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Best for Families

 

   The results from 2012 were amazing . . . your choices of the region’s best– merchants, restaurants, venues and organizations. We tabulated the entries from thousands of regional families and included votes from across the US and even a few from around the globe.  And here are YOUR choices of the BEST OF THE BEST in 2012!

   You’ve told us where you shop, relax, and dine. Your favorite doctors. The best parks to explore. Where you go to get away. Rainy day favorites and quick cuisine locations. This year was a record setting year for the number of nominees with over 16,000 nominations submitted! There is so much in this area that is worth trying. Here is what our readers consider “The Best” in 2012.

   The leader in each category is listed at the top, with other top nominees listed below in alphabetical order.

Just For the Fun of It
   Best Animal at the Zoo
   Best Family Board Game
   Best Family Movie in 2011
   Best Festival or Celebration for Families
   Best Kid's Party Entertainer
   Best Local Radio Station for Carpool
   Best Party Store or Rentals
   Best Place for a Team Party
   Best Place to Have A Birthday Party
   Best Place to Meet Other Moms
   Best Feature of FAMILY Magazine
   What subjects would you covered more
   Best Advice for New Parents

Places
   Best Beach
   Best Resort
   Best Day Trip (Outside Our Area)
   Best Local Winery
   Best Family Vacation
   Best Romantic Get-Away for Mom and Dad
   Best Rainy Day Outing
   Best Neighborhood for Families
   Best Fertility Clinic
   Best Hospital
   Best Ice Skating or Roller Skating Rink
   Best Indoor Play Facility for Children
   Best Museum
   Best Playground for Children
   Best Swimming Pool/Water Park
   Best Shopping Center or Mall

Goods & Services
   Best Arts and Crafts Store
   Best Children's Photographer
   Best Hair Salon or Day Spa (for Adults)
   Best Home Based Business (for moms to do)
   Best Invitation or Stationery Store
   Best Place to Buy a Car
   Best Place to Buy Toys
   Best Places to Buy Sports Equipment Store
   What Company has the BEST Customer Service?

Home Improvements
   Best Remodeling Company
   Best Basement Build Out Company
   Best Carpet or Rug Store
   Best Counter Tops
   Best Electrician
   Best General Repairs Company
   Best Heating and Air Conditioning Company
   Best Home Accessories & Décor Items Store
   Best Interior Decorator
   Best Kitchen Designer
   Best Plumber

Miscellaneous Children's Retail
   Best Bicycle Store
   Best Children's Clothing Store
   Best Children's Furniture Store
   Best Children's Shoe Store
   Best Consignment or Resale Store
   Best Place to Buy Musical Instruments
   Best Hair Salon for Children
   Best Maternity Clothing Store
   Best Place to Buy Outdoor Play Equipment
   Best Selection of Children's Books
   Your Kid's Favorie Book
   Your Kid's Favorite Toy
  
Education and Activities
   Best Art Program
   Best Ballet or Dance Studio
   Best Childbirth Class
   Best Child Care Center
   Best Children's Theatre or Drama Instruction
   Best Day Camp
   Best Overnight Camp
   Best Fitness Gymnastics or Activity Center
   Best Martial Arts Instruction
   Best Music Instruction
   Best Foreign Language Instruction
   Best Parent Support Group
   Best Preschool Program
   Best Private School
   Best Public School
   Best Tutor/Tutoring Company

People
   Best Allergy or Asthma Doctor
   Best Dentist or Orthodontist
   Best OB/GYN
   Best Pediatrician
   Person I Wish Would Run for President
   Best Family Friendly Company
   Best Financial Planner
   Best Lactation Consultant
   Best Local Hero/HeroineBest Midwife

Food
   Best Burger Restaurant
   Best Cheap-Eats Restaurant
   Best Cup of Coffee
   Best Fine Dining With Kids
   Best Ice Cream Store
   Best Kid's Menu
   Best Outdoor/Patio Dining
   Best Pizza Delivery
   Best Restaurant with a Kid's Night/Special
   Your Kids' Favorite Food

Other Stuff
   Other Favorites
   Misc. Honorable Mentions
   Absolute BEST FOR FAMILIES in Our Area

Best Animal at the Zoo

Panda

Alligator • Anteater • Apes • Bats • Bears • Big Cats • Butterflies • Camel • Cheetah • Chimpanzee • Dolphins • Duckbill Platypus • Elephant • Flamingo • Giraffe • Gorillas  • Groundhog • Hippo • Horse • Howling Monkey • Iguana • Komodo Dragon • Leopard • Lion • Maned Wolf • Mole Rats • Monkeys • Octopus • Orangutan • Otters • Penguin • Pigs • Polar Bear • Prairie Dogs • Red Panda • Reptiles • Seals • Siberian Tigers • Sloth • Snakes • Squirrel • Tigers • Wolf • Zebra

Best Family Board Game

Monopoly                                                                                                  

 7 Wonders • Apples to Apples • Bananagrams • Battleship • Beat the Parents • Bingo • Blackjack • Blokus • Boggle • Brain Quest • Candyland • Catch Phrase • Charades • Checkers • Chess • Chutes & Ladders • Clue • Connect Four • Cranium Cariboo Island • Cranium Family Fun • Disney Trivia • Dominios • Doodle Dice • Flash Point • Harry Potter Clue • Headbandz • Hi Ho Cherry O • Hungry Hippo • I Can Do That • Imaginif • Jenga • Jigsaw • Jr. Labyrinth • Kids on Stage • Lego Mouse Trap • Letters • Life • Ludo • Mexican Train • Monopoly Jr. • Parchessi • Pictionary • Poker • Puzzles • Quarters • Quelf • Quirkle • Racko • Risk • Rummicub • Scattergories • Scrabble • Scrabble Flash • Sequence • Settler of Cataan • Slamwhich • Sleeping Queens • Sliders • S'match • Sorry • Spongebob Life • Spot It • Star Wars Monopoly • Star Wars  • Sorry • Stratego • Taboo • Tell Tale • Ticket to Ride • Tic-tac-toe • Trouble • Uno • Upwords • Worst Case Scenario • Yahtzee • Zenga • Zingo • Zoofari

Best Family Movie in 2011

Rio

Arthur Christmas • The Artist • Avatar • Barbie • Beauty and the Beast 3D • Black Swan • Breaking Dawn • Cars 2 • Chicken Little • Chipwrecked • Day of the Deisels • Despicable Me • Dolphin Tale • Gnomeo & Juliet • Happy Feet 2 • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows • The Help • Horton Hears A Who • How to Train Your Dragon • Howes Moving Castle • Hugo • Ice Age • Incredibles • Into the Blue • Iron Man 2 • Journey 2 • Judy Moody • Jump • Jumpstar • Kung Fu Panda 2 • Lion King • Lion King 3D • Lorax • Mama Mia • Mary Poppins • Megamind • Mr. Poppers Penguins • The Muppets • Narnia • Old Town • Percy Jackson & Olympians • Pink Panther 2 • Pirates of the Carribean • Planet of the Apes • Pooh Movie • The Princess & the Frog • Puss in Boots • Rango • Rapunzel • Real Steel • Secretariat • Sex and the City 2 • Sherlock Holmes • Shrek • Smurfs • Sound of Music • Spy Kids • Spy Kids 4D • Star Wars Episode 1 3D • Takers • Tale of Despereaux • Tangled • Tintin • Tooth Fairy • Toy Story 3 • Transformers •  Triumph of the Will • Twilight • Twisted • Up • War Horse • We Bought A Zoo • Winnie the Pooh • Winx • Yogi Bear • Zookeeper • Zorax

Best Festival or Celebration for Families

Herndon Festival

 4H Fair • Alexandria's Irish Festival • Apple Blossom • Apple Festival • Balloon Fest • Bethesda • Kids Fest • Big Apple Circus • Birthdays • Bluemont Fair • Bolivian Festival • Boo at the Zoo • Brambleton Fest • Bull Run Christmas Lights • Bunnyland • Butler Orchard Fall Festival •  C3 Cyberclub • Celebrate Fairfax • Centreville Day • Cherry Blossom • Chinese New Year • Chocolate Festival • Christmas • Christmas Parade • Christmas Tree Lighting • Circ du Sole • Circleville Pumpkin Show • Circus • Clifton Day • Clifton Halloween Festival • Corcoran  •  Family Day • County Fair • Cox Farms • Craft Fairs • DC Green Festival • Del Ray Halloween • Parade & Festival • Delaplane Strawberry Festival • Disney • Diwali • Dominion Trail Mix • Glen Echo Park •  Fairfax Corner • Fairfax County Festival • Fairfax Fair • Fairfax Festival • Fall Festivals • Fall for Fairfax • Falls Church Memorial Day Parade • Family Fest DC • Fiesta DC • First Night • Fourth of July • Fright Fest • Halloween • Haymarket Day • Heidelberg Bakery • Open House • Herndon Fall • Holi • International Children's Festival at Wolf Trap • Kentlands Day • Kite Day • Kite Festival • Lunar New Year Festival • Maryland Renaissance • MC Fair • McLean Day • Memorial Day Parade • Moco County Fair • Monster Jam • National Book Festival • National Cathdral • Nature Fest • Neighborhood Parties • Norouz • Old Fairfax City • New Years Celebration • Old Town Alexandria St. Patrick's Day Parade • Oz Fest • Parade • Pet Expo • Pet Fiesta • Prince William County Fair • Pumpkin Patch • Purim • Ren Fest • Reston Art Festival • Reston Craft Show • Reston Festival • Reston Food Festival • Reston Music • Reunions • Shenandoah County Fair • Smithsonian Festival • Source Festival • Southport, NC 4th of July • Spring Festival • St. Mary's • State Fair • Sugarloaf Craft Festival • Takoma Park Folk Festival • Taste of Bethesda • Taste of Reston • Thanksgiving • Trunk-or-Treat • USA Science Fair • Vietnamese New Year • Viva Vienna • Waterford Festival • White House Easter Egg Roll • Wine Festival

Best Kid's Party Entertainer

Pump It Up

Featured Nominee: Mad Science

Birthday Parties:
Mad Science parties entertain children of all ages with exciting, high-energy, interactive shows that come to you. Our no-mess, hassle-free parties typically last one hour, with the option of special add-ons, like cotton candy-making, bubbling potions and rocket launches

Summer Camps:
Mad Science offers six exciting week-long summer camps.  Campers can be Jr. Engineers, learn all about rockets, build robots, and much more!  Each day is full of hands-on experiments, and projects for the kids to build and take home.
www.madscience.org/dc

Other Nominees: Act II • Acting for Young People • Alexandria Face Painters • American Clown Company • Amy Sue & You • Balloon Animals • Big Bird • Bingo the Clown • Black Belt Martial Arts • Bob the Clown • BounceU • Bozo the Clown • Brian Curry • Broccoli the Clown • C3 Cyberclub • Cartoon Cuts • Chuck E. Cheese's • Classic Tales 'n Tunes • Clay Café • Clown • Cody and BJ • Cookology Recreational Cookiing School • DJ Lana • Fire Dancer • Fun Faces • Game Truck Parties • GoGo the Clown • Greg Russell • Gymboree • Heidi Emmer • Homey the Clown • Jonathan Austin • Jumping Jack Sports • Kay Dee Puppets • Kidsinger Jim • King Pinz • Laser Tag • Learn Now Music • Leesburg Animal Park • Little Gym • Louis the Magician • Mad Science • Maggie the Clown • Magician • Mike Perrello Magic • Mom • Mr. Don • Mr. Skip • Ms. Krissie • My Gym • National Children's Museum • Nolan's Magic • Oh Susannah • Panther Family Laser Tag & Amusement Center • Party City • Party Princesses of Virginia • Pirate Magic • Princess Parties of Virginia •  Rainbow the Clown • Rebounderz • Redtruck Productions • Reptiles Alive! • Rocknoceros • Squeals on Wheels • Swim U Kids • Tiny Dancers • Tom's Outdoor Laser Tag • Turley the Magician • Yoyo Man

Best Local Radio Station for Carpool

Mix 107.3

88.5 • 90.9 WETA • 91.9 WGTS • 92.5 WINC • 93.3 • 93.9 • 94.7 • 95.1 • 95.5 • 96.3 WHUR • 97.1 WASH • 97.7 • 97.9 • 99.1 • Hot 99.5 • 99.7 • 100.1 • 100.3 WBIG • DC 101.1 • 101.5 • 103.1 • 103.5 WTOP • 104.5 • 106.5 KSNE • 106.7 The Fan • 107.7 • 107.9 • 117.3 • 630 AM • 98.7 WMZQ • Big 100 • Classic FM • Coffee House - Sirus • C-Span • ESPN Radio • Kids Place Live • Mike & Mike in the Morning • NPR • Radio Disney • Sirus • The Link - Charlotte, NC • WAMU • WAVA • WGMS • WMAL • WPIL • WTEM • WXBQ • XM Kids

Best Party Store or Rentals

Party City

Ashburn Rental • A-Z Rental • Best Buy • Birthdayinabox.com • Bruno's Bounce House • Capitol City Rental • Clay Café Studios - Chantilly • Dollar General Store • Dollar Tree • Economy Party Supplies • Gaithersburg Party Rental • Hallmark Stores • Kmart • Michael's • Party Co. • Party Depot • Party Mania • Party Place • Party Store • Party Time • Party Warehouse • Party Zone • Partyland • Pump It Up • Shadowland • Target • Wal-Mart

Best Place for a Team Party

Fuddruckers

Best Place to Have A Birthday Party

Pump It Up

Featured Nominee: Ideaventions

Ideaventions, based in Northern Virginia, is an innovative educational organization focused on Pre-K-8 STEM enrichment programs, research and development of STEM curriculum and materials, and outreach and partnership initiatives to further science and technology education. Ideaventions provides informal STEM education to children Pre-K-8 using small-group lab and workshop experiences. Enrichment programs are offered at schools and the Science Center. The Ideaventions Science Center, located in Oakton, Virginia, provides students with bright and spacious laboratories for our unique classes, workshops, camps, parties and STEM curriculum research and development. Discover, Imagine and Invent with Ideaventions.
www.ideaventions.com

Other Nominees: Acting For Young People • Ajax Amusements • American Girl • AMF Bowling Annandale • Amphora Bakery • Apex Gymnastics • Applebee's • Aquatic Center - Warrenton, VA • Beach • Bear Bus • Black Belt Martial Arts • BounceU • Bowl 300 • Bowl America • Build-A-Bear Workshop • Burke Lake Park • C3 Cyberclub • Cabin John Park • Cartoon Cuts • Cheesecake Factory • Chuck E. Cheese's • Claude Moore Recreation • Clay Café' (Chantilly) • Cold Stone Creamery • Color Me Mine • Cookology Recreational Cookiing School • Creative Dance Center • Croyden Creek Nature Center • Cub Run Rec Center • Curiosity Zone • Dave & Buster's • Dynamite Gymnastics • Earth Treks • Fairfax Gymnastics • Fairfax Ice Arena • Fairfax County Parks • Frying Pan Park • Fuddrucker's • FunFit Family Fitness Center • Gymboree • Gymini Gymnastics Club • Heart and Soul Yoga • Heritage Farm Museum of Loudoun County • Herndon Community Center • Hill's Gymnastics • Home • House of Bounce • Ice Skating Rink • Ideaventions • Imagination Tree • Inflatable Park • Jerome Buddy Ford Nature Center • Jhoon Rhee Arlington • Jumping Jack Sports • Jump-n-Jimmy's • JW Tumbles • Kids N Motion • King Pinz • Language Stars • Laser Quest • Laser Tag • Little Gym • McDonald's • Michaels Craft Store • Misty Brae Farm • Mobu Kids • My Gym • National Zoo • Oogles n Googles • Paint Your Own Pottery • Panther Family Laser Tag & Amusement Center (Sterling) • Park • Petite Ballet • Pizza Hut • Port Discovery • Rebounderz • Red Gate Farm • Riverbend Park • Roller Skating Rink • Romp n'Roll • Ruby Tuesday • Shadowland Laser Tag • Skate Quest • Skate N Fun Zone • Smithsonian Natural History Museum • Sport Bounce • Sport Rock Climbing Center • SporstPlex (Dulles & Rockville) • Stones Cove Kitbar • Strike Bethesda • Tally Ho Movie Theater - Leesburg • Tiny Dancers • Top Kick Martial Arts • Tutus & Tiaras • Ultra Laser Tag - Falls Church • Ultrazone Laser Tag & Family Amusement Center • University Mall • Urban Pirates • VisArts - Rockville • Water Park • Yogie Park

Best Place to Meet Other Moms

Starbucks

After School Activities • Arrow Broke Park • Barnes & Noble • Bertuccis • Birthday Parties • Birthing Class • Bus Stop • Capital Moms Events • Carpool • Cartoon Cuts • Chuck E Cheese • Church • Classes • Clifton Café • Corner Bakery • Cougar Crawl • Country Club • Dulles Town Center • Exercise Class • Fashion Center - Pentagon City • Food Lion • Frying Pan Park • Gold's Gym & Aerobic Center • Good Shepherd Lutheran School • Great Falls Park • Grocery Store • Gym • Gymboree • Hair Cuttery • Harris Teeter • JCC Lobby • Jhoon Rhee Arlington • Kids' Athletic Events • Kids' Classes • Kindermusik • King Pinz • Kumon Math & Reading Center • Lake Ridge Mom's Club • Language Stars • Library • Lifetime Fitness • Little Gym • Loudoun Hospital Mom's Group • Mall • McDonald's • Michaels Craft Store • Misty Brae Farm • Mommy & Me • Mommy Boot Camp • MOMS Club • MONA - Mothers of North Arlington • MOPS • Mothers and More • My Gym Kentlands • Nail Salon • Nysmith School • Online • Panera Bread • Parenting Group • Park • Pinecrest School • Playdate House • Playground •  Playgroup • Pool • Pot-lucks • Preschool • Preschool Carpool Line • PTA • PTO • Pump It Up • Rec Centers • Rockville MOMS Club • Rockville Town Square • School • Soccer • South Run Rec Center • Tiny Dancers • Tiny Tots at Thomas Farm • Toys R Us • Tysons Galleria • Ubrains • Van Dyke Park • Wal-Mart • Wegman's • Work • YMCA

Best Feature of FAMILY Magazine

Articles

Activity Ideas • Advertisements • Ages & Stages Articles • Best For Families Survey • Calendar • Camp Information • Classified • Coupons • Deals • Education • Event Weekly eNewsletter • Events • Everything • Featured Family • Food & Nutrition Information • Front Cover • Health Topic Articles • Kids and Money Articles • Kids Section • Local News • Mom Blogs • Parenting Advice • Party Section • People Articles • Places to Go • Recipes • Resources • School Listings • Summer Camp Information • Table of Contents • Tips • Useful Information • Variety of Topics • Various Guides • Website

What subjects would you or your family like covered more in FAMILY Magazine?

Education and Educational Programs

Activities • Arts & Theater • Attachment Theory • Autism • Behavior • Best Affordable Family • Vacations • Best Doctors • Bicycle Trails for Kids • Birthday Party Ideas • Cheap Outings • Child Rearing Advice • Children's Health Articles • Computer Gadgets • Consignment Sales • Coupons • Day Trips • Dealing with Teens • Deals • Design Ideas for Kids Rooms • Discipline • Doctors • Eating Organic • Events & Fun Things to Do • Family Vacations • Family Work  • Balance • Festivals • Financial for Kids • Food and Nutrition • Football • Free Events • Free Outings • Free Places to Visit • Fun Places to Visit • Haircare • Health • Healthy Recipes • High School Issues • How To Deal with Other Parents • Kid Friendly Meals • Local Interest • Local News Stories • Local Parks • Local Performances for Kids • Local Sightseeing • Marshall Arts • Medicine • Middle School Kids • More Featured Businesses • More Mom Bloggers • Movies • Music • New Toys & Reviews of Toys • Organic Foods & Recipes • Parenting Issues • Parks • Party Options • People • Pets & Kids • Physical Fitness • Positive Discipline • Potty Training • Preschool Issues • Prince William County Events • Private Schools • Puberty • Recreational Activities • Resources for Moms • Science • Scouting Activities • Scuba Diving • Shoe Stores for Tweens • Sports • Summer Camps • Teen Events • Teenagers • Tween Activities • Tweens • Web Learning • Winter Activities • Youth Faith Programs

Best Advice for New Parents

Relax and enjoy every moment

Allow for free time for pure play • Be a good parent • Be a safety blanket, not a safety straight jacket • Be flexible • Be good and stern with them • Be loving to your children • Be patient • Be very patient • Be very patient with your child regardless of age • Breast Feed • Breathe • Budget • Build a support system • Buy at consignment sales not retail stores • Check FAMILY for information • Cherish every moment • Chill • Consistency • Discipline early • Discipline your kids • Do not be afraid to ask for help • Do sleep training • Do what fits your kid's needs, not what is trendy • Do what is best for your family • Don't be a vegetarian for your kids • Don't buy new things, go to consignment stores • Don't miss out sweet memories in time of stress • Don't panic • Don't rush the milestones • Don't say no to help • Don't spoil them • Don't stay home all the time • Don't sweat the small stuff • Don't take things so seriously • Don't try to be perfect • Don't worry so much - they're fine! • Enjoy every part of parenting • Enjoy every minute because it goes by so quickly • Enjoy every moment • Enjoy every second possible with your kiddo • Enjoy the moment • Enjoy the toothless smiles while they last • Enjoy your children because they grow up fast • Enjoy your family • Everything is a phase • Find a Montessori School • Find a playgroup to meet other parents • Find what works for you, not others • Follow intuition, follow child's lead • Get enough sleep • Get help • Get help if you need sleep • Get lots of sleep before the baby comes • Get plenty of sleep whenever you can • Get sleep whenever you can • Get your kids involved in the arts • Give your children a good education • Go to Cartoon Cuts for all haircare services • Go to private school • Goals and patience • Good phases and bad phases - enjoy the good • Gripe water is a cure all • Have fun • Have patience • Hold and sing to your baby as much as possible • Ignore advice • It all gets better at 3 months • It gets better before it gets worse • It gets easier • It will work out • It'll all be OK • Join a group such as Capital MMA • Join a local parent group • Join groups • Just love them • Just relax and go with the flow • Keep breathing • Kids are hard to handle • Learn with your children • Let your kids sleep with you if they want to. • Life is liquid • Listen to your children, no matter what age • Listen to your instincts • Love your children • Make sure you actually get to know your kids • Make sure you take care of yourself too • Make sure your baby has a nice name • Make time for mom and dad • Make time for yourself • No one knows everything • Only you can determine what is best for your kids • Pace yourself • Patience • Patience is the key • Pay attention and trust your instincts • Practice attachment parenting • Pray a lot • Raising kids is hard work • Read • Read FAMILY magazine • Read lots of books with your kids • Read, learn and be patient • Register at Babies R •  Us and Target • Relax and take pictures • Rely on extended family for help • Respect and listen to what your children say & feel • Save your $ & only buy what you need •  Say "That's how my pediatrician says to do it" • Send them to Nysmith School • Share the duties • Sleep • Sleep & caffeine • Sleep in separate rooms ASAP • Sleep is important to child and parents • Sleep when you can • Sleep when your baby sleeps • Slow down • Spend time with children • Spend time with children • Start a savings account of some sort • Start foreign language early • Stay calm • Stock up on diapers • Stock up on diapers • Stop working & raise your own kids • Take a deep breath • Take a deep breath • Take advice from other moms • Take care of yourself also • Take help when it's offered • Take help when it's offered • Take it easy and enjoy it • Take it easy and enjoy it • Take one day at a time • Take time for yourself • Take time for yourself • Talk to other parents • Teach kids respect • Teach your kids the principal of life • The baby won't break • Treat your kids with respect • Trust your instincts • Try to laugh more and not stress as much • Wine and coffee will get you through • You are not for yourself anymore • You are not perfect • You are the expert on your kid • You decide when it is bedtime, not the child • Zero stress

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Best Beach

Bethany Beach, DE

Aruba •  Assategue Island National Seashore • Atlantis, Bahamas • Bahamas • Bald Head Island • Bermuda • Bora Bora • Brigantine Beach, NJ • Cale Henlopen • Cancun, Mexico • Cape Cod, MA • Cape May, NJ • Carolina Beach • Carolla, NC • Carribean • Cayman Island • Chesapeake Bay • Chincoteague Island, VA • Clearwater, FL • Club Med Cancun Yucatan, Mexico • Cocoa • Colonial Beach • Corolla • Coronado Beach • Daytona Beach • Dewey • Duck • Eastern Shore • Emerald Isle – Montserrat • Fenwick Island, DE • Florida Gulf Beaches • Forrest Beach, SC • Fort Lauderdale, FL • Greece • Green City • Hawaii Beach, HI • Hilton Head • Huntington • India • Isle of Palms, SC • Kiawah Island, SC • Kitty Hawk • La Jolla, CA • Labadee, Haiti • Lanikai Beach Park, HI • Lewes Beach • Little Cayman Beach Resort • Long Beach Island • Maui • Miami Beach, FL • Montego Bay • Montserrat • Myrtle Beach, SC • Nags Head Outer Banks, NC • Naples, FL • Naples, Italy • Newport Beach, CA • North Carolina • Oak Island, NC • Ocean City, MD • Ocean City, NJ • Outer Banks, NC • Palm Beach • Panama City • Pawleys Island, SC • Pensacola Beach, FL • Pine Island, FL • Redondo Beach • Rehoboth Beach, DE • Rio de Janeiro • Rosemary Beach • Rum Point, Grand Cayman • Sandbridge Beach, VA • Sandy Point • Seahorse Beach, FL • Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands, Caribbean • Siesta • Key Beach, FL • South Beach, Miami • Southern California • Southern Outer Banks • St. Thomas - Maagen's Bay • Thailand • Topsail Island, NC • Turkisk Black Sea • Turks and Caicos Islands, Carribean • Virginia Beach, VA • Vlieland Beach, Netherlands • Wailea, Maui • West Palm • Yarmouth, MA

Best Resort

The Great Wolf Lodge, VA

 Amelia Island • Aruba Westin • Atlantis, Bahamas • Barcelo Deluxe - Riviera Maya, Mexico • Beaches – Sandals • Beaches - Turks and Caicos • Beaver Creek, CO • Boca Raton • Bora Bora • Breakers, FL • Cambridge, MD Hyatt • Case de Campo • Club Med   • Club Med Coral Beach, VA • The Cove Atlantis, Bahamas  • DeBordieu Colony - Georgetown, SC • Diamond Resorts • Disney Animal Lodge • Disney Beach Club • Disney Grand Floridian • Disney Resort • Disneyland • Dreams - La Romana • Dreams - Punta Cana • Dreams - Riviera Maya • El Conquistador  Esencia  • Fairmont Kea Laui • Four Seasons Maui at Wailea, HI • Gran Porto Real, Mexico • Grand Wailea, Maui • The Greenbriar, WV • Hawaiian Village • Hershey Park • Hidden Valley Resort, PA • Hilron Oceanfront • Hilton Head • Hilton Waikaloa • Holiday Inn • The Homestead Resort, VA • Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina • India • Inn at Redwood • Kiawah • Kings Dominion • Lansdowne Resort, VA • Manco Island • Maroma Resort and Spa, Mexico • Marriott • Marriott Manor Club - Williamsburg, VA  • Massanutten • Maya Riviera • Myrtle Beach • Nemacolon Woodlands Resort, PA • Nickelodeon • Norwegian Cruise Line • Ocean Beach Club • Ocean City • Palace Resorts • Paradise Island, Bahamas • Playa del Carmen • Rehoboth Beach • Ritz Aruba • Ritz Carlton Maui • Ritz Carlton Sarasota • Sandals Grande Antigua St. Johns, Antigua • The Sanderling Resort & Spa, Outer Banks, NC • Sea Colony, Bethany Beach, DE • Sea Island, GA • Secrets, Cancun • Sheraton, Bali • Sheraton - Clearwater Beach, FL • Six Flags • Skill Mt • South Seas Island Resort, FL • St. James Place – Southpoint • Taino – Bahamas • Tambo del Inka – Peru • Universal's Royal Pacific Resort • Venetian Hotel & Casino ª Virginia Beach • Westin Ft. Lauderdale • Westin Whistler • Williamsburg • Wintergreen Resort, VA • Wisp Resort, VA • Yogie Park

Best Day Trip (Outside Our Area)

Colonial Williamsburg, VA

Adventure Park USA • Annapolis, MD • Aquarium • Atlantic City • Bald Head Island, NC • Baltimore, MD • Baltimore's Inner Harbor • Billy Goat Trail, Montgomery City, MD • Biltmore Estate • Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA • Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo, VA • Charlottesville, VA • Chesapeake, MD • Cox Farm • District of Columbia • Deep Creek Lake • Driving through mountains toward Pittsburgh • Dutch Wonderland • Eastern Shore • Fishing • Frederick, MD • Fredericksburg, VA • Ft. Fisher Aquarium • Gettysburg • Great Falls Park • Great Wolf Lodge • Greenbriar • Harper's Ferry, WV • Hershey Park, PA • Homestead • Jamestown Settlement, VA • Jungle Jim's, Williamsburg, VA • Kids' Discovery • Kings Dominion, VA • Lancaster, PA • Leesburg, VA • Luray Caverns in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley • Maryland Science Center • Massanutten • Monticello, Charlottesville VA • Mount Vernon • Mountains • Museums in DC • National Aquarium, MD • National Harbour • Northern Neck • Ocean City, MD • Pennsylvania • Philadelphia • Port Discovery Children's Museum • Rehoboth Beach, DE • Richmond Children's Museum • Richmond, VA • Roundtop Mountain Resort, PA • Sandy Hill • Sandy Spring Adventure Park, MD • Sesame Place, PA • Seven Springs, PA • Shenandoah Mountains • Shenandoah National Park • Shenandoah Valley • Six Flags America, Baltimore MD • Skiing • Skyline Drive, VA • Smith Mountain Lake • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum • Smithsonian Museums • Smithsonian Natural History Museum • Snowshoe • Strasburg, PA • Stribling Orchard, VA • Sugarloaf Mountain Hike • VA Safari Park - Natural Bridge, VA • Washington, DC • Water Country • Whitetail Ski Resort • Wilmington, DE Zoo • Wilmington, NC • Wisp Resort, VA • Zoo

Best Local Winery

Tarara

Arrow • Barboursville • Barrel Oak • Belle Mount • Blenham • Bluemont • Bow • Breaux • Childress • Chrysalis Vineyards • Crush Cellars • Crystal • Dennis Winery - Stanly County, NC • Divine Wines • Doukene • Dry Mill • Fabiolis Winery • Farfelve • Grey Ghost • Grey Goat • The Hadley Home • The Hague • Horton • Keswick Vineyards • La Grange • Lake Anna Winery • Linden Winery • Linganore • Lost Creek Winery • Lotte • Loudon Valley Vineyards • Monticello Wine Trail • Morrisette • Naked Mountain • Narmada • Norm's Wine • North Gate • Oak Barrel • Old House • Pahrump Valley Winery • Paradise Springs • Paradise Winery – Clifton • Pearman • Pearmund • Potomac Winery • Prince Michel • Red White and Bleu • Ricotta • Stone Tower • Sugarloaf Winery • Swedenburg • Talifera • Thibaut-Janisson • Unicorn • Vienna Vintery • The Vineyard • West Wind Farm • Willowood Winery • Wintergreen

Best Family Vacation

Disney World

Adirondacks • Adventures on Gorge, WV • Alaska Cruise • Arizona • Aruba • Atlantis, Bahamas • Austrailia • Bald Head Island • Baltimore Aquarium • Barbados • Beach • Beaches Resort • Beaver Creek, CO • Bethany Beach, DE • Big Island – HI • Bolivia • Bora Bora • Brigantine Beach, NJ • Busch Gardens • Cabo • California • Camping in Maine • Camping in Virginia Beach • Cancun • Cape Cod • Carnival Cruise • Cartagena • Cayman Islands • Chicago • Chincoteague • Christmas • Colonial Williamsburg • Corola, NC • Cross-country Road Trip • Cruise • DC • Deep Creek Lake • Disney Adventures Travel • Disney Cruise • Disneyland • Dude Ranch • Dutch Wonderland • Eastern Shore • Europe • Fishing • Florida • Foreign Country • France • Great Wolf Lodge • Guatemala • Hawaii • Hershey Park • Hershey, PA • Hilton Head, SC • Hong Kong • India • Israel • Key Largo • Kiawah • Lake Anna • Lake Getaway • Lakes • Laurel Highlands, PA • London • Los Angeles • Machu Picchu – Peru • Maritius • Mexico • Montana • Moon Palace – Cancun • Myrtle Beach • Nags Head, NC • New England • New Mexico • Niagra Falls • North Carolina • Norwegian Cruise Lines • Oak Island, NC • Ocean City, MD • Orlando, FL • Outer Banks • Panama City, Panama • Paris • Phoenix, AZ • Pittsburgh • Quebec • Rehoboth Beach, DE • Riviera Maya, Mexico • San Diego • Sarasota, FL • Shenandoah Valley • Ski Liberty • Skiing • Smokie Mountains • South Beach, Miami • South Carolina Beach and Golf • Steamboat Springs. CO • Switzerland • Tennessee • Turkey • Turks and Caicos • Universal Studios, Orlando • Vermont • Virginia Beach • Visiting Grandparents • Waldorf • Water Park • Watercolor • Williamsburg • Wintergreen • Wrightsville Beach, NC • Yosemite National Park

Best Romantic Get-Away for Mom and Dad

St. Michaels, MD

Anywhere without Children • Ashby Inn - Paris, VA • Asheville, NC • Atlantic City, NJ • Bahamas • Bald Head Island • Baltimore, MD • Bavarian Inn • Beach • Bed & Breakfast • Bed & Breakfast in Vermont • Bedford Springs Resort - Bedford, PA • Bedtime • Bermuda • Biltmore - Asheville, NC • Boothbay Harbor, ME • Bora Bora • Cabin in Mountains • Cabin in Woods • Cancun • Cape May, NJ • Carrabba's • Carribean • Chang's • Charlottesville, VA • Chez Francois • Clyote's Restaurant • Cruise • Distric of Columbia • Dinner & Movie • Dinner For Two • Disney World • Dominican Republic • Florida • France • Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor • Greenbriar • Harbor Cruise • Hawaii • The Heritage • Homestead • Hotel • Inn at Kelley's Ford • Inn at Little Washington • Jamaica • Keswick • Key Largo • Kiawah Island - Charleston, SC • Lake George, NY • Landsdowne • Log Cabin • Long Wood Garden • Lorian Spa - Old Town • Mandarin Oriental • Maroma, Mexico • Mayflower Hotel • Miami • Motel 6 • Movies • Napa Valley • Nemacolin • New York City • Newport Beach • Night in DC • Nina's Dandy • Oak Island, NC • Palm Springs • Paris • Poconos • Poplar Springs • Potbelly • Primm, NV • Punta Cana • Rehoboth Beach, DE • Reston Town Center • Ritz Carlton • Ritz Carlton • Sarasota • Sandals St. Lucia • Savage River Lodge • Sharp Rock Vineyards Bed & Breakfast • Sonoma Valley, CA • South Beach • Spa • St. Charles • St. Croix - US Virgin Islands • St. Johns • Taste of Tandoor • The Temple • Tides Inn • Travelling Together • Turks & Caicos • Virginia Beach • Wild Fire • Williamsburg • The Wine House – Fairfax • Wine Kitchen • Winery • Wintergreen

Best Rainy Day Outing

Smithsonian Museums

Aquarium • Arcade • Baking Cookies • Baltimore Aquarium • Beach • Botanical Gardens • BounceU • Bowling • Chick-fil-A Play Area • Chuck E Cheese • Clay Café Studios – Chantilly • Color Me Mine • Cub Run Water Park • Cupcake Heaven • DC Museums • Dynamite Gym • Fair Oaks Mall • Fort Fisher Aquarium • Hirshhorn Museum • Home • Hunting • Ice Skating • Indoor Treasure Hunt • Jumpin Jimmy • JW Tumbles • Kingstowne 16 Movie Theater • Language Stars • Laser Tag • Lee District Recreation Center Soft Playroom • Library • Mall • Mall & Movie • Masanutten • Mimi's Café • Movies • Museums • National Aquarium • National Building • Museum • O Street Mansion • Park Trails • Pet Store • Playseum • Port Discovery • Puddle Jumping • Pump It Up • Rebounderz   • Regal Majestic Movies • Reston Library • Reston Town Center • Rockville Library • Skate N Fun Zone • Sleeping • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center   • Smithsonian Natural History Museum • Storytime at Library • Theater • Torpedo Factory • Tysons • Tysons Corner • Udvar Hazy Theater • Videos at Home • Walking • WAMU • Wegman's • Winery • The Workhouse - Lorton, VA

Best Neighborhood for Families (Why?)

Landsdowne, VA
"It is community oriented, with a theatre, concerts and access to everythig."

Annandale - Chapel Square • Arlington • Arlington - For the county recreation programs, playgrounds • Arlington - There is lots to do within walking distance • Ashburn - It is family friendly • Ashburn Village • Ashland • Belmont • Bethesda - It is safe and there is lots to do • Bev Hills Alex • Bradley Farm - Has great community pool • Braemar • Brambleton • Brentwood Farms • Bridlewood - lots of kids • Broadlands • Broadlands - family activities, pools, festivals, nature center, trails, etc. • Burke - good pools and hiking trails, parks and the VRE • Cameron Station • Capitol Hill – schools • Cascades • Centreville • Century Oaks • Cherry Run • Chesterbrook Academy • Churchill Road Area • Clifton - small, friendly, cohesive, caring • Darnestown, MD - convenient but 'away' • Dartmoor • Dominion Valley • Dunn Loring • Fair Lakes • Fair Woods - the neighbors are fantastic • Faircrest • Fairfax • Fairfax - great schools • Fairfax - it's beautiful, vibrant & lots of shops • Fairfax - it's safe • Fairfax – schools • Falls Church • Falls Church - lots of kids • Falls Church - lots of other families there • Fallsgrove • Franklin Farm - filled with trails, ponds • Georgetown South • Great Falls • Greenhill Crossing - friendly & down to earth • Hampton Chase • Heatherbrook - Lots of kids & good families • Herdon - something for everyone and has a family feel about the area • Kentlands   • Kentlands - has everything • King Farm • Lake of Woods • Loudoun Valley Estates • Madison Manor • Mantua - beautiful neigborhoods, great schools • McLean • Meadowbrook Woods, Manasass, VA - very kid friendly • Middleburg • North Arlington - great schools, parks, metro, kids • Nottingham – parks • Oakton, VA - very active families • Occoquan - historic town full of shopping and fun • Old Town South • Penderbrook • Pentagon City - everything is a short walk away, playgrounds, parks • Potomac • Prosperity Heights • Red Fox Forest - great families, school • Reston - safe, clean, lots to do • Rockville • Ruler Ford - great mix of everything • SE DC • Seminary Valley, Alexandria - diverse, schools • South Germantown Recreation Park - indoor swimming pool • South Riding - lots of kids and young families • Southport - quiet and safe • Spring Lakes • Springfield, VA - very family friendly and good access location • Sugarland- safe • Summer Lake - Manassas, VA • Sunnybrook • Tara Heights, West Springfield - it's safe • Vienna • Vistabrooke • Wayside • Winding Creek - small town atmosphere • Woodley Gardens, Rockville, MD

Best Fertility Clinic

Shady Grove Fertility Centers

Columbia Fertility Associates • Dominion Fertility • Fairfax Hospital • Falls Church • Genetics and IVF Institute • Jones Institute • Dr. Krop-Cook • Dr. Ramsey - Woodbridge, VA • Shadybrook • UFIV • VA Center for Reproductive Medicine • Washington Fertility Center

Best Hospital

INOVA Fairfax Hospital

Alexandria Hospital • Anne Arundel Medical Center • Arlington Hospital Center • Bethesda National Naval Medical Center • Brunswick County Hospital • Children's Hospital • Children's National Medical Center • Culpepper Hospital • Dosher Memorial • Fagsuier Hospital • Fair Oaks Hospital • George Washington University Hospital • Georgetown University Medical Center • Holy Cross Hospital • Howard County General • INOVA Hospital • INOVA Arlington • INOVA Fair Oaks • INOVA Loudoun • INOVA Reston Emergency Care Center • John Hopkins • Kaiser Permenante • Loudoun Hospital • Mary Washington Hospital • Montgomery General Hospital • Northeast Medical Center - Concord, NC • Potomac Hospital • Prince William Hospital • Reston Hospital • Shady Grove Adventist Hospital • Sibley Hospital • Sterling Hospital • Suburban Hospital • University of Virginia • VA Hospital • Valley Health • Virginia Hospital • Winchester Medical

Best Ice Skating or Roller Skating Rink

Reston Town Center - Pavilion & Skating

Ashburn Ice House • Ballston Mall • Fairfax Ice Arena • Fredicksburg • Harris Pavilion – Manassas • Haymarket IcePlex • Kettler Capitals IcePlex (Ice House) • Manassas Outdoor Rink • Montgomery Parks - Cabin John Ice Rink • Mount Vernon Recreation Center • National Gallery of Art Sculpture Gardens • National Mall • New York City • Pentagon Row Ice Skating Plaza • Prince William County Ice Center • Rockville Town Square-Ice Skating • Skate-N-Fun Zone • SkateQuest • Texas Station Ice Skating • Wheaton Ice Arena  (Silver Spring) • Wisp

Best Indoor Play Facility for Children

My Gym

Adventure Park USA • Ajax Amusements • Backyard Inflatables • Bounce and Play • BounceU  • Bowling • Central Park Fun-Land • Chinquapin • Chuck E. Cheese's • Classical Ballet Theatre • Claude Moore • Croyden Creek Nature Center • Cub Run • Dulles Town Center • Fair Oaks Mall • Fairfax County Parks • Fairfax Sportsplex • Funland • Great Wolf Lodge • Gymboree • Herndon Community Center • Home • House of Bounce • JCCNV • Jhoon Rhee Arlington • Jonah's Treehous • Jumping Jack Sports • Jump-N-Jimmy's • JW Tumbles • Kidz n Motion • Language Stars • Little Gym • Loudoun Gymnastics • Mall • McDonald's • Monkey Joes • National Building Museum • nZone • Panther Laser Tag • Party Supply Store • Play Place • Playseum • Port Discovery • Pump It Up • Rebounderz • Shadowland Adventures • South Run Recreation Center • Sport Bounce • Sportsplex (Dulles & Rockville) • JW Tumbles • Tysons Corner • Wee  Play • YMCA

Best Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

African Art Museum • Arboretum • Artisphere • Baltimore Aquarium • Boston • Corcoran • DC Aquarium • French National • Gadsby’s Tavern Museum • Hirshhorn • Holocaust • International Spy Museum • Kids • Discovery – PA • Lourve • Luray • Manassas Museum • Marine Corp • Maryland Science Center • Metropolitan Museum of Art • National Building Museum • National Children's Museum • National Gallery of Art • NC Science Museum • Neon Museum • Newseum • Phillips Museum of Art • Playseum • Please Touch Museum • Sci-Fi Museum • Smithsonian Museums • Smithsonian National  Museum of the American Indian • Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum-Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center • Smithsonian National Museum  of American History • Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore) • Washington DC Museums • Wax Museum • White Oak Civil War Museum

Best Playground for Children

Clemyjontri - McLean

Algonkian Park • Arrowbrooke • Arrowhead Park • Ashburn Park • Aurora Highlands Park • Baron Cameron • Blake Lane • Brambleton • Bready Park - Herdon, VA • Briar Patch • Burke • Lake Park • Bush Hill Elementary School • Cabin John Park • Cascades • Castle Park • Central Park, NY • Claude Moore Playground - Warrenton, VA • College Gardens • Curtis Park • Desert Breeze Skate Park • Dinosaur Park – Ashburn • Dominion • Douglas Community Center • Dulles Town Center • Eleanor Lawrence Park • Fallsgrove • Family Adventures • Fantasy – Woodbridge • Franklin Farm • Frying Pan Farm • Glen Echo Park • Grange • Great Falls Grange • Great Falls Park • Hadley's • Hamson St. Park • Harrison Street Park – Arlington • Herndon • Home • Home Depot Park • John Clem • JW Tumbles • Lee Street • Long Park • Mall • Mattie • Stephanic Park • McLean Playground • Meadow Lane Park • Meryland • Mount Vernon CS • My Gym Kentlands • Navy Elementary • Nottaway • Nysmith School  • Nzone • Park • The Park • Gaithersburg • The Pit – Alexandria • Port Discovery • Pump It Up Manassas • Rock Creek Park - Albemarle, NC • School • Signal Hill - Manassas, VA • Sleepy Hollow Elementary • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum • South Germantown Adventure Park • South Riding • South Run Recreation Center Outdoor Playground • Sterling • Trailside Park • Van Dyke Park • Vani • Warrenton • Water Playground – Arlington • Wolf Trails • Woodley Gardens Park

Best Swimming Pool/Water Park

Water Mine, Reston, VA 

freatured Nominee: Potomac Swim School

Our mission is to teach children to swim in a safe, caring, positive, and fun environment.  With your help, we also strive to encourage the development of your children’s self-esteem, confidence, responsibility and love of the water.
www.potomacswimschool.com

Other Nominees: Algonkia • Ben Lomond - Manassas, VA • Bethesda Pool • Borher Water Park • Boyd Swim Center • Bull Run Water Park • Busch Gardens • Cameron Run • Canterbury Woods Pool • Carlisle • Cedar Brook • Claude Moore • Club House • Cub Run • Disney • Dunn Loring • Dutch • Wonderland • Emerald Point • Fairfax Swimming Pool • Fairfax Water Park • Forest Hollow Swim Club • Freedom Center • Gaithersburg • Germantown • Germantown Splash Park • Glade Pool • Great America • Great Waves • Great Wolf Lodge • Herndon Community • Hershey Park • High Point • Home • Hunt Valley Swim Club • Hunter Mill • Ida Lee • Jungle Jim • Kentlands • Kings Dominion • Lake Fairfax Park • Langley Pool • Lansdowne • Lifetime Fitness • Little Hunting • Massanutten • Oakmar Rec • Oakmarr Pool • Oakton • Oasis • Olney Pool • Penderbrook • Pirate's Cove • Pohick Bay • Price's • Recreation Centers • Reston Pools • Rock Creek Park – NC • Rockville   • Rockville Municipal • Signal Hill • Sleepy Hollow Bath & Racquet • South Germantown Recreational Splash Park • Splashdown • Spring Hill Recreation • Takoma Aquatic Center • Trump • Upton Hill • Vienna Aquatics • Volcano Island - Algonkian Park • Warrenton Aquatic • Water Country USA • Water Park • Westleigh • Westwood • Worldgate • YMCA   • Yogie Park • Yorktown

Best Shopping Center or Mall

Tysons Corner Center

Ballston • Barefoot Landing • Columbia Mall • Concord Mills • Concord, NC • Dallas Mall • Downtown DC • Dulles Town Center • Fair Lakes • Fair Oaks Mall • Fairfax Corner • Fairfax Shopping Mall • Galleria • Lakeforest • Landmark • Leesburg Commons • Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets • Manassas Park • Meadows Mall • North Park – Dallas • Pentagon City Mall • Potomac Mills • Potomac Outlet Center • Reston Town Center • RIO Center • Rockville Town Square • Springfield Mall • Tysons Galleria • Washingtonian Center • Westfield Montgomery Mall

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Best Arts and Crafts Store

Michaels Arts & Crafts

A. C. Moore • A. J. Wright • Children's Place • Clay Café • Color Me Mine • Go Bananas • Jo-Ann Fabrics • Knit and Stitch – Bethesda • Lakeshore Learning Store • Oriental Trading • Party Favors • Pottery Barn • Target • Total Crafts • Utrecht

Best Children's Photographer

Picture People

Featured Nominees: Galhouse Photography

Looking for a modern children's photographer without the cheesy backdrops and mall studio look? Babies, children, and maternity...studio light or natural light. Seven years as a professional photographer and proud founding committee member of the Alliance Project.
www.galhousephotography.com

Families, Couples, Engagements, Brides, Kids, Cakesmash, Boudoir or Just because...
Nadine serves the Northern VA area including Woodbridge, Dale City, Manassas, Gainesville, Haymarket, Leesburg, Dumfries, Triangle, Quantico, Lorton, Springfield, Alexandria, Arlington and Washington DC.
To book a session with Nadine, please call (571) 288 6395 or email her at nadine@fotos-by-nadine.com 
www.fotos-by-nadine.com

Amie Otto Photography

Best Hair Salon or Day Spa (for Adults)

Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa

Featured Nominee: Salon Jean

Salon Jean & Day Spa is a full service hair salon and day spa serving the Washington, D.C. area. Located in Cabin John, MD, our salon offers a full range of services and a retail selection that includes hair care,skin care,cosmetics and boutique gifts. Salon Jean is a L'oreal Concept Color Salon and features L'oreal Professional Products. We strive to stay on the cutting edge in both our professional skills and technology in order to give our clients the most current style and information in a pleasant spa-like atmosphere.
www.salonjean.com

Other Nominees: A Healing Place, LLC. • Alanya Spa • A Natural Alternative - Natural health clinic • Accent Beauty • Act II Salon • Active Duty Fitness for Women • Advanced European Facials Institute • Aesthetica Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Center • Alanya Spa • Alchemy Hair Salon • Alchemy Salon • Alex Schlesinger • Alexandre de Paris • Alexandria Mylandre Coiffures • All Natural Body Shop • Allergy Solutions of Reston • Allure Salon • Amenity Day Spa • Amir Salon • Andre Chreky Salon • Angels Hair and Skin Care • Anne Welsh Salon • Appearances Salon & Spa • Aquarius • Arbonne International • Avalon • Avatar Wellness • Aveda Salon & Spas • Avon • Bang Salon • Bazzak Spa • Beau Totale - Burke Center Pkwy • BeautiControl Spa & Image • Beautiful Life Salon • Bella Bethesda Salon • Bella Donna Spa • Bellini • Blue Heron Wellness • Body & Soul Day Spa • Body Elements • Bouvier International • Bristles & Shears • Brush Strokes • Bubbles • Calvert Thompson, Ltd. • CamLai • Capelli • Cartoon Cuts • Cassianna Spa • CC Salon • Changes Salon & Day Spa • Chara Salon & Spa • Chinn Aquatics and Fitness Center • Christie Adam • Christie-Adam Salon & Spa • Circe Day Spa & Wellness Center • Circe of Alexandria, Inc. • Citi Salon • Citrine Salon and Spa • Cloud Nine Salon • Comfort & Joy Wellness Spa • Cornrows & Co. • Corte Salon • Creative • Daniel Allen • Dante's • David's Hair and Colour • Designers • De-Lush • Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery Associates, P.A.  • Dessange Paris • Destiny Deve • Diamond Spa • Differences • Dolce Vita Salon & Spa • Dollin It Up • Dress to  Sweat • Easel Hair Studio • East Coast Sage Circle • Eccentric's - The Spa Sanctuary • eClips • Eclips Kids • Eclips Salon & Day Spa • EcoQuest Intl., SDB Enterprises • Elaj Aveda Day Spa • Elegant Faces • Elements • Elie Elie Salon • Elle et Lui • Envy Salon • Erwin Gomez Salon & Spa  • Eternal Med Spa of Lorton • Eyma Salon and Spa • Fair Tales Hair Care  • Fit Femme, LLC • fitbound • Flair Salon • Florence Hair Design • For Health and Balance • Four Seasons Hair Salon • George of New York • Glynn Jones Salon • Goldilocs • Good Hair Day • Great Clips • Hair Academy • Hair Attractions • Hair Cuttery • Hair Harmony • Hair Lounge • Hairmarket • Hairport Salon • Hairways • Headlines Hair Designers • Health Advantage Yoga Center, Inc. • Healthy Inspirations • Heidi Ella Wellness and Massage • Hla Spa LLC • Hugo • Iconz - The Salon 4 Kidz • Illusions – Shirlington • ILO Salon & Day Spa • Ingrid's Salon • Ipsa • JC Penney • Jolie Lady • Jon 'Ric International Salon & Spas • Jon David Salon • Joy • Juice Plus+ • Kindle & Boom • KLS Studio • L'image • La Femme Salon & Day Spa • Landsdowne Resort • Le Shoppe • Leo's Spa • Life Changing Fitness • Life Spa • Life Stages Fitness • Life Time Fitness • Lillian Laurence LTD. • Lofty Salon & Wellness Center • London Bob • Lorraine April • Lorraine Aprile Salon • Lotus Day Spa • Louisa Hair Salon • Lovette’s • M & M Nails & Wellness Center • Maks Place • Massage Envy • Massage Heights • Massage Therapist  • Masters Touch Salon & Spa • Maude - Herndon, VA • Medical Spa at NOVA • Merle Norman - Greenville, NC • Michael Anthony Salon • Michel Salon, Spa & Beauty Boutique • Millennium Medical Spa • Mimi and Mina - Annandale, VA • Mimosa Beauty Salon • Mint Health Club and Spa • Miracles Hair Salon • Modern Concepts Salon • Modern Day Spa • Molecule Salon • Monet Salon • Moses - Robert Lewis Salon • Mr. Lee Hair • My TIGI Salon • Nantucket – DC • Nash Hair Design • Natural Fusion • Neufal • New Dawn Rising • New Health Wellness Center • Nicola of London • O Salon • Okyo Salon • One 80 Salon • Ozuki Salon • Paradise Nails • Parma Spa and Wellness Center • Paul Mitchell School • Piaf Salon • Pilates and Yoga • Pink Karma Salon & Spa • Pompadour Hair Salon • PR at Partners Salon and Spa • Precision Health and Fitness • Prima • Prive Hair Salon • Progressions Salon • Pure Bliss Day Spa • Radiance • Radiance Salon & Medi-Spa • Rain Salon of Ashburn • Rain Spa • Rainbow Hair Designs - White Flint Mall  • Randolph Cree • Rejuvenations Massage Therapy • Red Door Salon •  Ritz Carlton • Robert Lewis - Montgomery Mall • Roche Salon • Rockey & Rockwell • Rodi Salon and Spa • Ronnie Elias Salon • Roosters • S.P.A.R.R.A. • Saks 5^th • Salon 10 • Salon Alure • Salon Amarti • Salon Balayage • Salon Bleu • Salon Charisma • Salon Cielo • Salon del Sol • Salon Dijo • Salon Dyjo - Springfield Mall • Salon Essence • Salon Jean and Day Spa • Salon Joseph - Arl. • Salon L'Eau • Salon Michel, Spa & Beauty Boutique • Salon Mint • Salon Nordine – Reston • Salon O' Tony • Salon Prive • Salon Red • Salon Roi • Salon Rouge • Salon Ten • Salon Virage • Salon Vogue & Day Spa • Salon W Burke • Sapna • Sebastian • Serenity Day Spa • Sesen Spa • Shakti Mind Body Studio • Shapes • Simply Bliss • Slender • Soile • Solace Day Spa • Solidly Spa • Spa Minerale • Spa Noa • Spa World • Sport and Health Serenity Day Spa • Sprout Salon • Strand, Inc. • Studio 355 • Studio 47 • Studio 921 Salon & Day Spa • Studio Be Pilates • Studio Body Logic • Sugar House • Sugar House Day Spa & Salon • Sun & Moon Yoga Studio • Tahitian Noni International Distributor • Tai Sophia Institute for the Healing Arts • Tangerine Dream • Tara Salon & Spa • The Gray Matter Coach • The Health Advantage Yoga Center • The Laser Cosmetic Center (TLC Center) • The Master Wrap • The Natural Healing Center • The Perfect Cut • The Women's Club Fitness & Day Spa • The Yoga Massage Center • Tim Bald • Toka at Penn Quarter • Toka in Georgetown Court • Toka Salon • Tranquility Day Spa • Tranquility Day Spa and Salon • Trim Salon • Ulta • Unique You Day Spa – Lorton • Unity Woods Yoga Center • Valentino's • Valon Salon • Venus • Vidal Sassoon Salon – McLean • Vincent & Vincent • Virtu Studios • Vita • Vital Skin Care • Vitalia MedSpa • Vivia Center for Cosmetic Therapy • Washington Dermatology Center • Windsor-Old Town Hair Studio • Women's Wellness Institute • XYZ Salon • YMCA Reston • ZenGo Fitness • Zina's Day Spa & Salon • Zoe Salon

Best Home Based Business (for moms to do)

Mary Kay

Featured Nominee: Mad Science

Other Nominee: Accounting • Airborne • Avon • Baking • Billing • Bitty Belly • Cabi Clothes • Catering • Classy Kids Consignment • Cleaning • Consulting • Creative Memories • Cupcake Business • Day Care • Direct Sales • eBay • Estate Agent • Etsy • Event Planning • Face Painting • Interior Design • Internet Marketing • Kids Arts & Crafts • Lia Sophia • Lion Bridge • Mad Science • Maid • Medical Transcription • Melaleuca • Organizer • Our Kids • Pampered Chef • Parties • Personal Trainer • Photography • Prideinbows – Hairbows • Program Manager • Real Estate • Recruiter • Scentsy • Silpada Designs • Stella & Dot • Stroller Strides • Tech • Telephone Surveyor • Tupperware • Tutoring • Usana Health Products • Usborne • Web Dev • Willow House • Writing • Yoga Teacher

Best Invitation or Stationery Store

Papyrus

Amazon Anyvite • Barnes & Noble • Cranes • Dandelion Patch • Dollar Tree • Evite • Franklin Covey • The Fun Shop • Hallmark • Kmart • Michael's • Minted • Occasions by Sarah • Office Depot • The Paper Source • Paper Store • Party City • Party Depot • The Party Store • Pingg.com • Staples • Super Party • Target • Tiny Prints • Zabu

Best Place to Buy a Car

Carmax

Acura • Alex VW • American Service Center • Arlington VW • Audi • Autofax • Benz Dealer • Bill Page Toyota • BMW of Alexandria • BMW of Dulles • BMW of Silver Spring • BMW of Sterling • Brown's • Brown's Mazda • Brown's Nissan • Brown's Sterling • Cars.com • Chantilly Auto Park • Chantilly Mercedes • Chantilly Nissan • Chantilly Toyota • Chevy Dealer • Chrysler/Dodge • Costco Auto Program • Country Chevrolet • Craigslist • Darcars • Darcars Volvo • Dealer • Dodge - Fair Oak • Don Beyer Volvo • Dulles Honda • Dulles Motorcars • Euromotor Cars • Fair Oaks Chrysler/Dodge • Fairfax Honda • Fairfax Hyundai • Farrish of Fairfax • Fitzgerald Auto Mall • Ford • From Friends • GMC Woodbridge • Herson's Honda • Honda • Honda Tysons • Hyundai Dealer • Infiniti • Jack Taylor's Toyota – Alexandria • Kay Jennings • Koons  • Koons Ford Manassas • Koons Kia • Koons Toyota • Koons Tysons • Lamborghini Sterling • Landmark Honda • Leesburg Toyota • Lexus   • Lexus Pohanka • Lindsay Cadillac • Martens VW • MB of Chantilly • Mercedes of Tysons • Miller Toyota • Moore Cadillac • Nissan Brown's • Online • Ourisman • Ourisman Honda • Ourisman Toyota • Passport BMW • Pohanka • Rockville Audi • Rosenthal • Select Auto Imports • Sheeshy • Shell • Stutzman Cadillac • Subaru of Tysons Corner, VA • Ted Britt Ford • Tiswell Chevy • Toyota • Toyota Bethesda • Toyota Fairfax • Toyota Tyson • Tri-State Nissan • Tyson Audi • Volvo • Volvo Don Myers • Yahoo Autos

Best Place to Buy Toys

Toys R Us

Featured Nominee: Doodlehopper 4 Kids

Doodlehopper 4 Kids provides a unique selection of award-winning and educational toys that encourage creativity and inspire imagination.  With two locations in Northern Virginia, family owned Doodlehopper has been the ‘One Stop Kids Shop' for Toys, Games, Books, and Baby Gifts for over 20 years.  Drop by for weekly craft activities and weekend events!
www.doodlehopper.com

Other Nominees: 5 Below • AC Moore • Amazon • Babies R Us • Barnes & Noble • Best Buy • Buy Buy Baby • The Carousel Toy Shoppe • Cartoon Cuts • Children's Place • Childs Play • Classy Kids Consignment • Costco • Dick's Sporting Goods • Dollar Store • Doodlehopper 4 Kids • FAO – NY • Fatbraintoys.com • G Willikers • Game Stop • Go Bananas • Hardware Store • Hobby Works • KB Toys • Lakeshore Learning Center • Lego Store • Mindware.com • My Gym Kentlands • Nordstrom Rack  • Online • Shirlington Toy Store • Smart Toys • Target • Toy Corner – Oakton • Toy Kingdom - Rockville, MD • Tree Top Kids • Treehouse Kids • Tuesday Morning • Tugo Toys • Walmart • Why Not

Best Places to Buy Sports Equipment Store

Dick's Sporting Goods

Adidas • Amazon • Cassel's • Costco • Fitness First • Fitness Resource • Galleons • Gander Mountain • Mall • Modell's • Online • Play It Again Sports • REI • Sears • Sports Authority • Target

What Company has the BEST Customer Service?

Nordstrom

Ace Hardware • Acting For Young People - they really care about your child • Amazon • Apple • AT & T • Balance Interactive • Bed Bath and Beyond • Best Buy • Black Belt Martial Arts  • Carmax • Carmichael Construction • Cartoon Cuts • Chic Envy • Chick-fil-A • Child's Play • Cisco • Confections - Manassas, VA • Copper Canyon Grill • Costco • CVS on Willard • Dick's Sporting Goods • Domino's Pizza • Fairfax Hyundai • Fidelity Insurance • G. F. Cleaners • Gap Stores • Giant Food Stores • Go Bananas • Great American Restaurant • The Greene Turtle • H H Gregg • Hallmark • Home Depot • Home Paramount • INOVA Fairfax Hospital • Jhoon Rhee Martial Arts • Just Ask Mo Custom Cakes  • Kmart • Kohl's • Lands End • Language Stars • Law • Offices of Karen C. Davis • Learn Now Music • Legal Sea Foods • The Little Gym • LL Bean • Long & Foster Vienna • Lowes • Mercedes • Michaels • My Gym Kentlands • My Plumber Heating & Cooling • Neiman Marcus • Ourisman Fairfax Toyota Service Department • Passport BMW • Patio Place • Pohanka Lexus  • Pump It Up • Pump It Up Manassas • REI • Sears • Silpada Designs • Star Plumbing • Target • Tidy Up • Tiffany's • Tiny Dancers • T-Mobile • Trader Joe's • Tutoring for Success • Tyson Audi • Universal Studios • Verizon • Wal-Mart • Wegman's • White House Black Market • Whole Foods • www.tidyup.com • Zappos

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Best Remodeling Company

Moss Building and Design - Chantilly

A Healthy Home • ABC • American • American Windows & Siding of VA, Inc. • Artisian • Audi • Bluestone • Bowa • Bradley Turner Builder • Bru Inc • C. Ricagno Painting & Decorating • Carmichael Construction • Case Designs/ Remodeling, Inc • Coleman and Lauienzo • D & W Builders • Darvish Construction • Details Home Service • Dominion Floors • Dream Home • Elite • Federal Contracting • Glass Block of America • Great Falls Construction • Gutterman Services, Inc. • HB Services • HEB • Home Depot • Homemedik • Honor Roll Remodeling - Ashburn, VA • Improvement Plus • John Brown Construction • Kholmark • Lowes • M & M • Marvin Window&Door Showplace • Michael Nash • Mike Garcia Construction • My Plumber Heating & Cooling • Northwood Construction • Nova Contractors • Nova Exteriors • Nuance Painting Inc. • NVR Inc.  • PN Hoffman Inc.  • Potomac West • Pro Finishers • PT Home • Improvement Services • Purestyle • R & R Builders • Remo • Remodel Usa Inc. • Rockys • S K Woodworking • Sage Sandy Springs Builders • Stanley Naudus • Stavrou Associates Inc. • Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. • Summit Design Remodeling • SunDesign Remodeling • Specialists, Inc. • Suntasticks Decks • T.I.S. The Improvement Source • The Painting Company • Tron Home Remodeling • Vienna Floors • Winn Design, LLC • Ziti's

Best Basement Build Out Company

Northwood Construction

ABC • Artisian • Audi • Bluestone • Bowa • Carmichael Construction • Case Design • D & W Builders • Deck Master • Details Home Service • Etsy • HB Services • Home Depot • Kohlmark • Lowes • M & M • Michael Nash • Miles Construction • Moss Building and Design – Chantilly • Mr. Basement • Mr. Shed • My Plumber • Nova Contractors • Potomac West • Sun Design • Suntasticks Decks • Vale Home Improvement • Zadnick

Best Carpet or Rug Store

Hadeed Carpet & Rugs

Abbey Carpet Flooring Center • ACS • Ayoub • Bobby Saunders Flooring • Capital Flooring 8 Carpet America • Carpet Color • Carpet Impression • Carpet One • Dunlap Woodcrafts • Empire • Executive Flooring • Fashion Floors • Floors Depot, Inc • H&H Hardwood Supply • Home Depot • IKEA • Image Flooring • Leesburg Floors • Loudoun Valley Floors • Lowes • Luna • Mr. Handyman • Oriental • Quality Carpet One • R. L. Lee's • Target • The Rug Store • United Flooring • Universal Stone • Vienna Floors • Zamani's

Best Counter Tops

R. Brathii

Abbey • Best Granite • Better Granite Place • Counter Intelligence • DAL Tile • Dominion Granite • Franco Marble • Granite Express • Granitech • Home Depot • IKEA • Kitchen & Bath • Kitchen & Cabinet • Largo • Lowes • Mosaic • Pro Finishers • Target

Best Electrician

Michael & Sons

Ace Electric • Action Electric • Amilcar Medrano • ARH Electric • Ashburn Electric • Becker Electric • Benjamin's Electric • Best Buy Geek Squad • Byron Dillon • Cooks Electric • Dane Electric • Dave Hensol • Dulles Electric • Great Falls Electric • Gustavo Rodriguez • H & H Electric • Harris & May Electrical • Headen Electric • Hector Victor • Hickerson Brothers • Husband • Iberth Blas • John C Flood • John Nugent & Sons • Kolb Electric • Mr. Handyman • P & G • Palis • Ponds • Powerhead Electrical • Precision Electric • Rocky • Rush • Sears

Best General Repairs Company

Hopkins & Porter Construction, Inc.

Abid Hussein • American Home Sheild Warranty • ASAP Paving •  Bowa • Bruco • Carmichael Construction • Case Remodeling • Dennis Knudson • Door Systems Inc. • Drainage&Erosion Solutions,LLC • Envision • Friedman Home Improvements • Handy Mensch • Handy Mensch

HB Services • HEB • Home Depot • Home Equity Builders • Husbands • Fairfield Residential Homes •  Improvement Plus • John Brown Construction • Lowes • M & M • McCarthy • McCormick & Sons • Michaels and Sons • MV Improvements • My Plumber Heating & Cooling • PT Home Improvement Services  • R & R Builders • Rocky • Sears • Triple R & O Construction

Best Heating and Air Conditioning Company

Jones-Rogers, Inc.

A Advantage • A Best • A&G Air Conditioning • A1 • Ace Air Conditioning and Heating Service – Fairfax • Adzo • Aegis • Air Temp • Airmover • All Air + • American Home Sheild Warranty • ANG • Argent • ARS • Ascending Dove – Fredericksburg • B & B • Blue Dot • Bowmans • Brennan's • Carrier • Croppe Metcalfe • Dave's • DLB EnviroSystems, Inc • Don Marc • Donmar • EE Wine • EYA • F H Furr • Fairfax City Cooling & Heating • Fannon • Four Seasons • FW Harris • Gaithersburg Heating & Cooling • Garneski • Gary Frank • H & R Plumbing & Heating • Hart • IAC Service Company - Woodbridge, VA • Jim Smith • John Nugent & Sons • Lowes • M & M Mechanical • M E Flow • Masters • McCarthy • McCrae • Metcalf • Michael & Sons • Michael's • My Plumber Heating & Cooling • N & S Heating • Nickere • Nugent • Ours • Parish • Polar Aire • Richards • Root Electric • RP Dobson • Rush • S & S • Sears • Snell • SSI • Supreme Air • Tom Muse • Tysons • United Air Temp • Vernon • Zimbro

Best Home Accessories & Décor Items Store

IKEA

Ace Hardware • American Carpet • Arhaus • Ashley Furniture • Bed Bath & Beyond • Belfort Furniture • Bromwell's -The Fireplace People • Crate & Barrel • Direct Buy • Empire Today • Ferguson • Great Indoors • Hardwood Artisian • Home Depot • Home Goods • IMI • Kirkland's • Lazy Boy • Lowes • Marshalls • Mason et Jardin • Nest Egg • Party City • Pier 1 • Plank & Nickle • Posh • Pottery Barn • Rich Hippie • Target • West Elm • Z Gallerie

Best Interior Decorator

Sue Rosenbaum, A Room With A View

Andy Stazak Interior • Anne Gold • Barbara Austin Design • Basha White • Belfort Furniture Staff Designers • Berince Parent Interiors • Blanca Mayorga • Caitlin Dermish • Calico • Carol Frey • Christie Savage Olsen • Crate & Barrel • Decor & You • Dedini • Diane Zutant • Dobi • Doni Kanka • Ethan Allen Interiors • Home Depot • Home Goods • Houseworks Interiors • IKEA • Katie Liverman • Laura Price • Leigh Newport • Magic Tail Murals • ME • Mitchell Gold Bob Williams • Moving and Redecorating Services • Personal Touch • Philips Paint • Pinterest • Pottry Barn • Puchi Harnal • Rachel Erin • Rachel James • Redecorate Today • Ricardo Ramos • Sarah Pak • Sheeba Lee • Silk Supply Company • Stephanie McNair Designs • Susan Gulick • Suzy Albert • Sverosenbaum • The Closet Stretchers • Theodores • Washingtonian Interiors, Inc • Whittington • Willow House • Yardstich Interior • Z Gallery

Best Kitchen Designer

NVS Kitchen and Bath

Alison Freeman • American Tub and Tile • Amy Pasele • Cabinet Discounters • Details Home Service • Euro Stone Craft • HB Services • Home Depot • Husbands • IKEA • Kellog Collection • Kitchen and Bath Studio • Kitchen Tune Up • Lowes • Metropolitan Bath and Tile • Michael Nash • Moss • Mr. Handyman • My Plumber • Nicely Done Kitchens & Remodeling • Northwood Construction • Oak Hill Building & Remodeling • Pedini • Plan-It Granite & Marble • Reico • Reico Kitchen & Bath • Sheeba Lee • Sky Marble & Granite, Inc. • Stavart Kitchens • Suburban Kitchen • T S Moncrief • Target • Whittington

Best Plumber

My Plumber Heating & Cooling

A Better Plumbing • All Plumbing • American Home Sheild Home Warranty • Andrews Plumber • Bigfoot Plumbing • Bowman • Caffi Plumbing • Cameron Plumbing • Chandlers Plumbing • Cliff Sanders • Dad • Dale Sprinkle • Dennis Knudson • Dulles Plumbing Group - Sterling, VA • Ed Kiker • Eric Sami • FW Harris • Glen Zweig • H & S Plumbing • Herndon Heating & Plumbing • Home Depot • Hooks – Fairfax • Joe the Plumber • John Brown Construction • John C Flood • John Greene • John Nugent & Sons • Kiker Plumbing • Kittleburger Bros. • Lance Plumbing • Lopresti • Mac Nelson • Magnolia • Mark Russell - Springfield, VA • Me • Michael & Sons • Mike Albarelli – Alexandria • Mr. Plumber • Peed Plumbing • Plumbing Doctor • REI • Rene Garcia • RH Furr • Roofer Co. • Roto-Rooter • S & S Plumbing • Sears • Slavin • Star Plumbing • Steve Provo • Water Works Plumbing • Your 1 Plumber

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Best Bicycle Store

Performance Bikes

A1 Cycling • Ace • Agee's • Bicycle Outfitters • Bicycle Shop - Springfield, VA • Big Wheel Bikes • Bike Etc. • Bike Lane • Bike Club - Falls Church • The Bike Store • Bonzai • Bull Run Bicycles • City Bikes • Costco • Dick's • Fairfax Bicycles • Fast Lane • Germantown Cycles • Green Commuter - Tacoma Park • Griffin Cycles • Haymarket Bicycles • Kmart • Mike's Bikes • Oasis • Olde Town • Papillion • Race Pace • REI • Reston Bike Store • Revolution Cycles • Specialized Bikes • Spokes • Sports Authority • Target • Toys R Us • Urban Outfitter • Vienna Bike Shop Bikes @ Vienna • Wal-Mart

Best Children's Clothing Store

Justice

529 Kids Consignment • Abercrombie • Aeropostale • Amazon • Bertha's Lad & Lassie • Bloomingdale • Burlington • Carter's • Children's Orchard • Children's Place • Crazy 8 • Dharma & Leopolds • Doodlehoppers • Eddie Bauer • Frilly Frocks • Gap/Gap Kids/Baby Gap • Goodwill • Gymboree • H & M • Hannah Anderson • Jack & Jill • Janie & Jack • JC Penney • Kate's • Kids R Us • Kmart • Kohl's • Lands End • Little Lords and Ladies • LL Bean • Macy's • Marshalls • Monday's Child • Naartjie • Neiman Marcus • Nordstrom's • Old Navy • Once Upon A Child • Once Upon A Time • Osh Kosh • Pink Palm • Pumpkin Patch • Purple Goose • Ralph Lauren • Ross • Saks Fifth • Salvation Army - Manassas, VA • Tabby Cat - Oakton, VA • Target • Thrift Store • Tysons Corner • Unique • Wal-Mart • Why Not • Zuiily

Best Children's Furniture Store

Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen

Featured Nominee: Baby Blossom

Best Children's Shoe Store

Nordstrom's

Baby2Teen • Bradshaw's • Burlington • Children's Place • Childrens Store • Dick's Sporting Goods • DSW Shoes • Eddie Bauer • JC Penny • Kids Foot Locker/Foot Locker • Kids Shoe Revue • Kmart • Kohl's Department Stores • Macy's • Marshalls • Online • Payless Shoesource • Pinerlime • Purple Goose • Ramers • Saxon • Shoe Show • Shoe Train • Sketchers • Sports Authority • Steppin' Out • Stride Aids • Stride Rite • Target • Tysons • Vans • Walmart

Best Consignment or Resale Store

Paddington Station

529 Kids Consignment • Auntie Te's • Chic Envy • Chic to Chic • Classy Kids Consignment • Danis Duds • eBay • EC's Closet Fine Ladies Consignments • Fashion Exchange Consignment • Frilly Frocks • Good Shepherd • Goodwill • Happily Ever After • Hope's Treasures • Katy's Closet Consignment • Kensington Caboose • Kid to Kid • Old Bridge Preschool Consignment Sale • Once Upon A Child • Pennywise • Purple Goose • Salvation Army • Stuff Consignment • Sunflowers Consignment Boutique • Susie's Consignment • The Closet • The Very Thing • The Whole Kaboodle • Tiffany • TotSwap • Tuesday Morning • Twice as Nice • Unique • Upscale Resale • White Elephant • Yesterday's Rose

Best Place to Buy Musical Instruments

Music & Arts Centers

Featured Nominee:  Back to Rock

Bach to Rock is the Music School for students of all ages. B2R’s unique method is based on the knowledge that students learn best when they join together to play the music they like the most.  We believe that learning to play music should be fun; afterall, it’s called “play” for a reason!  Private music lesson, group lesson, rock band, glee group, and more!  Programs available for ages 3.5 and up.
www.b2rmusic.com

Other Nominees: A & A Music • Bach2Rock • Best Buy • Brasswood • Callanar • Chantilly Music • Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center • Classic Tales n' Tunes • Contemporary Music Store• Dale City • Foxes Music Company • Guitar Center • Guitar City • Learn Now Music • Lorton Music • Melodee Music • Music Loft • Musician's Friend • Oakton Music • Online • Potters Music • Reston Music • Target • Toys R Us • Walmart

Best Hair Salon for Children

Cartoon Cuts

Adventure Cuts • Alex Schlesinger • Andy's Barber Shop • Ashburn Barber Shop • Barber Shop –Cascades • Beau Totale • Bubbles • Characters Cuts • Christie Adam • Citi Salon • Eclips • Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa • Encore • Family Hair Design • Family Hair Fashion - Springfield, VA • Fantastic Sams • Four Seasons Hair Salon • Gina's • Great Clips • Hair Cuts 4 U • Hair Cuttery • Images - Fox Mill • Ingrids • JC Penney • Kidville • KLS • Kool Cuts • Lifetime Salon • London Bob • Lotte • Maud's • Michael Helene Salon • Mommy's Salon • Monet – Centreville • Mr. Lee Hair • Ronnie Elias Salon • Roosters • Salon Ceilo • Salon Michele • Selene Salon • Shebang – Sterling • Sports Cuts • Tangerine Dream • Tropicuts • Unique You Day Spa • Vincent & Vincent • Vivian Salon • Westover Barber • Yellow Balloon • Zoe

Best Maternity Clothing Store

Pea in a Pod

529 Kids Consign • Boden • Burlington Coat Factory • Destination Maternity • Gap Online • H & M • JC Penney • Kohl's • Macy's • Mimi Maternity • Motherhood Maternity • Mothers Work • Old Navy • Sears • Second Hand • Sweet Pea • Target

Best Place to Buy Outdoor Play Equipment

Play N Learn

Backyard Adventures • Bass Pro Shops • BJ's • Cedar Works • Costco • Dick's Sporting Goods • Dogwood Builders • Home Depot • LL Bean • Lowe's • Modell's • One Step Ahead • Online • Outback Play Systems - Chantilly, VA • Outdoor Adventure • Outdoor Store • Play It Again • Play Place • Play Store • Play Things • Playground Superstore • Playground Warehouse 8 Rainbow Play • REI (Recreational Equipment Incorporated) • Sams Club • Sears • Sports Authority • Target  • Toys "R" Us • Walmart • Walpole Woodwork • Woodcraft Wonders

Best Selection of Children's Books

Barnes & Noble

100 Cupboards • Aunt Susie's ABZ's of Musical • Alladin's Lamp • Amazon • Books A Million • Booktopia – Bethesda • Child's Play • Color Book Gallery • Green Valley Book Fair • Hooray4books – Alexandria • Idle Time Books • Kindle • Kramerbooks & Afterwords• Library • Magic Tree House Books • McKays Used Books • Online • Percy Jackson • Playseum • Politics and Prose • Scholastic • Tree Top Toys & Books, Inc. • Usborne • Used Book Store • Wal-Mart

Your Kid's Favorite Book

Dr. Suess

100 Cupboards • 39 Clues • A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy • Alex Rider • Amelia Bedelia • Angelina Ballerina • Anything by Mo Willems • Anything with Planets • Arthur Series • A Ball for Daisy • Barney • Bear Snores On • Bear's New Friend • Berenstein Bears • The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had • Beverly Cleary • Bible • Biscuit • Boone Kid Lawyer • Boxcar Children Series • Brown Bear, Brown Bear • Calvin & Hobbes • Cat in the Hat • Charlotte's Web • Chester • Chicka Chicka Boom Boom • Cinderella • Clifford • The Clockwork Three • Corduroy • Count of Monte Cristo • Curious George • Curious George Goes Camping • Dear Dumb Diary • Dewey the Library Cat • Diary of a Wimpy Kid • Dobb's Diner • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems • Dork Diaries • Dota • Dream On • Elephant & Piggie • Eloise • Emily Windsnap • Fablehaven Series • Fairy Tales • Fancy Nancy • Ferdinand the Bull • Fudge Series • Gigi, God's Princess • Giraffes Can't Dance • The Girl Who Could Fly • Giving Tree • God Gave Us You • Goldilocks • Good Night Good Knight • Goodnight Gorilla • Goodnight Moon • Goosebumps • Green Eggs and Ham • Gregor the Overlander • Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher • The Gruffalo • Guess How Much I Love You • Hardy Boys • Harry Potter Series • Hippos Go Bezerk • The Hobbit • Horse on Fields • The Hula Hoop Fairy • Hunger Games • The Hungry Caterpillar • I Love You Little One • If • It's Fun Finding Out About Animals • Jekyll & Hyde • The Jolly Postman • Julie the Valentines Fairy • Junie B Jones • Lightning Thief • Little House Series • The Lorax • The Lord of the Rings • Louise the Adventures of a Chicken • Lunch Lady Series • Ma There's Nothing to Do • Madeline • Magic Night Rider • Magic Treehouse • Mama Lama Red Pajama • Meet Molly - American Girl • Mercy Watson • Mick and Amy • Miss Nelson is Missing • Moo, Baa, Lala! • More Spaghetti I Say • My First 100 Words • The Name of This Book is a Secret • Nancy Drew • Nim's Island • No, David, No! • One Fish, Two Fish, Three Fish • The Peace Book • Peanuts 2000 • Percy Jackson • Peter Kent • The Phantom Tollbooth • Pinkalicious • Pokeman • The Polar Express • Pony Crazy • Princess and the Pea • Princess Diaries • Puss in Boots • Rainbow Fairybook • Ramona the Pest • Rapunzel • Red Pyramid • Scat Scat • Simple First Words • Sneeches • Son of Neptune • Spat the Cat • Spiderman Book • Star Wars • The Street Lawyer • Strega Noga • Tales of Beedle David • Tangled • Tell Me Something Happy Before I Go to Sleep • The Tempest • Thomas the Tank Engine • Transformers • Twilight • Velveteen Rabbit • The Very Hungry Caterpillar • Watch Out for Jabba the Hut • Where the Wild Things Are • Where's Mommy • Wind Dancer • Winnie the Pooh • The Wish List by Eolin Colfer • A Wrinkle in Time

Your Kid's Favorite Toy

Legos

American Girl Doll • Angry Bird • Art Supplies • Baby Alive • Baby Dolls • Balls • Barbie • Basketball • Battle Hamsters • Bear • Bey Blades • Bicycle • Big Wheel Jeep • Blanket • Board Games • Books • Bratz Dolls • Bubbles • Bumblebee Transformer • Calico Critters • Car • Cat in the Hat • Coloring Books • Computer • Disney Princesses • Dolls • Doodle Pad • Dress-up • Drum Set • Duct Tape • Dwo Traw Figures • Electric Scooter • Elmo • Figurine Men • Figurines  • Fisher Price iXL • Football • Game Boy • Games • Goodnight Moon • Guitar • Hockey Stick • Horse • Innotab • iPad • iPhone • iPod • iTouch • Jump Rope • Keva Blocks • Kindle Fire • Lalaloopsy Dolls • Leapster • Lightsaber • Littlest Pet Shop • Magnatiles • Marill Doll • Markers • Matchbox Cars • Mermaid Doll • Mini Kick Scooter • Mom • Monster High • My Little Pony • Nerf • Ninja Turtle Gear • Nintendo 3DS/DS • Perplexus • Piano • Pillow Pet • Plasma Car • Playdough Factory • Playhouse • Playmobil Pirate Set • Pogo Stick • Policeman • Polly Pocket • Proton • Puss in Boots Beanie Baby • Puzzles • Quadrilla Marble Run • Rabbit • RC Truck • Robot • Roller Skates • Rubik's Cube • Scarlet McCaw • Scooter • Scrabble • Secret Pocket Pillow • Skateboard • Skylanders • Snap Circuits • Soccer Ball • Spiderman • Stuffed Animals • Sugar Glider • Taggy • Tamagotchi • Tangled Doll • Teddy Bear • Thomas the Tank Engine • Tickle Me Elmo • Toy Airplane • Toy Bus• Trading Cards • Trains • Trampoline • Transformers • Truck • Unicorn • V-Tech Camera • Walker-to-Wagon • Wii • Wooden Puzzles • Xbox 360 • Yo-yo

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Best Art Program

J Art Studio

Abrakadoodle • Acting for Young People • Adam Lister Gallery • All Art • Arlington Art Center • Artspace Herndon • Black Rock Center for the Arts • Capitol Hill Arts Workshop • Cassats • Children's Art Studio • Classika • Clay Café  • Corcoran Art Museum • Edgemoor Art • Studio • Fairfax City Parks and Recreation • First Marks • Flint Hill School • Grace Art • Gymboree • Harmonia School • Horizon • IFTA • Keri Goodfriend - Lake Ridge, VA • Kidville • KidzArt • Little Picasso School of Visual Arts • Lopez Studio • Lorton Center • Loudoun Academy • Meade's Arts Studio • Mini Masters • Mobu Kids • Mrs. Newitt • Noodle Doodle • NOVA Manassas • Nysmith School • Oogles n Googles • Original Artworks • Pinecrest School • Potomac Art Academy • Prince William County Public Schools Summer Art Program • Public School• Pump It Up Jump N Art • Renaissance Fair • Romp n Roll Art • School • Strathmore • Thelma Nevitt • Torpedo Factory • YMCA • Young Rembrandts

Best Ballet or Dance Studio

Tiny Dancers

2 Left Feet • Metropolitan Fine Arts Center • Adagio Ballet • All that Jazz • Arthur Murray 8 Artis Tree Studio • Ashburn Academy of Ballet • Balance Ballet • Ballet Nova • Born to Dance • Braemar Dance Center • Buffa's Dance Studio • Centreville Dance Academy • Christina Heimlich School of International Dance • Classical Ballet of Northern Virginia • Creative Dance Center • Cuppett Performing Arts Center • Dance Academy of Loudoun • Dansez Dansez • Encore Performers • Every Body Dance Company • Fairfax Ballet • Fairytales & Tutus • Falls Church Community Center • Flint Hill School • Gainesville Dance Center • Haddads • HeartBeats Music & Dance • Herndon Community Center • Joy of Motion • Linda's Ballet - Woodbridge, VA • Little Dancer • The Little Gym • Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy • Musical Center Theater - Rockville, MD • O'hara Dance • O'Neill-James School of Irish Dance • Perfect Pointe Studios • Potomac Dance Centre • Ravel Dance • Rhythm Street Dance & Modeling Center • Spotlight Dance Company  • Stage Door Dance Studio • Sterling Ballet Academy • The Studio – Ashburn • Studio 310 • Studio Bleu Dance Center • Theatrical Dance • Tiny Toes - Ashburn, VA • Tutus & Tiaras • Virginia Dance Academy - Manassas, VA • Virginia Dance Center • Washington School of Ballet

Best Childbirth Class

Lamaze

Bradley Method • Brio - Ursula Sabina Sukinik • INOVA Fairfax Hospital • Health Center • Holy Cross • Hypnobirthing • INOVA Fairfax • INOVA Fair Oaks Hospital • Reston Hospital • Shady Grove Adventist Hospital • Sibley Hospital • Suburban Hospital

Best Child Care Center

Winwood Children's Center

Angel's Daycare • Apple Dumpling - Front Royal, VA • Apple Tree II • Au Pair Care • Balsta Children Center • Bean Tree Learning • Boyd School • Boys & Girls Club • Brenda Sussman • Bright Horizons Family Solutions • Bright Start Learning Center • Busy Bee Child Care - Alexandria, VA • Chesterbrook Academy • Children's International School - Alexandria, VA • Children's World Learning Center • Church • CommuniKids • Country Woodland School - North Springfield • Countryside Children's Academy • Crème de la Crème • Early Childhood Center • Fairfax County Schools • Gainesville Children's Center • George Mason University Child Care• Goddard School • Good Shepherd Lutheran School • INOVA Child Care • Jill's House • Joan Gottleib • JW Tumbles • Kaye Kare Child Care • Kids America • KinderCare • La Petite • Language Stars • Little Ambassadors • Minnieland Academy • Montessori • Montessori School of Herndon • Nysmith School • Okla Kids Child Care • Open Arms Child Development Center • Owl School • Peppertree Children's Center • Pinecrest School • Robert E. Simon Childrens Center • Seneca Academy • Seven Oaks Child Care • Sully Station Child Care • Trinity Lutheran Church Schools and Childcare • Virginia Hospital Center Child Care • Watch Me Grow 

Best Children's Theatre or Drama Instruction

Imagination Stage

Acting For Young People - A Class Act • Adventure Theatre • Black Rock Center for the Arts • Carol Wolfe • Cassats • Children's Theatre Company • Classical Ballet Theatre • Cobbs • Creative Cauldron • Drama Kids International • Elden Street Players • Encore Stage • Fauquier Community Theatre • George Mason University - Performing Arts Academy • Glen Echo Park • Harmonia • Kennedy Center • Kidz Act • Langley School • Lopez Studios• Marshall Elementary Drama •  Nysmith School  • Philip Stephens • Pied Piper Theatre • Robinson High School • Synectic Theatre – Shirlington • Theater in the Woods – Wolf Trap • Theater of the Moon • Theaterpalooza • Tiny Dancers • Wolf Trap

Best Day Camp

Tiny Dancers

Featured Nominees:

British Swim School

Did you know that drowning is the number one cause of accidental death in children under five? The British Swim School has made it their mission to lower that number by combining fun and learning with potentially life-saving skills. For the past 30 years, they have been teaching water safety and swimming lessons to children of all ages. Their methods focus on teaching beginners that the ability to float on their back is the most important survival skill of all. This enables all swimmers to roll over on their back, rest, breathe, and call for help - thus alleviating the “silent” danger of drowning. Through their fun and gradual process, anyone can become comfortable in the water and learn the skills that can save their life.
www.britishswimschool.com

Mad Science

Other Nominees: Academy of Christian Education (ACE) • Acting for Young People • Adventure Links • Adventure Theatre • Army Navy Country Club • Baroody Camps • Bean Tree • Boys & Girls Club • Brooksfield School • Burgundy Farms • Calleva • Camp Gan Israel • Camp Gan Izzy • Camp Greenway • Clay Café Studios  • CommuniKids • Congressional Schools • Cub Run Recreation Center Dinosaur Days • Curiosity Zone • Elanor C Lawrence Day Camps • Encore Performers Camp • Evergreen Camp • Fairfax Collegiate • Fairfax County After School Program • Fairfax Gymnastics • Fairfax Racquet Club • Fairfax Recreation • Flint Hill School Camp • Freedom Center • Girl Scouts • GMS Summer Camp • Golden Boot Soccer • Gymnastics Summer Camp • Herndon Community Center • Herndon's Summer Fun• Hip Hop Camp • Ideaventions • Jhoon Rhee Arlington• Jump N Art - Pump It Up • Kidball • Kids Co. • L'Academie de Cuisine • Language Stars • Learn Now Music • The Little Gym • Loudoun Country Day School • Mad Science • Madeira School • Math Tree Math Camp • Montessori School of Northern Virginia • Mt. Kim Tae Kwon Do • Nike Golf Camp • Nike Tennis Camp • Nysmith School  • Oogles n Googles • Patch Adam Camp • Pinecrest Summer Pavilion • Olympia Camp • Polite Piggies • Potomac School Summer Camp • Red Gate Farm • Reston Association • SkateQuest • South Lake Volleyball • South Run Recreation Center • Sport & Health • Synectic Theatre Camp • Tennis Summer Camp • TIC Computer Camp • TK Martial Arts Sports • Top Kick Martial Arts • Trinity MOPS – Alexandria • Video Game Camp • Vienna Strings Corp • Village Green Day Camp • Westminster School • YMCA

Best Overnight Camp

Camp Rim Rock

4H Camp • Adventure Links • Bonnie Castle Riding Camp • Boy Scouts • Calleva • Camp Airy & Camp Louise • Camp Alleghany • Camp Cheerio • Camp Friendly • Camp Friendship • Camp Greenway • Camp Highroad • Camp Horizons • Camp Letts • Camp Lightfoot • Camp Mayflather • Camp Piankatank • Camp Seagull/Seafarer • Camp Tall Timbers • Camp Vega • Camp William Snyder – Haymarket • Coach Wooten • Cub Scouts • French Woods • Girl Scouts • High Reeds • ID Tech Camps • Interlochen • Johns Hopkins • Medira Camps • Music and Drama Camp – Shrinemont • Nike Tennis Camp • Prince William Forest Park • Reston Bible Church • Sandy Hill • Shrine Mont • Sport Rock • Triple C • UVA Summer Program • Virginia Space Flight • Whitewater Rafting • YMCA

Best Fitness Gymnastics or Activity Center

Life Time Fitness

All Star Gymnastics • Anytime Fitness • Apex • Apollo Gymnastics • Arlington Aerials • Barcroft – Arlington • Capital Gymnastics • Capital MMA • Cardinal Gymnastics • Chantilly Gymnastics (Academy) • Criss-Fit – Annandale • Crunch • Curves • Dobra Gymnastics • Dulles Gymnastics Academy • Dynamite Gymnastics • Equinox • Fairfax Gymnastics • Fit Kids • Fitness First Health Clubs • Freedom Center • Go For It USA • Gold's Gym & Aerobic Center • Gymini Gymnastics • Herndon Community Center • Hill's Gymnastics • Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia • Jhoon Rhee Arlington • JW Tumbles • LA Boxing • LA Fitness • Life Fitness • Little Gym • Loudon Gymnastics • Marvatots • Mase Training - Sterling, VA • Max Fitness • McLean Community Center • Misty Brae • Mobu Kids • My Gym • Nike Tennis Camp - US Sports Camp • Nova Gymnastics • Novaks • Nzone – Chantilly • Oakmar Recreation Center • Oakmoor Fitness • PG Sports and Learning Center • Planet Fitness • Professional Martial Arts Academy • Providence Recreation Center • Pump It Up • Rockville Sports Plex • Silver Star Gymnastics • South Run Recreation Center  • Sport & Health Club • Tiny Dancers • Top Kick Martial Arts • World Gate • X Fitness • YMCA • Youth Sports - Woodbridge, VA

Best Martial Arts Instruction

Top Kick Martial Arts

Action Martial Arts • AMA Karate • Andrew Gause's Martial Arts • Black Belt Martial Arts Center • Capital MMA • Charlie Lee • Enshin Karate • Fox Mill Tae Kwon Do • H.K. Lee Tae Kwon Do • Herndon Community Center • Highkicks • Jason Chung • Jason Yi's Tae Kwon Do College • Jeff Smith Karate • Jhoon Rhee – Arlington • Jhoon Rhee - Falls Church • Kicks Karate • LA Boxing • Lead by Example Tae Kwon Do - Fair Oaks • The Little Gym • Majest • McHenry's • Mile High Karate • Mountain Kim Martial Arts • Mr. Kian • Park Tae Kwon Do • Pedro Sauer Academy • PRO TKD Center• Professional Martial Arts Academy-PMAA (Sterling)• Quadrilla • Seichou Karate • Shang High Martial Arts • Springfield Karate • Sterner's TKD • Tae Kwon Do • Tai Yim Kung Fu • Tia Guan Do • Tiger Den • Tiger Eye Tae Kwon Do • Tiny Tigers • TKD Martial Arts • UMS Martial Arts - Falls Church • Union Tae Kwon Do • US Karate Center • US Tae Kwon Do College • Virginia Martial Arts

Best Music Instruction

Bach to Rock

Metropolitan Fine Arts Center  • Action Music • Allegro Community School of the Arts – Warrenton • Andy Baez • Capital City Piano Club • Carol Pacheco • Christensen Piano Studio • Christina Kim • Chuck Levin • Classic Tales n' Tunes • Contemporary Keyboards Studios • Contemporary Music Center • Dale City Music • Elaine Gallo • Eldin Majors • Emma McDermott • Foxes Music • Global Music• Guitar Center • Hannah Choi Suzuki Violin Studio - Falls Church • Harmonia School of Music • Helen Fall • International School of Music • Jordan Kitts Music • Karen Holmquist • Kentlands Music Studio • Kessler & Sons • Kindermusic • Kitt's Piano • Learn Now Music • Lee Studios of Music • Levine School of Music • Linda Katz • Lisa Hershaft • Little Hands • Lorton Music • Marsha Bell – Alexandria • Melodee Music • Melody Visser • Minton Music • Mr. Vasquez • Mrs. Pashiszah • Music & Arts Centers • Music for Life • Music Loft • Music Together • Nysmith School  • Piano Express • Potomac Arts Academy • Pritchard Music Academy • Providence Recreation Center • Reston Music • Stephanie Yarmosh • Suzuki • Twinbrooke Music • Ushar • Virginia Cener for the Creative Arts • Victoria Brown

Best Foreign Language Instruction

Language Stars

Alliance Francaise • Amy Greene • Andy Baez • Berlita Language • Caroline Bosc • Christophe Royal • City Center • Classic Tales n' Tunes • CommuniKids • Country Programs • Elite Learning • Family Members • FCPS – FLEX • Gesher School • Hola Baby • Home • Iranian School • Lango - Prince George County • Language Fundamentals • Muzzy • Nysmith School  • Orange Hunt Elementary • Rosetta Stone • Turkish Works

Best Parent Support Group

MOPS

CHADD • Church • DC Urban Moms • Friends • La Leche League • Loudoun Dad's Group• MADD • MOMS Club • MOMS Club of Rockville Central• Moms to Moms• MONA • Mothers and More • Mothers First • Newcomers of GF • Nysmith Parent Education • Old Bridge Preschool • Online • Parents Anonymous • Parents Association of French International School• PEP • PTO • Vienna MOMS Club

Best Preschool Program

Pinecrest School - Annandale, VA

Annandale Cooperative Preschool • Annandale United Methodist Church • Appletree Pre-School and Academy• Ashburton Elementary School Preschool Education Program (PEP) • Bean Tree Learning • Boyd School • Centreville Preschool • Chesterbrook Academy • Children's International School of Alexandria • Children's World • Christ Lutheran • Christ Presbyterian Preschool • Church • Columbia Baptist • CommuniKids • Compass School, The • Congressional Schools • Corpus Christi • Country Day School • The Del Ray Montessori School• Early Childhood Center - Rockville, MD • Emmanuel Preschool • Evergreen School • Fairfax Presbyterian Preschool • Franklin Montessori School• Goddard School • Good Shepherd Christian Academy & Little Flock Preschool • Grace Episcopal School • Haymarket Baptist Church Preschool & Kindergarten • Herndon Parks and Recreation Department • Hunter Mill Montessori School • Kindercare • La Petite • Lord of Life • Minnieland Academy • Montessori School of Cedar Lane • Montessori School of Fairfax • Montessori of McLean • Montessori School of Oakton • Mount Olivet • Olam Tikval Preschool • Old Bridge Preschool - Lake Ridge, VA• Open Arms Child Develpoment Center • Nysmith School • Parkwood Wee Center • Peppertree Children's Center • School for Tomorrow • Sleepy Hollow Preschool • Spring Mar Cooperative Preschool • St. Andrews Episcopal Preschool • St. George's Preschool • St. John's Center for Early Childhood Education • St. Leo the Great • Suburban Nursery School • Sunset Hills Montessori • Sunshine Kids • Terra Centre Elementary School PAC Program • Trinity Lutheran Church Preschool • Trinity Methodist • Trinity MOP – Alexandria • Truro Preschool • Vienna Baptist • Vienna Pres School • Village Green Day School • Washington International School • Washington Street Preschool • Watch Me Grow • Winwood Children's Center

Best Private School

Nysmith School

Barrie School • Bishop Ireton • The Boyd School • Browne Academy • Butler School • Capitol Hill Day School • Challenger Schools • Chesterbrook Academy • Congressional Schools • Connelly School of the Holy Child • Cortona • Corpus Christi • Edlin School • Evergreen School • Flint Hill School • German School of Washington - Potomac, MD • Gesher JDS • Highland School • Loudoun Country Day School • French International School • Immanuel Christian School • Maddux School • Madeira School • McLean School of Maryland • Montessori School of Fairfax • Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish and School • Paul VI • Pinecrest School - Annandale, VA • Potomac School • Robinson • St. Agnesa • St. Joseph School – Herndon • St. Leo the Great • St. Luke's • St. Mary's Catholic School • St. Stephens • Wakefield School • Westminster School

Best Public School

Little Run Elementary, Fairfax, Virginia

Advanced Technologies Academy • Annandale High • Arlington Science Focus School • Ashburn Park High • Ashland Elementary • Bailey Elementary • Benton Middle • Bonnie Brae Elementary • Bristow Run Elementary • Bull Run Elementary • Camelot Elementary • Canterbury Woods Elementary • Carderock • Cherry Run Elementary • Churchill Road Elementary • Colin Powell Elementary • College Gardens Elementary • Columbia • Colvin Run Elementary • Cougar Elementary • Crossfield • Deer Park • Dominion High School • E. Wilson Morrison • Eagle Ridge Middle • Eagle View Elementary • Edison High School • Fairfax County • Falls Church City Schools • Flint Hill Elementary • Fox Mill School • Frost Middle School • Gainesville Elementary • George Mason Elementary • George Mason High • Germantown Elementary • Gibbs Elementary • Great Falls Elementary • Greenville Elementary • Gunston Middle School - Arlington, VA • Herndon Elementary • Hunters Woods Elementary • James K. Polk Elementary • Key School • Kings Glen Elementary • Lake Braddock Secondary School • Liberty Elementary • Liberty High • Little River Elementary • Locust Grove Elementary• Loudoun County Schools • Mantua Elementary • Maury Elementary – DC • Mosby Woods Elementary • Navy Elementary • Newington Forest Elementary • Oak Hill Elementary • Oakton High • Occoquan Elementary • Osburn Park High • Patriot High • Pennington School • Pinebrook Elementary • Providence Elementary School • Quince Orchard • Rachel Carson Middle • Ravensworth Elementary • Sangster Elementary • Seneca Ridge Middle • Sleepy Hollow Elementary • South County Secondary • Stonewall Jackson High • Straw Knoll Elementary • Terra Centre Elementary • Thomas Jefferson Science & Tech High • Thurgood Marshall Elementary – Manassas • Travillah - N Potomac, MD • Vienna Elementary • W. T. Woodson High – Fairfax • Wakefield Forest Elementary • Waples Hill Elementary • West Springfield High • White Oaks Elementary • Wolftrap Elementary • Woodburn Elementary • Woodburn School for the Fine & Communicative Arts • Yorktown High School

Best Tutor/Tutoring Company

Sylvan

Featured Nominees:
ADHD Coaching For LIFE

 

Dynamic and innovative, Candace Sahm is an experienced ADHD Coach and educator with over 20 years of experience in the field. She coaches adults and children with ADHD empowering them to reach their full potential.

www.candacesahm.com

 

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Positive Learning Experiences

 

 

We support our students in two-fold mastery of academic content, concepts, life skills and strategies that will support them in the long-term. We believe in our students and in their power to self-advocate and succeed in whatever goals they set for themselves, now or in the future. Our role is providing the individualized support, guidance and coaching they need along the way.

www.pletutoring.com

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TeacherCare

 

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The Treatment and Learning Centers

TLC-The Treatment and Learning Centers’ Tutoring Program, established in 1995, provides individualized, one-on-one tutoring in a student’s area of difficulty, including reading, writing math and study skills. TLC tutors have college degrees and specific training and experience working with students who have learning differences, but our methods work for many types of students of all ages. Clients work with the same tutor consistently, carefully selected to meet individual needs. We also offer coaching for children, teens and adults who have difficulty with organization, time management and planning. Discounts are available through our Tutoring Rewards Program, please call 301.424.5200 for more information or visit www.ttlc.org.

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Best Allergy or Asthma Doctor

Dr. Kim

Allergy Care Center • Dr. Alpan • Dr. Bergman • Dr. Black • Dr. Blair • Burke Allergy Clinic • Dr. Carp • Dr. Danby • ENT & Allergy Specialists of VA – Ashburn • Dr. Furst – Springfield • Dr. Gadde • Dr. Johnson – Fairfax • Dr. Khan • Dr. Kletz – McLean • Dr. Kreeger • Dr. Lee • Dr. Li - Chevy Chase, MD • Dr. Loria • Dr. Mackie – Vienna • Dr. Miller – Vienna • Dr. Miranowski – Fairfax • Dr. Montalbano • Dr. Murphy • Dr. Ngyuen • Dr. Nsouli • Oak Hill Medical • Otolaryngology Associates - Fairfax, VA • Dr. Rosanthal • Dr. Rosenberg • Dr. Schuster • Dr. Simpson - Falls Church • Dr. Sohusder – Herndon • Dr. Swamy • Dr. Teach • Dr. Thai • Dr. Vapp • Vienna Allergy Center • Virginia Pediatrics Center • Dr. Vu • Dr. Wasaw • Dr. Wood • Dr. Woods • Dr. Zeh

Best Dentist or Orthodontist

Dr. Michael J. Ternisky and Dr. Cris Ann Ternisky

Featured Nominees:
Ashburn Children's Dentistry

Kravitz Orthodontics

Dr. Neal Kravitz is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, clinical faculty and research advisor at Washington Hospital Center and the University of Maryland, an international lecturer, and serves on the editorial review board for seven refereed professional journals.   Kravitz Orthodontics is located in 25055 Riding Plaza, Suite 110, South Riding, Virginia and proudly serves the South Riding, Aldie and Brambleton region including Fairfax and Loudoun counties.   Kravitz Orthodontics is a premier participating provider of all PPO insurances.  Open M-F 7am-730pm and Saturday 8am-2pm.
www.kravitzorthodontics.com

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Wiger Orthodontics

 

Dr. John Wiger, a specialist in orthodontics,  has been creating beautiful smiles for more than 20 years and has repeatedly been voted one of Northern Virginia’s top orthodontist!  Dr. Wiger uses the most advanced techniques in orthodontics, including “impression-less” scans and indirect bonding.  He is Invisalign and Invisalign Teen certified and also offers traditional as well as clear braces.  The Wiger Orthodontic team is welcoming, caring and highly trained.  Call today for a complimentary orthodontic evaluation.
www.wigerorthodontics.com

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Oakton Orthodontics

 

 

 

Here at Oakton Family Orthodontics, for the past twenty eight years we have dedicated ourselves to earn the reputation as one of Virginia's leading orthodontic practices based on the exceptional quality of our results, innovative orthodontic care, and outstanding customer service.

www.oaktonbraces.com

 

Other Nominees: Advanced Ortho • Alexandria Family Dentistry and Burke Family Dentistry • All in One Family Dentistry • Amy Light, DMD, PC Pdiatric Dentistry & Orthodontics • Apt Orthodontics – Herndon • Arlington Center for Dentistry • Ashburn Children's Dentistry • Ashburn Dental Care • Ashburn Pediatric Dental Center • Ashburn Pediatric Dentistry • Atiyeh Emam, DDS, PLLC • Bethesda / Potomac Children's Dental Care and Orthodontics • Bethesda Dental Specialties • Braces - Family Orthodontics • Capital Dentistry • Carmine N. Petrarca, DDS • Casey Family Dentistry • Chantilly Dental Center • Children’s Dental Office • Children Dentistry of Oakton • Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics • Dennis Pryor, DDS • Dr. Ackerman – Fairfax • Dr. Aleerman • Dr. Ali Ghatri • Dr. Azherman • Dr. Babbington – Fairfax • Dr. Bagden • Dr. Banaji • Dr. Banger• Dr. Bath • Dr. Baveja – Chantilly • Dr. Berman • Dr. Bob – Germantown • Dr. Bobby Dears • Dr. Britto • Dr. Camps Pediatric Dental Center • Dr. Canal • Dr. Candace Evans DDS - Family Dentistry • Dr. Casagrande • Dr. Chatri • Dr. Chin • Dr. Christine Reardon Davis • Dr. Clark • Dr. Coker Orthodontic  • Dr. Covel - Vienna, VA • Dr. Davis • Dr. Delaney • Dr. Donohue • Dr. Dunn • Dr. Economides • Dr. Edwards • Dr. Ellen V. Krieger & Associates Family Dentistry • Dr. Ellington • Dr. Emam - Rockville, MD • Dr. Emmanuel Skordalakis, DDS, MA • Dr. Ensor - Kensington, MD • Dr. Erikson • Dr. Farhoumand – Vienna • Dr. Faris • Dr. Flanigan • Dr. Fleming - Falls Church • Dr. Forsbergh – Reston • Dr. Fox • Dr. Frederick N. Dibbs, DDS, Ltd. • Dr. Freedman • Dr. French • Dr. Fuentes – Arlington • Dr. Ghaffari – Vienna • Dr. Giberson • Dr. Golnar Jahanmir • Dr. Goozh – Fairfax • Dr. Hahn • Dr. Ham • Dr. Han • Dr. Herrmann • Dr. Hill • Dr. Hoang • Dr. Hodgins • Dr. Honarkar • Dr. Howl • Dr. Hutchison • Dr. Isabel Kelly Dentistry • Dr. Jayne Delaney • Dr. Johnson • Dr. Kahlil – Arlington • Dr. Kahn • Dr. Kalantar • Dr. Kantekevich • Dr. Kasperosky • Dr. Klima• Dr. Kori – Gainesville • Dr. Kramer • Dr. Kris Popli (Tysons Laser Dentist) • Dr. Lanzaro • Dr. Lessne – Arlington • Dr. Linda A. Hallman, DDS, Ph.D. • Dr. Loza - Great Falls • Dr. Maise • Dr. Majidi • Dr. Maleki • Dr. Mallory – Springfield • Dr. Maribel Vann • Dr. Markoff • Dr. Marzban • Dr. McGrath – Oakton • Dr. McIlveen • Dr. Metzdorf – Fairfax • Dr. Miller – Centreville • Dr. Miller - Falls Church • Dr. Moffakhami • Dr. Moffitt - Lorton, VA • Dr. Mojer – Centreville • Dr. Molakhani • Dr. Monsalve • Dr. Morgenstein – Rockville • Dr. Morris • Dr. Muss • Dr. Myles Hokama Dentistry • Dr. Neibauer – Herndon • Dr. Nelson • Dr. Neshat • Dr. Ng • Dr. Nik • Dr. Niloo • Dr. Norbo • Dr. Olano • Dr. Olsen • Dr. Orlano • Dr. Panja • Dr. Pappageorgious • Dr. Parks • Dr. Patel • Dr. Pell – Reston • Dr. Penski • Dr. Peretz • Dr. Petrarea • Dr. Pleta • Dr. Pollack – Gainesville • Dr. Pourfad • Dr. Price • Dr. Regal • Dr. Rogowski • Dr. Shahinfar • Dr. Shannon – Vienna • Dr. Sharif • Dr. Shefferman • Dr. Shirley Bethel • Dr. Skinner • Dr. Skordalakis • Dr. Smernoff • Dr. Soules • Dr. Staack • Dr. Stephan Tisseront, DDS, MS • Dr. Stubblefield • Dr. Sweeney • Dr. Thompson • Dr. Tissarant – Reston • Dr. Tran • Dr. Tumerello • Dr. Tupman – Springfield • Dr. Vaccaro • Dr. Vahid & Dental Associates • Dr. Van Strohen – Alexandria • Dr. Weiger • Dr. Weil • Dr. Williams • Dr. Woo • Dr. Woodell • Dr. Yi – Fairfax • Drs. Ingber & Prestipino • Elhady Orthodontics • Elite Smiles Dental • Ellington & Hulbert Family Dentistry • Emmanuel Skordalakis, DDS, MA • Fair Lakes Dental • Fairfax Corner Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry • Fairfax Dental Associates • Fairlakes Family Dentistry • Family & Cosmetic Dentistry of Lansdowne • Floss & Smile – Alexandria • Fusion Dental • Gainesville Pediatric Dentistry • Gainesville Pediatric Dentistry • Gentle Dental - Las Vegas • Georgetown Smile • Golden Dental • Greenspan • Healthy Smiles Dental Group – Fairfax • Herndon Dental Center • Hill Pediatric Dentistry • Iverson Orthodontics • Johnson Pediatric Dentistry • Jose Aunon, DDS • Joseph Bolil, DDS • K. Hill Orthodontics LLC • Kenneth Rothschild, DDS • Kids Dental Clinic  • Kidz Dentistry • Kool Smiles, P.C. • Kravitz Orthodontics • Lansdowne Dental Care • Lansdowne Family & Cosmetic Dentistry • Legacy Orthodontics • Lezley P. McIlveen, Pediatric Dentist • Little Pearls, Dentistry for Children • Lois S. Wilson, DDS and Associates • Loudoun Pediatric Dentistry • Manassas Dental • Mc Vean Friedman & Associates • Metropolitan Dental Specialists • Michael Cattafesta, DDS • Miller Orthodontics, PC • Morgan Orthodontics • Nahee Williams McDonald Pediatric Dentistry • Neibauer Dental Care • Northern Virginia Orthodontics • Nova Dental Practice • NOVA Pediatric Dentistry • Oakton Family • Orchin Orthodontics • Orthodontics • Obeid Dental • Office of Dr. Kolman P. Apt • Offices of Dr. Gary Kramer • Orbach Orthodontics • Orthodontic and Pediatric Dentistry • Orthodontics for Children and Adults • Pal Dental Group • Paul Lee, DDS • Pediatric and General Dentistry of Sterling • Pediatric Dental Care of Fairfax • Pediatric Dentistry at Potomac Falls • Pediatric Dentistry for Infants, Children, Adolescents & Individuals with Special Needs • Pediatric Dentistry of Reston- • Dr Kalantar • Pender Dental Care • Phass Family Dentistry • Regal Dental Care • Rena Vakay, DDS • Reston Family Dental - A B Dental Family Dentistry • Reston Town Center Dental • Saba Orthodontics • Sawsan Abousy, DDS • Scott H. Leaf, D.D.S. & Associates  • Skinner and Ossakow • Smile Perfectors • Smiles by Design • Smiles by Dr. Amy Light • South Riding Pediatric Dentistry • Stuart F. Ross, DMD, PLLC • Sunrise Dentist • Suzanne H. Kim, DDS • Tisseront Orthodontics • Tooth Town of Vienna • Tysons Dentistry Cosmetic & Family • Vienna Dental • Vienna Pediatric Dentistry • Villa Dental,LLC • Wiger Orthodontics

Best OB/GYN

Capital Women’s Care

Dr. Allen – Fairfax • Dr. Andersen • Dr. Armstrong • Dr. Ayoub • Dr. Beckerman • Dr. Berry • Dr. Bess • Dr. Blank • Dr. Brown • Dr. Castle • Dr. Coates • Dr. Cooper • Culpepper OB/GYN • Dr. Davis • Dr. Dobrinsky – Fairfax • Dr. Duggal - Landsdowne, VA • Dr. Elkas • Dr. Elliott – Arlington • Dr. Emery • Fair Ridge OB/GYN • Fairfax Hospital High Rick Practice • Fairfax OB-GYN Associates • Dr. Felluca • Dr. Fernandez • Dr. Fernando – Herndon • Dr. Ferrier – Alexandria • Dr. Filla • Dr. Footer – Bethesda • Dr. Forrest – Fairfax • Dr. Forte • Foxhall OB/GYN • Dr. Gasreau – Fairfax • Dr. Giammittorio • Dr. Gomez – Vienna • Dr. Grapin • Greenbriar OB/GYN • Dr. Gurdian – Rockville • Dr. Hafner • Dr. Hashemi • Dr. Hatcher • Dr. Hersh • Dr. Hill - Chevy Chase • Dr. Hodges – Fairfax • Dr. Holmes • Dr. Horowitz • Dr. Hou • Dr. David R. Hughes (Dr. Hughes Ortho) • Dr. Irey-Crowe • Dr. Kacedan – Fairfax • Dr. Kang • Dr. Koni • Dr. Kusic • Landsdown OBGYN • Dr. Laurin • Dr. Lotti • Loudoun Midwife • Loudon OB/GYN • Dr. Marquadt • Dr. Martin – Ashburn • Dr. Maser • Dr. Mesbahi • Dr. Motesharrei • Dr. Niel • North Virginia Gynecologists • Dr. Park • Dr. Patterson • Perfectly Female Women's Health • Dr. Phil • Dr. Pillary • Dr. Piness • Dr. Porter – Herndon • Premier OB/GYN • Prince William OB/GYN • Prosperity Internal Medicine • Dr. Radice • Dr. Ramsey • Dr. Rausch • Dr. Reiter • Dr. Rossi • Dr. Rothchild • Dr. Scott • Dr. Sethi • Dr. Shrout • Dr. Shyamala • Dr. Silas • Simmonds and Simmonds • Dr. Sine • Dr. Singer • Dr. Singh • Dr. Speyer • Dr. Stas • Dr. Stokes - Reston, VA • Dr. Sun • Dr. Tashman • Dr. Thursten • Dr. Tudder • Dr. Turner • Dr. Weisshaar • Dr. Wertheam • Dr. Williams • Dr. Wolf • Women Physicians of Northern Virginia – Reston • Women to Women • Dr. Youn • Dr. Zaita • Dr. Zakerman

Best Pediatrician

Capital Area Pediatrics

Advanced Pediatrics - Vienna, VA • Dr. Andrew • Dr. Ascrizzi • Ashburn Pediatrics • Dr. Atiyeh - Falls Church • Dr. Bamassani • Dr. Banta – Fairfax • Dr. Barakat • Dr. Blecher • Dr. Bradd • Dr. Brynelson • Dr. Bunger • Dr. Burgett • Dr. Caplan • Dr. Casey • Children's Medical Assoc. • Children's Pediatricians at Foggy Bottom • Dr. Conkin – Ashburn • Dr. Cooper • Dr. Cothran-Ross • Dr. Crim • Dr. Crock • Dr. Cross • Dr. Damron • Dr. Davies • Dr. DiPaolo • Dr. Donohue • Dr. Dubinsky • Elden Street Pediatrics • Dr. Elkas • Dr. Ely • Dr. Eriksson • Fairfax Family Practice • Fall Hill Pediatric • Dr. Farrell • Farrell Pediatrics • Dr. Fishelberg • Dr. Flower • Dr. Fly   • Dr. Flynn • Dr. Ed Fox • Dr. Rebecca Fox • Dr. Fusner • Dr. Gold  • Dr. Goldman • Dr. Grainger • Dr. Gravette • Dr. Gross • Dr. Haggerty • Dr. Halpin • Dr. Harkless • Dr. Harrison • Haymarket Pediatrics • Dr. Hebert • Dr. Hirsch • Dr. Hogan • Dr. Hoover • Dr. Hopper • Dr. Howell • Dr. Icatasciato • Dr. Jefferies-Honeycutt • Dr. Kaplan • Dr. Karp • The Kids Docs • Dr. Kim • Dr. Krulla • Dr. Landrum • Loudoun Pediatrics • Dr. Lowe • Dr. Lynne • Dr. Madden • Dr. Madirayu • Dr. Martin • Dr. Mazid • Dr. McEachern • McLean Pediatrics • Dr. Michael • Dr. Moore • Dr. Murphy • Dr. Myers • Dr. Nair • Dr. Natovitz • Nova Pediatrics • Oak Hill • Dr. Ohriner • Dr. Ohtan • Pediatric Associates of Alexandria • Pediatric Associates of Virginia • Pediatric Care of Rockville • The Pediatric Group of Manchester Lakes • Pediatric Healthcare • Pediatric Partners • Pediatricare of Northern Virginia • Pediatrician Town • Potomac Pediatrics • Dr. Powers • Dr. Puppo • Dr. Rappaport • Dr. Reddy • Dr. Reena • Dr. Reilly • Dr. Rekulaialli • Reston Pediatrics • Reston Town Center Pediatrics • Dr. Reynolds • Dr. Rossbach • Dr. Ruso • Dr. Russo • Dr. Sawyer • Dr. Shahin • Dr. Sidendis • Dr. Staats • Dr. Staford • Dr. Silvestro • Sleepy Hollow Pediatrics • South Riding Pediatrics • Spring Valley Pediatric • Dr. Stern • Dr. Stevens • Dr. Strathmore • Dr. Telefino • Dr. Thompson-Chittum • Town Pediatrics • Dr. Veal • Vienna Pediatrics • Virginia Pediatrics • Dr. Warner • Dr. Watson • Dr. Watts – Herndon • Dr. Weinstein • Whole Child Pediatrics • Dr. Win - Falls Church • Winchester Pediatrics • Dr. Yoo • Dr. Zegal • Dr. Zeh

Person I Wish Would Run for President (or political office)

Hillary Clinton

PJ Azzolina • Tracy Betts • Sharon Bulova • Gov. Christie • Bill Clinton • George Clooney • Stephen Colbert • Anderson Cooper • Dave Dresser • Clint Eastwood • David Englin of Alexandria City • Jane Froehich • Albert Gore • Tom Hanks • Clark Howard• Rudy Juliani • Tim Kaine • Stephen Kelley • John Kerry • Adam Levine • John McCain • Govenor Bob McDonnell • John Miller • Emily Moshella • Movie Mom • My Dad • Myself • Robert L. Nabors • Bill O'Reilly • Mama's Link • Mike O'Reilly • Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Sarah Palin • Colin Powell • Alexandria Ptaseinski • Sasha • Barry Shackelford • Danielle Stanko • Howard Stern • Jon Stewart • Elizabeth Warren • J. C. Watts • Vivian Watts • George Will • Oprah Winfrey • A Woman

Best Family Friendly Company (and tell us why)

Acting for Young People - Can truly change kids' lives • Barnes & Noble • Booz Allen • Booz 'n Co - Helps other companies • Breaux - Kids can run around • Chuck E Cheese • Classic Tales n' Tunes - conscientious teachers, well-managed classes, liberal make-up policy • Costco • CVS • Dan's Auto Friends • Fireworks Pizza • Great Wolf Lodge • Green Turtle - Sterling - Great service • Learn Now Music - great customer service and flexible scheduling - no registration fees or contracts like everywhere else! • Learn Now Music - they work with my families busy schedule, are very communicative and take care or everything we need from books to rentals to the teacher• Lifetime Fitness • Misty Brae Farm • My Plumber - Fast and friendly service • Nordstrom's • Pho-n-More - Family based restaurant • Pioneer Tech - Flexible work schedule & benefits • Pump It Up - Best with the kids during parties • Sweet Frog • Target - Great customer service • Target - Has all & not expensive • The Tavern • Tidy Up - Great service • Tiny Dancers • UPS • Wegman's - Good selection, nice workers

Best Financial Planner

Edelman Financial Services

Akerman Financial • Ameriprise – Rockville • Andy Lewis • AXA Advisors • Ayesha Yassin • Bank of America • Bill Moore • Boyd Bohlool • Brad Dean • Brian Arezzo • Brian Chirles • Cassaday • Charles Schwab • Chuck E Lewis • David Litman • David Ramsey • Debbie Marson – Fairfax • Debbie Okim • Elizabeth Sullivan • E-Trade • Fidelity Investments • Fisher • H & R Block • Hermitage Wealth • Jeff Sevilla • Jennifer Meyer • Jim Adkins • Joe Sullender • Judy Redpath • Justin Dean • Lincoln Financial Group • Melissa Paine • Merrill Lynch • Mitch Falter • Morgan Stanley • Navy Federal Credit Union • New York Life • Polly Malmgren• Rich Morrison • Rose Gentile – Alexandria • Sandy Castin • Signature Financial • Simon Bolivar • Tristan Caudron • UNFCU• USAA   • Waddell & Reed • Wells Fargo

Best Lactation Consultant

Birthing Inn - Leesburg

Deborah Barolet • Fair Oaks Hospital • Fairfax Hospital • Fairfax Lactation • La Leche League • Nancy Morrell • Sibley Hospital

Best Local Hero/Heroine

Sharon Bulova

Barry Shackelford • Carl Henn • Clara Barton • David Bulova • Dr. Michael Caplan • Erica Hoskins • Fairfax City Police and Rescue • Fireman • Firepeople of #5 Firehouse - Arlington, VA • Fran Nadel • Jim Moore • Jim Webb • John Glenn • Kerri Wilson - Reston Interfaith • Little Lucy • Mary Lechter • Michael Phelps • Mike Oliver – Alexandria • Moms • Mr. Mark • Naomi Johnson • National Guard • President Obama • Police • Rescue Squad - Leesburg, VA • Robert F. Kennedy • Shani Cave • Soldiers • Tim Tebow • Tracy Betts • Vivian Watts

Best Midwife

Risa Rispoli

Birthcare • Loudoun Community Midwives • Loudoun Midwife • Midwifery Care Associates • Olivia Hsu • Patrice Valle • Sharon Bruewhiler• Wendy Dotson

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Best Burger Restaurant

Five Guys

ABC Burger • Amphora • Arby's • Bella Vita • BGR• Boardwalk Burger • Bobby's Burger Palace • Brion's Grille • The Burger Joint • Burger King • Burger Place • Burger Tap & Shake – DC • Champps • Checkers • Cheeburger Cheeburger • Cheeseburger in Paradise • Chick-fil-A • Chili's • Clyde's • Corner Burger • The Counter • Elevation Burgers • Fosters Grille • Fuddruckers • Glory Days • The Greene Turtle • Hamburger Hamlet • Hard Rock Café• In and Out • Jackson's • Jimmy Johns • Johnny Rockets • McDonalds • Outback • Ray's Hellburger • Red Robin • Ruby Tuesday • Shake Shack • Silver Diner • Ted's Montana Grill • Wendy's

Best Cheap-Eats Restaurant

Chipotle Mexican Grill

7-11 • 29 Diner • Alladin • Amphora • Angelicos Pizzeria • Anita's Mexican Food • Applebees - Manassas, VA • Arby's • Art of Coffee • Baja Fresh • Bertucci's • Big Bowl • Bob Evans • Boston Market • Buffalo Wild Wings • Burger King • Café Rio • California Tortilla • Carolina Folks BBQ • Cava – Bethesda • Champps • Chick fil A • Chicken Out • Chili's • Chinese Buffet • Chuck E Cheese's • Church Street Pizza • CiCis Pizza • Ciro's Pizza – Centreville • Clare N Dons • Cosi • Costco • Denny's • Diner • Don Pablos • Dona Azucena • El Charro - Woodbridge, VA • El Mexicano • EN Asian Bistro – Germantown • Famous Dave's • Five Guys • Food Corner • Fosters Grill • Four Sisters • Friendly's • Fuddruckers • Glory Days • Golden Corral • Green Turtle • Habachi Grill Buffet • Hard Rock Café • Hunan Taste - Springfield, VA • IHOP • Joes - Sterling Park • Juke Box Diner • Kabob House • KFC • Ledo Pizza • Leesburg Diner • Lost Dog • The Loving Hut - Falls Church, VA • Mama Mia's • Marios Pizza • Masala Wok • McDonalds • Mexican Haymarket • Moby Dick's • Moe's • Noodles & Co • Old Country Buffet • Olive Garden • O'Sullivan • Panda Express • Panera Bread • Panjabi by Nature • Patriot's Pub and Grill • Pei Wei • Pho 75 – Arlington • Pho 88 • Pietanza • Pilan • Potbelly • Quaker Steak & Lube • Red Robin • Ren's Ramin • Rio Grande • Royal Street Diner • Rubino's • Ruby Tuesday • Santini's • Shake Shack • Sila Thai • Silver Diner • Spartans • Spring Garden • Subway • Super Pho • Taco Bell • Taste of Burma • Tippys Taco • Tony's • Tortilla Factory • Tropical Café – Herndon • Uncle Julio's • Village Café • Vinny's Pizza • Virginia Kitchen • Wendy's • White Oaks Elementary • Whole Foods • Z Pizza

Best Cup of Coffee

Starbucks

7-11 • Amphora Bakery • Andy's • Art of Coffee • Bagel Café • Beanetics - Annandale, VA • Brew • Café Amori • Caribou Coffee • Chakra Café - Old Town Alexandria • Corner Bakery • Costa • Cupp-a-Giddy-Up • Dolce Coffee – Leesburg • Dunkin Donuts • Firehook • Green Tealeaf • Greenberry • Home• IKEA • Illy • Java • Katie's Coffee - Great Falls• La Medeliene • Mayorga • McDonalds • Mischa • Mousse Café • Murky • Nespresso • Nordstrom Café • North Side Social – Arlington • Panera • Peets • The Pub - Great Falls , VA • Quartermaines• Saxby's • Sheetz • Sunoco • Sweet Stuff • Swiss Bakery • Trader Joe • Whole Foods • Yobo's

Best Fine Dining With Kids

Clyde's 

2941 • Alexandria Chart House • Amphora Diner • Artie's • Ashby Inn • Bella Vita • Bertucci's • Big Bowl • Bistro Bistro - Shirlington, VA • Blue Ridge Grill • Bollywood • Bonefish Grill • Brix • Bushara • Cactus Cantina • Café Deluxe • California Pizza Kitchen • Chadwick's • Chang's • Cheesecake Factory • Chef Geoffs • Chick-fil-A • Chili's • Chinese Food • Chipotle • Coastal Flats • Cock and Bowl - Occoquan, VA • The Counter• Cruise Ship • Curlye • Dante's • Euro Bistro • Five Guys • Fogo de Chao - Washington, DC • Fuddruckers • Glory Days • Hyatt (Market St) • IHOP • Inn at Little Washington • J Gilbert's • Jackson's • Juice • Landini's • Ledo Pizza • Macaroni Grill • Maggio's • Magnolia Grill • Mamma Lucia • McCormick & Schmidt's • McDonald's • Melting Pot • Mias Pizza • Mike's American Grill • Mimi's Café • Mon Ami Gabi • Morton's • Nagoya • Noodles & Company • Olde Town Steak • Olive Garden • Otani • Outback Steakhouse • P F Chang • Palm • Pane e Vino • Panera Bread • Paradiso • Passion Fish • Pete's • Raaga • Rail Stop • Rasika • Rays the Steaks • Red Lobster • Red Robin • River Bend Country Club • Roy's • Ruby Tuesday • Russia House • Ruth's Chris Steak House • Sakura Restaurant • Sanvitos • Silver Diner • Silverado • Sweet Ginger • Sweetwater Tavern • Taco Bell • The Tavern • Tequila Grande – Vienna • Thai Pavilion • Vintage 50 Restaurant • Volt - Frederick, MD • Wildfire • Wine Kitchen • Wine Kitsh • Ye Chon • Yoke

Best Ice Cream Store

Cold Stone Creamery

Baskin Robbins • Ben & Jerry's • Bruster's • The Cakery - King Farm • Carl's • Carmen's Italian Ice • Carvel • Dairy Queen • Dippin Dots • Friendly's • Frozen Custard • Frozen Dairy Bar & Boardwalk Pizza • Gelato's - Reston • Gelatto - Shady Grove, MD • Giffords • Green Frog • Haagen-Dazs • Hersheys - Manassas, VA • JoJo's • Josie's Frozen Yogurt - Fairfax • Kline's Freeze Cream • Kona Ice • Larry's Ice Cream • Lazy Sundae • Maggie Moo's Ice Cream • Max's Best • McDonald's • Milwaukee Frozen Custard • Moo Thru • Nathan Dairy Bar • Nielsons Frozen Custard • Packs • Peterson's Ice Cream • Piccomolo • Pinkberry • Pitango Gelato • Pop's • Red Mango • Rocky Point Creamery • Scruffy • Sprinkles - Potomac • Sweet Frog • Swirleys • Tangy Sweet - DC • Toby's Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee • Woody's Ice Cream • Yogato • Yogi's Ice Cream • Yogurtland • Zinga

Best Kid's Menu

Silver Diner

Amphora's Diner • Anita's Mexican Food • Applebee's • Bertucci's • Big Bowl • Blue Ridge Grill • Brio • Brix • California Pizza Kitchen • Carrabba's • Cava • Champps Americana Restaurant • Cheesecake Factory • Chef Geoffs • Chicken Out - McLean • Chick-fil-A • Chili's • Chipotle  • Mexican Grill • Chuck E Cheese's • CiCi's Pizza • Claire & Don's Beach Shack • Clyde's • Coastal Flats • Dairy Queen • Delia's - Springfield, VA • Denny's - Fairfax • Don Pablos • Eggspectation • Fang • Five Guys • Friendly's • Gifford's • Glory Days • Harry's Tap Room • Home • IHOP • IKEA • J Gilbert's • Jackson's • Joe's Crab Shack - Fairlakes, VA • Joe's Pizza and Pasta • Lebanese Taverna • Ledo Pizza • Legal Seafoods • Lucky's • Madigans - Occoquan • Maggiano's • McCormick & Schmick's • McDonald's • Mediterranean Breeze • Mimi's Café • Noodles and Company • Nugget • Olive Garden • Oodles of Noodles • Original Pancake House •  Outback Steakhouse • Panera • Passion Fish • Pei Wei Asian Diner • Pietanza • Qdoba Mexican Grill • Red Hot & Blue • Red Robin • Romano's Macaroni Grill • Ruby Tuesday • Silverado • Sonic • Sweetwater •  Tavern • The Tavern • TGI Fridays • Tower Oaks • Ugal Sea Foods • Uno Chicago Grill • Vapianos • Wendy's • Wildfire

Best Outdoo/Patio Dining

2941

Anita's • Art of Coffee • Backyard Grill • Blackies • Brix • Buffalo Wing University • Café Deluxe • Café Pizzolo • Cheesecake Factory • Chef Geoff's • Chevy's • Chili's • Claire & Don's  • Beach Shack • Clyde's • Clyde's Broadlands • CNGCC • Coastal Flats • Cock and Bowl • Cold Stone Creamery • Cook Out • Coyote Grill Cantina • Crabshacks • Daks • Earl's • Electric Palm • Eventide • Fireworks Pizza • The Fish Market - Old Town • Four Seasons • Foxfire Grill • Glory Days • Greek Taverna • Guapos • Guapos - Rio • Guapo's (Kentlands) • Home • Jackson's • Joe's Crab Shack - Fairlakes, VA • Lakeside Inn • Logan's Restaurant • Magnolia • Mon Ami Gabi • Northbanks • Old Brogue • Olive Garden • Panera • Paolo's Reston • Pizza Spot • Pizziolo - Alexandria • POV • Proof • Red Horse Tavern • Red Hot & Blue • Reston Town Center • Rio Grande • Rockville Town Square • Rosa Mexicana • Rosemary's Bistro - Clifton • Sequoia • Smashburgers • Sonic • Sweetwater Tavern • Sweetwater Tavern - Merrifield, VA • Tara Thai - Gaithersburg • Travinia Italian Kitchen (Leesburg) • Uncle Julio's • Uno's • Vintage  • 50 Restaurant • Walker's Grille • Washington Harbor • Westwood • Wine House - Fairfax

Best Pizza Delivery

Papa John's

Angelicos Pizzeria • Anthony's Pizza • Antonelli's • Armand's • Besta Pizza • Bocci's • Bricks • Broadway Pizza • Buon Appetito • Café Pizzolo • California Pizza Kitchen • Cetrones • Deli  • Italiano • Dia Zannos • Digiorno • Domino's • Don's • Flippin Pizza • Homemade • Joe's • Ledo Pizza • Lost Dog Café • Manginos • Manhattan Pizza • Mediterranean Breeze • Momma Mia's • Naked Pizza • Paisano's • Pizza Bolis • Pizza Hut • Pizza Movers • Pizza Roma • Pizza Spot • Pizzarama • Pizziolo - Alexandria • Pomodoro's Pizza • Potomac Pizza • Romantica Deli & Pizzeria • Rubino's Pizza • Santini's • Scotty's Rigatoni Grill • Stone Hot Pizza • Tony's • Uptown Pizza • Valentinos • Vocelli Pizza • Z Pizza

Best Restaurant with a Kid's Night/Special

Silver Diner

Applebee's • Applebee's - Manassas • Ashton Diner • Austin Grill • Big Bowl • Bobby McKey's • Brix • California Pizza Kitchen • California Tortilla • Carlos O'Kelly's • Cheeburger • Cheeburger • Cheesecake Factory • Chevy's Fresh Mex - Arlington, VA • Chick-fil-A • Chuck E Cheese's • Cici's Pizza • Clyde's • Dave & Buster's • Denny's • Eggspectation • Famous Dave's • Fang • Finnegan's • Fireworks • Fuddruckers • Glory Days • Golden Corral • The Green Turtle • IHOP • Joe's • Ledo Pizza • Lonestar Steakhouse • Macaroni Grill • Magnolia Grill • McDonald's • Mimi's Café • Moe's Southwest Grill • Neisha • Noodles & Company • Olive Garden • Pei Wei • Peking Gourmet • Pietanza • Pizza Hut • Pizza Spot • Pomodoro • Red Robin • Roy's • Ruby Tuesday • The Tavern • Tavern at Great Falls • Texas Roadhouse • Tur Cuisine • Tuscarora • Unos

Your Kids' Favorite Food

Pizza

Avacado • Bacon • Big Bowl• Black Beans• Brisket • Broccoli • Brown Rice • Burgers • Buttered Pasta • Calamari • Chapati • Cheerios • Cheese • Chicken • Chicken Nuggets • Chicken • Parmesan • Chicken Sandwich • Chicken Tenders • Chicken Teriyaki • Chinese • Chipotle • Chips • Chocolate   • Chocolate Milk • Clams • Corn Dog • Crab Legs • Cruncy Noodles • Cucumbers • French Fries • Fried Chicken • Fried Rice • Fruit • Goat Cheese & Crackers • Grilled Cheese • Grilled Chicken • Hot Dogs • Hummus • Ice Cream • Italian • Japanese Steakhouse • Lamb Chops • Lamb Kabob • Macaroni and Cheese • Mashed Potatoes • Olives • Pancakes • Pasta • Peanut Butter• Pho • Pizza • Popcorn • Ravioli • Ribs • Salad Bar • Salmon • Scrambled Eggs • Seaweed • Spaghetti • Spaghetti Os • Steak• Strawberries • Sugar Cane Shrimp Stick • Sugar Snap Peas • Sushi • Taco Bell • Tacos• Thai Food • Udon Noodles • Vietnamese Sausage

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Best Birthday or Occasion Cakes - Just Ask Mo Custom Cakes • Best Blind Company - Budget Blinds • Best Cake/Cupcake Decorator - Just Ask Mo Custom Cakes • Best Children's Educational Programs - Green Springs Garden Park • Best Crafts Class - Michael's • Best Cupcake Bakery • Best Cupcakes - Fluffy Thoughts • Best Emergency Department - Montgomery General Hospital • Best Events for kids to do? Michaels has many events intended just for kids every month! • Best Fencing Classes - DC Fencers • Best Grocery - Whole Foods • Best Instrument Rental - Learn Now Music • Best Martial Arts Teacher - Robert Lee III @ Black • Belt Martial Arts Center • Best Musician - Zak Morgan • Best Parent Fine Dining - Wine Kitchen – Leesburg • Best Pediatric Cardiologist - Pediatric Cardiology Associates - Falls Church, VA • Best Pet - Lab Retriever • Best Pet Walking & Sitting – Woofies • Best Pizza - Ledo Pizza • Best Private Acting Coach for Teenagers - Lisa Nanni-Messegee • Best Real Estate Company – Long & Foster • Best Religious Churches by denomination • Best Store for Girls – Justice • Best Swim Instruction - Kids First • Best Swim Instruction - Potomac Swim School • Best Swim Instruction - SwimKids - They offer monthly classes, summer camps, and birthday parties. Amazing program that actually teaches kids to swim!!! • Best Swim Instruction - British Swim School • Best Websites • Best Wellness Center: United Wellness Center in Herndon VA offers chiropractic, massages, facials, yoga, pilates, and seminars • Best Youth Sports - Vienna, VA • Best People - Miss Beth at Tiny Dancers in Fairfax is amazing. My kid loves to dance her way through the day. • Best People - Miss Krissie at Tiny Dancers - she's just fabulous with the kids. Best Party Planner - Confetti Event Planning

These are individual places and things not in the survey. Our readers felt compelled to tell us about them because they think they are "The Best."

2 Local Moms • NOVA Medical Group - Med spa, urgent care, specialists, friendly • Pampered Pets Curbside Grooming • Reston Petting Zoo • Simply Heaven--hair salon, Sterling, VA - Do all adults and children, she cares about your hair • Washington Nationals • Artisan Builders • Beazer Homes • Brinks Home security • Clutter RX • Energy & Security Solutions, Inc. • Fairfield Homes, Inc. • Family Tree Care, Inc. • Guardian Protection Services • Gutter Helmet • Hidden Lane Landscaping & Design • Home Network solutions • Interconnex Networks,Inc. • K. Hovnanian Homes • Kettler Inc.  • M&M Professional Landscaping • Maid Brigade • Maple Maids • Merrifield Garden Center • Molly Maid • Potomac Concierge • Shiner Roofing • Siding America & Windows • The Run Around • The Window Man/Window Solutions • Toll Brothers, Inc. • Virginia Ground Covers • Windows Plus, LLC • Winston's Chimney Service

Absolute BEST FOR FAMILIES in Our Area

National Zoo

Acting for Young People • Annapolis • Beach • Black Belt Martial Arts • Cabin John Park • Capital Martial Arts • Cartoon Cuts • Castle Playground – Germantown • Classic Tales n' Tunes • Claude Moore Park • Clemonjontri Park • Colonial Williamsburg • Costco • Cox Farms • Croydon Creek Nature Center • DC • DC Museums • Early Childhood Center – Rockville • Fairfax Ice Arena • Fairfax Park Authority • FAMILY Magazine • Free Museums • Friday Night Live! - Herndon, VA • Frying Pan Park • Good Shepherd Lutheran School • Great Falls Library • Great Falls Park • Great Wolf Lodge • Green Turtle • Herndon Community Center • Hershey Park • Inner Harbor • JCCNV • Jhoon Rhee Arlington • King Pinz • Lake Fairfax Park • Language Stars • Laser Tag Centers • Learn Now Music • Local Museums • Massanutten • Michaels Craft Store • Mount Vernon • My Gym • Naked Pizza • Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum Steven F. Udar-Hazy Center • National Mall • National Parks • Old Town • Farmers Market • Olive Garden • Our Life Memories Blog • Outdoors • PEP • Pinecrest School • Port Discovery • Pump It Up • Reston Town Center • Reston Zoo - Virgina Safari Park • Smithsonian Natural History Museum • South Germantown Adventure Park • Splash Down Waterpark• Target • The Little Gym • Tiny Dancers • Tutoring for Success Company • Van Dyke Park • Washingtonian Center • Westfield Montgomery Mall • White House • Whole Foods • Williamsburg, VA • YMCA