — ቋንቋን፣ በራስ መተማመንን እና ቀደምት ትምህርትን በደስታ ግኝት ይገነባል።

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Bilingual Immersionየሁለት ቋንቋ ትምህርት

A truly multilingual home. Children hear and speak Amharic, Tigrigna, and English every day — nurturing culture, identity, and a global mind.

እውነተኛ ብዙ ቋንቋ ያለው ቤት። ልጆች በየቀኑ አማርኛ፣ ትግርኛ እና እንግሊዝኛ ይሰማሉ ይናገራሉ — ባህልን፣ ማንነትን ያዳብራል።

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Every child deserves to feel safe, seen, and celebrated — first. እያንዳንዱ ልጅ ደህንነት እንዲሰማው፣ እንዲታይና እንዲከበር ይገባዋል።

That belief shapes everything — from the way we greet your family each morning to the multilingual songs at circle time and the organic meals cooked fresh in our kitchen. We're not a facility. We're a home.

ይህ እምነት ሁሉንም ነገር ይቀርጻል — በየጠዋቱ ቤተሰብዎን ከምንቀበልበት መንገድ ጀምሮ እስከ ብዙ ቋንቋ ዘፈኖችና በኩሽናችን ትኩስ እስከሚበስሉ ኦርጋኒክ ምግቦች ድረስ።

Our storyታሪካችን →
A Day With Us

A rhythm children can count onልጆች ሊተማመኑበት የሚችሉት ምት

From the 5 a.m. welcome to the last gentle good-night, every hour is intentional. Explore our full interactive daily schedule.

ከጠዋቱ 5 ሰዓት አቀባበል እስከ የመጨረሻው ለስላሳ መልካም ሌሊት ድረስ እያንዳንዱ ሰዓት ዓላማ ያለው ነው።

See the full dayሙሉ ቀኑን ይመልከቱ →

Morning

Warm welcomes, breakfast, circle time songs, and learning centers full of blocks, puzzles, and paint.

ሞቅ ያለ አቀባበል፣ ቁርስ፣ የክብ ጊዜ ዘፈኖችና በብሎኮች የተሞሉ የመማሪያ ማዕከላት።

Afternoon

Outdoor play and neighborhood walks, a nourishing lunch, restful naps, and creative free play.

የውጪ ጨዋታና የአካባቢ የእግር ጉዞ፣ ገንቢ ምሳ፣ የእረፍት እንቅልፍ እና የፈጠራ ጨዋታ።

Evening

Story time, homework help, a family-style dinner, and calm wind-down for our extended-hours families.

የታሪክ ጊዜ፣ የቤት ስራ እገዛ፣ የቤተሰብ እራት እና ለተራዘመ ሰዓት ቤተሰቦች ጸጥ ያለ እረፍት።

Meet the Team

Familiar faces who feel like familyእንደ ቤተሰብ የሚሰማቸው የተለመዱ ፊቶች

Meet everyoneሁሉንም ይተዋወቁ →
Elsa Gaiem, Founder and Director Director

Elsa Gaiem

Founder & Director · 30+ yrs
Selam Belay, Associate Caregiver Caregiver

Selam Belay

Associate Caregiver · B.Sc.
Birikti Haile, Associate Caregiver Caregiver

Birikti Haile

Associate Caregiver · 20+ yrs
Aschlech Zeleke, Associate Caregiver Caregiver

Aschlech Zeleke

Associate Caregiver · 10+ yrs
From Our Kitchenከኩሽናችን

Organic, home-cooked meals — fresh every day.ኦርጋኒክ፣ በቤት ውስጥ የተሰሩ ምግቦች — በየቀኑ ትኩስ።

CACFP-alignedMulticultural menuAllergy-friendlyMade daily

We believe healthy eating builds strong bodies and minds. Our weekly menu follows USDA CACFP guidelines and celebrates a variety of fresh, nutritious, multicultural foods — with care taken for every allergy and dietary need.

ጤናማ አመጋገብ ጠንካራ አካልና አእምሮን እንደሚገነባ እናምናለን። የሳምንት ምግባችን የUSDA CACFP መመሪያዎችን ይከተላል።

See this week's menuየዚህን ሳምንት ምግብ ይመልከቱ →
They love my daughter like their own. She comes home singing in three languages. ልጄን እንደ ራሳቸው ይወዳሉ። በሶስት ቋንቋ እየዘፈነች ወደ ቤት ትመጣለች።
A parent at Our Children FirstበOur Children First ወላጅ Northwest Washington, DC
Now Enrollingምዝገባ ክፍት ነው

Ready to give your child a place to thrive?ልጅዎ የሚያድግበትን ቦታ ለመስጠት ዝግጁ ነዎት?

Visit us at 3547 Hertford Place NW, or reach out today. We'd love to show you around and answer your questions — in your language.

በ3547 Hertford Place NW ይጎብኙን፣ ወይም ዛሬ ያግኙን። በቋንቋዎ ልናስጎበኝዎ እንወዳለን።

Start Enrollmentምዝገባ ይጀምሩ → Contact Usያግኙን