Hopkins House

For working families in Northern Virginia, the cost of high-quality preschool can exceed $18,000–$22,000 per year — an expense that places early education out of reach for many parents striving to build stable, productive lives. Yet for more than a decade, our community has come together to ensure that cost is not a barrier to opportunity.

Through their generous gifts to the Hopkins House Preschool Scholarship Fund donors have opened the doors of our nationally accredited Preschool Academy to hundreds of young children from low-resourced families. But hundreds more children need help today.

Hopkins House Preschool Academy scholarships have done far more than cover tuition — they have helped parents remain in the workforce, maintain stability during times of crisis, and ensure their children receive a strong start in life.

👉 The Need Is Growing — And Urgent 

Today, that need is accelerating. Rising childcare costs, economic instability, and recent workforce disruptions are driving a surge in requests for preschool tuition assistance. Families who were once stable are now struggling to keep their children enrolled in safe, nurturing, high-quality early learning environments.

Without support, these parents face impossible choices:

•    Leave the workforce or delay returning to work

•    Disrupt their child’s early education

•    Lose the stability they’ve worked so hard to build

👉 Your Gift Makes Immediate Impact

This Spring2ACTion, our goal is simple — and urgent: To raise $10,000 in gifts to the Hopkins House Preschool Scholarship Fund to provide immediate preschool tuition assistance for working families in compelling financial need.

Your gift today will:

•    Keep children enrolled in safe, high-quality early education

•    Help working parents stay employed or return to work

•    Provide stability during times of economic uncertainty

•    Strengthen families — and our entire community

👉 Be Part of the Next Decade of Impact 

Over the past 10 years, Hopkins House donors have provided more than $1.29 million in preschool scholarships, opening the doors of our nationally accredited Preschool Academy to 585 young children from low-resourced families. Every dollar you give today goes directly to helping a child learn, grow, and thrive. 

👉 Make Your Gift Now. 

Help us ensure that no child is turned away — and no parent is forced to choose between their job and their child’s future.

Together, we can continue building a stronger workforce, a stronger community, and a brighter future — one child at a time.

Your tax-deductible gift of $50, $100, $250, or any amount you can give, will help ensure that every child — regardless of their family's income — has access to the high-quality early education they deserve.

 👉 Your Gift Today Will Make a Lifetime of Difference in a Child's Life. 

Since 1939, Hopkins House has been a trusted place for children, youth, and adults to learn, grow, and thrive. Every year, hundreds of families count on us for safe, high-quality early education, before and after school care, and career-building programs. 

👉 Donate today and be the reason a Preschool Academy Young Scholar gets a strong start in life.