Preschools & Day Care in Bel Air, MD

Bel Air has 13 preschools and day care centers in Harford County, and the mix runs from national franchise schools to a church preschool, a Montessori school and a youth club. Full-day care that opens at 6:30 a.m. sits beside half-day preschool sessions, and the addresses spread along Emmorton Road, Laurel Bush Road, Linwood Avenue and the area behind Harford Mall.

Franchise schools make up much of the full-day side. The Goddard School of Bel Air, on Emmorton Road, runs classrooms for infants, toddlers, twos, preschoolers and a Pre-K group, open Monday to Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. It is rated 5.0 from 80 reviews. Primrose School of Bel Air runs infant, toddler, preschool and pre-kindergarten programs and is rated 4.9 from 62 reviews. The Learning Experience - Bel Air takes children from 6 weeks to 6 years, with separate classrooms for infants, toddlers, Twaddlers, Preppers, preschoolers and kindergarteners, and it provides bus transportation. Its rating is 4.8 from 37 reviews.

Celebree appears twice. Celebree School of Bel Air is rated 4.6 from 71 reviews and offers daycare, preschool, pre-kindergarten and before and after care. Celebree School of Bel Air South-Laurel Bush, at 2111-A Laurel Bush Road, cares for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is rated 4.5 from 57 reviews. Both are accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Smaller and more specialized options fill in the rest. Children's Manor Montessori School - Bel Air sits on the corner of Wheel Road and Old Emmorton Road, behind the Festival of Bel Air and a short drive from Route 924, Route 24 and I-95. It follows the Montessori Method for infants and toddlers, with a pre-primary class for ages 2 to 3.5 and a primary class for ages 3.5 to 5. It is rated 4.8 from 16 reviews. Tiny Tot School, at 21 Linwood Avenue, runs inside the Bel Air United Methodist Church with Preschool Prep, Preschool 3s, Pre-K and Kindergarten Prep classes. Its Pre-K session runs 9:00 to 11:45 in the morning, and it is rated 5.0 from 11 reviews.

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Tiny Tot School

5.0(11 reviews on Google)

21 Linwood Ave, Bel Air

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
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(410) 838-6399

Some businesses here are not preschools first. Coppermine Bel Air Athletic Club is a membership gym behind Harford Mall that also runs a child care and preschool program, with before and after school care, school's out camps, a summer camp and a Kidszone. Its rating is 4.4 from 367 reviews. Hickory Child Development Center is a non-profit church ministry offering daycare, preschool and before and after school care for working parents, rated 4.2 from 13 reviews. The Bel Air Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford & Cecil Counties is a before and after school place for school-age kids, not a preschool, and it is rated 3.5 from 8 reviews. Max & Maddie's Playhouse is a home-like center for ages 2 months to 5 years, open 7 AM to 5 PM, with a 5.0 rating from a single review.

Two church-affiliated preschools round out the page. Good Shephard Lutheran Preschool is rated 4.9 from 9 reviews. Christ Our King Preschool is rated 3.0 from 8 reviews, 4 at five stars and 4 at one star.

The Goddard School serves Abingdon, Fallston and Aberdeen as well as Bel Air, and one business names Laurel as a place it works. The Boys & Girls Clubs cover Harford and Cecil counties. Forest Hill, Abingdon, Fallston, Edgewood and Joppatowne each have their own page. Celebree School of Bel Air is authorized to provide public Pre-K through the state's Pre-K Expansion Grant Program. Maryland Pre-K is a state-funded program for children who are 3 or 4 by September 1, and families whose income is at or below the Blueprint's income limit may qualify for full-day Pre-K at no charge.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Bel Air

Which Bel Air schools run a Pre-K class?

The Goddard School of Bel Air has a Pre-K group alongside its infant, toddler, two-year-old and preschool rooms. Tiny Tot School runs a Pre-K session from 9:00 to 11:45 in the morning, inside Bel Air United Methodist Church on Linwood Avenue. Celebree School of Bel Air offers pre-kindergarten and is authorized to provide public Pre-K through a state grant program.

Is there a Montessori school in Bel Air?

Children's Manor Montessori School - Bel Air follows the Montessori Method on Wheel Road at Old Emmorton Road. It has a program for infants and toddlers, a pre-primary class for ages 2 to 3.5 and a primary class for ages 3.5 to 5, with a kindergarten option. It also accepts child care subsidies and has a 4.8 rating from 16 reviews.

Who opens early for working parents in Bel Air?

The Goddard School of Bel Air is open Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Celebree School of Bel Air South-Laurel Bush keeps the same 6:30 a.m. start and closes at 6:30 p.m. The Learning Experience - Bel Air also opens at 6:30 a.m. and closes at 6:30 p.m., and it provides bus transportation.

Where can a school-age child go before and after school in Bel Air?

The Bel Air Club of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Harford & Cecil Counties runs an after school program with homework help, tutoring and STEM sessions. Coppermine Bel Air Athletic Club offers before and after school care and school's out camps. Hickory Child Development Center also provides before and after school care.

Which towns near Bel Air have their own preschool pages?

Forest Hill, Abingdon, Fallston, Edgewood and Joppatowne each have a page of their own. The Goddard School of Bel Air names Abingdon, Fallston and Aberdeen among the towns it serves, so families in those places can look at both pages.

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