5,130 SF Turnkey Childcare Center for Lease in Sterling, Virginia

Serafin Real Estate is pleased to present a rare opportunity to lease a fully operational, purpose-built childcare facility in the heart of one of the strongest family markets in the country. This 5,130 square foot single-story building is licensed for 92 children and offers an incoming operator a true plug-and-play platform. The classrooms, kitchen, playground, and code-driven infrastructure are already in place, allowing a quality operator to open at known capacity without the cost, delay, and entitlement risk of a ground-up build or a vacant-shell conversion. Originally constructed in 1982 and improved through recent renovations and system upgrades, the property pairs an established, neighborhood-trusted location with a refreshed interior ready for its next long-term tenant.

The interior is configured for efficient, full-capacity childcare operation. The building features six classrooms, including several oversized rooms well suited to preschool and pre-K programming at favorable ratios, along with smaller rooms ideal for infant and toddler groupings. Supporting spaces include a full prep kitchen for on-site meal service, a dedicated administrative office, a staff breakroom, and on-site storage, plus multiple restrooms with child-scale fixtures and in-room sinks for streamlined classroom flow. A secure central reception area manages parent check-in and daily traffic. Outside, the property includes a dedicated playground, a critical licensing and enrollment driver that is difficult and expensive to replicate in most lease space.

The location is what sets this opportunity apart. The facility sits in Loudoun County, which holds the highest median household income of any county in the United States and has led the nation for more than a decade. The immediate Sugarland Run neighborhood carries a median household income well above $160,000, anchored by a high concentration of dual-income, high-earning households, exactly the family profile that supports premium tuition, fast enrollment ramps, and active waitlists. The surrounding area averages roughly 3.3 persons per household, meaningfully larger than the national average, with a dense population of young children and a deep base of professional, tech, and government employment that drives consistent, year-round demand for full-time care. In this submarket, the right physical plant is the primary constraint on a successful childcare business, and this building removes it.
The ownership is seeking a long-term, NNN lease, with the building available for occupancy in the third quarter of 2026. The property is currently operating, so to protect the existing business, all inquiries and showings must be coordinated exclusively through Serafin Real Estate. Please do not contact on-site staff or visit the property directly.

Loudoun County consistently ranks as the wealthiest county in the United States, with a 2024 median household income of approximately $181,765 — more than double the national median. Anchored by Dulles International Airport, the world's largest concentration of data centers, and a deep base of federal, technology, and defense employers, Loudoun pairs exceptional household incomes with one of the fastest population growth rates in the country. The result is a structural childcare market where demand consistently outpaces supply: Loudoun County government has publicly acknowledged ongoing childcare waitlists and expanded its own programs in 2025 to address shortages, and private operators across eastern Loudoun continue to report capacity-constrained enrollment with strong parent willingness-to-pay.

Sterling, in eastern Loudoun, sits adjacent to Dulles Airport and within minutes of the Route 7, Route 28, and Dulles Greenway employment corridors. The immediate Sugarland Run neighborhood is a dense, established residential community of approximately 12,400 residents and 3,800 households, with a young family demographic, high owner-occupancy, and limited new childcare supply. Families here commute primarily to Reston, Herndon, Tysons, and Dulles, making full-day, before-school, and after-school care a daily necessity.

The subject property is a freestanding ±5,130 SF single-story building on ±0.71 acres, purpose-operated as a licensed childcare facility with dedicated on-site parking and a fenced outdoor play environment. The defining location attribute is directly across the street: Sugarland Elementary School (LCPS, grades PK–5) at 65 Sugarland Run Drive. This creates an immediate before- and after-school program pipeline, natural sibling capture for infant through preschool enrollment, and a built-in marketing channel through the school community and daily parent traffic. A turnkey, purpose-built childcare building directly across from a public elementary school, in the highest-income county in the United States, is a combination that rarely comes to market in eastern Loudoun.