Preschools & Day Care in Cambridge, MD

Preschools and day care centers in Cambridge, Maryland, come as a small, mixed set: 7 businesses, every one of them in Dorchester County. Two of the 7 are based in Hurlock, a smaller town that shares this page, and Hurlock is the one place outside Cambridge that these providers name as where they work. A family looking here is choosing among a few private home-style programs, a public early education preschool and a Head Start program, not a crowd of look-alike chains.

The private programs lean toward play and school readiness. Love, Learn & Play Daycare LLC, based in Hurlock, takes children from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Its play-based program mixes hands-on exploration with structured learning, including STEM activities, sensory play, daily circle time and kindergarten readiness lessons. Terrific T's Learning Center LLC, also in Hurlock, describes its work as preparing children for school while building emotional and social skills, with creative play and close partnerships with families.

Public and federally funded options sit alongside them. Judy Center is a public early education preschool in Cambridge. Shore Up Inc Headstart is part of SHORE UP! Inc., which operates Head Start and Early Head Start in seven counties on the Lower and Upper Eastern Shore. Head Start there is a family development program for three and four year olds from families that meet federally established income guidelines, and Early Head Start serves children from six weeks to three years.