Preschools & Day Care in California, MD

California, Maryland is a St. Mary's County town near NAS Patuxent River, and its preschools and day care centers reflect that. This page covers 8 businesses, all in St. Mary's County, and one of them, Rising star daycare, is based in nearby Great Mills. Several describe themselves in relation to the base. Buchanan Family Child Care is about 10 minutes from NAS Patuxent River, near Three Notch Rd and MD-4, and Montrose Licensed Family Daycare sits a few minutes from NAS Pax River.

The trade here leans toward small, home-based care alongside a few established schools. Buchanan Family Child Care is a licensed in-home program that takes children from 18 months to 5 years, full time or part time, and is not licensed for children under 18 months. Its approach is play based with plenty of time outdoors, plus arts, crafts, music and movement. Montrose Licensed Family Daycare has provided licensed family child care since 2005 and works by appointment. It sits in the Leonardtown School District.

Creative Beginnings Preschool has served St. Mary's County since 1982. It is a private preschool and child care center for children from infancy through 5th grade, with infant, toddler, twos and prekindergarten programs, a Creative Afterschool Program for kindergarten through 5th grade, and a summer day camp for elementary school children. It holds a 5.0 rating from 7 reviews.

St. Andrew's Preschool offers programs for 3 and 4 year olds and has served Southern Maryland for 30 years. Enrollment is open year-round on a space-available basis, and families are asked to contact the school for appointments and tours. It holds 5.0 from 1 review.

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One business on the page is not a classroom program in the usual sense. Master Shim's Black Belt Academy is a taekwondo school founded in 1998 by Grand Master Shim, with before and after school and summer camp options. It holds 4.9 from 50 reviews, the largest review history here.

Other providers on the page are Susans Day Care, with 5.0 from 3 reviews, Honey Mac Callum Christian Preschool, with 4.3 from 3 reviews, and Rising star daycare, with 3.0 from 2 reviews, split between one five-star and one one-star review.

Families can also browse the nearby pages for Hollywood, Leonardtown, Lexington Park, Lusby and Mechanicsville, all in the same stretch of Southern Maryland.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in California

Which California providers are close to NAS Patuxent River?

Buchanan Family Child Care is about 10 minutes from NAS Patuxent River, near Three Notch Rd and MD-4. Montrose Licensed Family Daycare is a few minutes from NAS Pax River.

Who takes babies and toddlers in California, Maryland?

Creative Beginnings Preschool has infant, toddler and twos programs. Buchanan Family Child Care takes children from 18 months to 5 years and is not licensed for children under 18 months.

Is there a preschool just for 3 and 4 year olds?

St. Andrew's Preschool offers programs for 3 and 4 year olds and has served Southern Maryland for 30 years. Enrollment is open year-round on a space-available basis, and the school asks families to contact it for appointments and tours.

Who offers a summer day camp?

Creative Beginnings Preschool runs a summer day camp for elementary school children. Master Shim's Black Belt Academy also has summer camp options, along with before and after school care.

Is there a program for older children after school?

Creative Beginnings Preschool runs a Creative Afterschool Program for kindergarten through 5th grade. Master Shim's Black Belt Academy, a taekwondo school, has before and after school options too.

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