Welcome!

Hi! I'm Marilyn Lockman, affectionately known as Ms. Marilyn.  I'm the Founder and President of Handprints Community Partners Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Through our Childcare Program, Handprints at Play, we provide your little one(s) with a clean, safe, comfortable, and nurturing learning environment where they learn through play.


Our childcare activities are designed for group and individual children based on their unique needs, abilities, learning styles, and interests. Activities and experiences are designed to foster growth for the whole child (physical, social-emotional, approaches toward learning, cognitive development, and language & literacy), engage the family unit and ultimately strengthen the child’s microsystem (family and community). 


At Handprints, children are free to play and learn, while developing the rudiments necessary to successfully transition into primary school programs.  

Meet Ms. Marilyn!

Hi there!  Choosing a childcare provider is very important business.  As such, I wanted to take a few moments to tell you a little bit about myself.  

I’m originally from Washington, DC and spent most of my life living and working in the DMV.  

Like every proper child care professional, I LOVE “the littles”.  I love their laughs, I love their smiles, I love the way they are carefree, honest and absolutely genuine tiny humans.  After growing a professional career in grants management and program administration, I leapt into the world of early childhood education and opened a family child care home in February of 2023.  

Here are just a few of the qualifications that help me provide quality care for your little ones.