Sonika is simply an amazing speech therapist. She worked with our son who was speech delayed for…read moreover a year, and the strides he made in that year are remarkable. Sonika met our son where he was and found ways to build connection early. That bond laid the foundation for his development, as his comfortability with her allowed for the working sessions to be friction free and productive. Sonika went above and beyond in her services, as she worked with our son in various environments to help him better navigate his world. Whether that was at home, in his preschool, at a park or even at a social event, she was there. He is now much more confident in his speech and can clearly communicate his wants, needs, and interests with adults and peers. Outside of her exceptional services, as a person, she is extremely professional, kind and empathetic. She was always on time and communicated goals, progress and lessons clearly. She showed up rain (snow storm) or shine, with great energy everytime. Our family highly recommends her.

I don't normally write reviews but given the chance to celebrate and elevate the work that McLean…read moreSpeech and language do I had to make the time. We have been going to McLean Speech for over 13 years now. The professional and highly qualified therapists have made a huge difference in the way all of my children and our friends children speak, communicate, understand and interact with the world. They take the time to bond with the child but also take the time to give solid advice and help to find ways forward for those who feel stuck and are not sure how to best support their child. I have nothing but praise and accolades for Mclean Speech and Language. If you find yourself looking for a good place to turn I would highly recommend giving them a call.

We've been coming to McLean Speech and Language for several months now and couldn't be happier. The…read moreentire staff is warm, professional, and really good at what they do. We've seen a great deal of progress in more areas than we expected. Highly recommend.

I agree with all the previously written reviews. Patti is amazing and super responsive to parents'…read moreconcerns such as mine. I happened to stumble onto Patti through Facebook after pursuing a fruitless search with my insurance to find a speech therapist for my son. He speaks well but has a "tight tongue" and we are actively working to make sure that we get it to be more fluid. Patti is friendly, personable and loves kids. Sounds like a win-win-win for us. Go see Patti if you can!

Our son started at Playworks for speech therapy while we were in the middle of of doing neuropsych…read moretesting. The testing showed our son has mild dyslexia and struggles with writing. He struggled with the physical act of writing and as a consequence, found it difficult to produce cogent sentences. The doctor who performed our neuropsych assured us that Playworks could assist him in overcoming these challenges as well. After a few months of intensive work with his therapist at Playworks, our son's teachers have noticed dramatic improvement. He is now reading and writing at a grade appropriate level and his pronunciations have also improved. While we originally sent him to Playworks to help with his speech they have proven to have a wide skill set and the ability to work with issues that are tangential to speech issues.

We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

Caroline with Up No More is awesome. In just two weeks, she was able to help us get our 6-month-old…read moreson to take longer naps (30-45 minutes when we started vs. 1.5-2 hours when we finished). She also helped us get him on a much more consistent nap schedule. Before we hired Caroline, we had tried several different methods on our home (PUPD, crib hour, Ferber, etc.) and could not fix the short nap issue. She was able to give us a plan to follow and get us where we wanted to be. The first few days were rough (worse than before we started the plan ) but she warned us that would be the case and we powered through. We are so happy that we did! My only regret is that we waited so long to hire a sleep consultant (and tried to fix the problem ourselves)!

My 2.5 year old has had sleep issues for as long as I can remember. I read all the books and did…read moreall the things, including using a sleep consultant when she was 14 months old. Nothing helped. Nap time was a fight, bedtime was a circus, and my toddler would wake up several times a night - sometimes upwards of 6 times. After getting help from Caroline for a mere two weeks, my toddler's sleep has improved DRAMATICALLY. I no longer dread putting her down for naps and bed time, as the process is short and drama free, and my kiddo is putting herself to sleep AND sleeping through the night the vast majority of the time. She still likes to test me sometimes, because she's two, but I have clear action steps to take to deal with any issues that arise. Caroline will give you a step-by-step plan to use to help your child (and therefore everyone in the house!) get much needed sleep, and she will help you to troubleshoot and overcome any challenges that arise along the way. As a Nutritional Therapist, I know that sleep is VITAL to health, so if your child is having any sleep issues, I HIGHLY recommend Caroline! I wish I would have found her a couple years ago so I could get all of that sleep back! Thank you, Caroline! You have truly changed our lives.

Since December 2018 we have had 5 kids (including 2 school age) attend Lee Highway KinderCare. Our…read morekids seemed to enjoy themselves and my wife and I have seen their growth. The director has been attentive to our children's needs and we are satisfied with the care that our children have received. Thank you Lee Highway KinderCare.

The teachers here the worst they don't even care about my kids…read more My kids are jason , jaxson and jorge

I love The classroom with all my heart! So my child does!…read moreThis is his first and only preschool he's ever been to. His adjusting to daycare went smoothly, better than I expected; teachers was mindful and caring, were able to find an approach to my 2 years old boy, who didn't speak English yet then. Now he is 5 and we never had any problems going there. I really happy to meet Mrs Anastasia, and her wonderful team, who work so hard to grow up my child in the best way! Pros: *long working hours *all year working (few fed day offs) *location *private playground *home style lunch served *education and skill development *friendly environment *sport lessons Cons: none Highly recommend!

I have enrolled my daughter at the Classroom Since she was one year old. The staff and the…read moremanagment are very professional and accommodating, they follow up with the parents on every single detail. Also, my daughter has asthma and they give her the nebulizer every day on time. The owner Ms. Anastasia is very helpful and always listens to us if we have any comment or suggestion with regards to our daughter. Now she is three and half years and she has moved to the class room preschool and we are very happy and satisfied with the program.

My son has been working with Alex for the past two years and she has done such amazing work with…read morehim. She is so fun and positive, and the love that she has for him and the joy that she takes from seeing him succeed is incredible. She has helped him with his reading comprehension, his conversation skills, and his ability to verbalize his thoughts more clearly. She tailors her lessons to his needs and his favorite things, using Minecraft and Super Mario timers and videos for short breaks to incentivize him. Alex and Pooja are brilliant and caring; I can't recommend them enough.

Progressive Speech Therapy has literally been an answer to prayer. They are absolutely amazing! I…read morecan't say enough about them! My son has been attending speech therapy for about a month now, and he has made more progress with his speech problems in the past month than he has in the two years prior, while attending a county speech program. My sons areas of concern are a phonological disorder, language disorder, and motor planning issues/borderline childhood apraxia. Pooja and Katie are outstanding...they are extremely knowledgeable, passionate about what they do, and are extremely gifted with kids. If you are on the fence about whether to pursue private speech therapy, PLEASE do it! I promise you will not be disappointed!