ABOUT TCS
The Children’s School, Inc., (TCS) is a non-profit corporation established by employees of Arlington Public Schools (APS) to provide quality childcare and an early childhood education. The program is an inclusive community-based program licensed to care for children from infants through 5 years of age. The school is located in a brand-new dedicated facility on Langston Boulevard at Glebe Road in Arlington, Virginia.
Opened in 1987, the program was the first childcare facility in the United States to be owned and operated by employees of a large school system. Since then, TCS has gained a national reputation as a model facility.
TCS is open to all members of the community, with discounted tuition rates available to families of APS employees. We are also honored to be partners with the APS Integration Station (IS), offering integrated education programs for children ages 2-5 with disabilities. IS is a longstanding and valued part of the TCS community.
TCS is a parent cooperative and every family enrolled in TCS automatically joins the co-op.
Meet the Board
Kate Towne,
President
Kate and her husband Jonathan joined the TCS family in fall of 2020, and their daughter is a Toucan. Kate is originally from Ohio, but has lived in the DC area for almost 20 years and is now settled with her family in Falls Church. She is an IT and software manager for a structural engineering firm, while Jonathan is a software developer. They are very grateful to have found the TCS community!
Danny Yu,
Treasurer
Danny and his wife Katie have been part of the TCS family since their son Liam first joined the Sandpipers in 2021. They have been Arlington residents since 2015 along with their older son Connor and dog Luna. Danny grew up in southwest Virginia but has been in the Washington DC area for about 20 years now. He is a finance executive at a national non-profit in Washington DC.
Sondra Dietz
Sondra (she/her) has a son in the Owls and a daughter who was formerly a Flamingo. Sondra and family live in Arlington, where Sondra also works for the County's health department. In addition to being a mom, Sondra is a dog person, carb lover (especially pizza and bagels from her home state, New York), and a true crime podcast enthusiast.
Eric Duchaj
Eric and his wife Chloé have two children at TCS, in the Lorikeets and Owls. Eric grew up in Scottsdale, AZ and attended Northern Michigan University. After graduation, he moved to Maryland where he taught for seven years. Since 2016 he has taught HyC Social Studies, PE, Health, Personal Finance, and Economics at Meridian High School in Falls Church.
