Daycare Center Plans Location in Del Ray

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- An Alexanderia daycare center has plans to open a location in Del Ray, according to the director of the school.

Madison Day School, which has operated at 722 N. Henry St. and 1106 Madison St., for the past three years, will open a location in Del Ray, according to the director of the school, at 203 E. Custis Ave. in Del Ray. The daycare owner is Abderrahim Moussaif, according to Virginia Department of Social Services.

The location is the former home of the Del Ray Variety store, which closed in November.

The director of the school said Tuesday that the new location will accommodate up to about 50 children, ages six weeks to toddler. She said there are no openings, after area families found out about the new location through word-of-mouth.

There is no confirmed opening date yet, but she said that they are aiming to open in late June or early July.

The school has filed a "drop-off, pick-up" plan with the City; drop-off is planned between 7-10 a.m. and pick-up is planned between 4-6 p.m., in the daycare parking lot, with someone from the daycare directing traffic. If there seems to be a problem with traffic backing up, the plan can be revisited, according to Ann Horowitz, with the City planning office. Horowitz said anyone with concerns is welcome to contact her at (703) 746-3821.

There are 16 parking spaces in all.

The daycare's hours at its other site on N. Henry Street are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Permits show that renovation of the building is taking place.

Location of the daycare (Google map):