Center for Alexandria's Children

The Center for Alexandria's Children is the City’s primary resource for the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse. The Center provides practical tools and programs, comprehensive community resources, and works with different local agencies as one team to advocate on behalf of Alexandria's children.

Learn and Playgroups promote the well-being of families by connecting adults, children and families to one another and to community and school resources while engaging in developmentally appropriate, play- based learning experiences. Learn and Playgroups are open to all families in the city of Alexandria with children ages 0-5. These playgroups serve a diverse group of families who attend at various sites throughout the City. Caregivers and their children attend groups together to learn more about resources, parenting, developmentally appropriate activities and to enjoy the company of other families. Playgroups utilize the Learn and Play curriculum, which was created by the Center, and guides the instruction and play of playgroups.