Bright Horizons at Democracy Center

The Sharon L. Hostler Child Development Center, run as Bright Horizons at Democracy Center, is a child care center in Bethesda with ten classrooms that take children from infancy to pre-K. Bright Horizons welcomes infants from six weeks, toddlers ages 1 to 3, preschoolers ages 3 to 4, a pre-K year for ages 4 to 5 and kindergarten for ages 5 to 6, using its Discovery Driven Learning curriculum. The center serves many families from the University of Virginia community and describes its teachers as supportive and creative, with weekly lessons suited to each age and daily health and safety practices. Each classroom has its own team of teachers, and the center says it builds strong partnerships with parents and promises continuity of care across the early years. Visits are by appointment. Rated 5.0 from 13 Google reviews, all five stars.