Preschools & Day Care in Gwynn Oak, MD

Child care in Gwynn Oak is mostly small and home scale, and the preschools and day care centers in Maryland on this page number 10 in all, every one of them in Baltimore County. The programs here run from infant rooms to school-age care for children up to 12. Several are family run, one is a center with a full preschool and Pre-K track, and one has worked inside Baltimore County schools for decades. A parent can find a home setting with a handful of children or a classroom with a set curriculum without leaving the neighborhood.

Little Brook Learning Center is the one that reads most like a traditional center. It is family owned and MSDE licensed, serves Gwynn Oak and Baltimore, and has classes for infants from 6 weeks, toddlers, preschool, Pre-K and school-age children up to 12. The Frog Street curriculum is combined with hands-on STEM learning, art and nature play, and classes are small. Breakfast, lunch and snacks are included in tuition, and a summer camp is part of the year. Its rating is 4.2 from 10 reviews.

Baltimore Childcare takes children from 6 weeks to 12 years and follows a curriculum recommended by the Maryland State Department of Education, aligned with the state's college and career ready standards. Teachers there focus on each child's social, emotional, physical and cognitive growth. It is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews. Your Sweet Little ANGELS Daycare is run by a provider who has been in business over 13 years, and it is rated 5.0 from 8 reviews.

Best preschools and day care centers in Gwynn Oak

Learn N Play

5.0(1 review on Google)

1600 Langford Rd, Gwynn Oak

  • Accepts child care subsidies
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
  • STEM or STEAM

The home-based programs are where Gwynn Oak differs most from a strip of franchise centers. Tender Tots Daycare is a fully licensed, home-based child care for children from 12 weeks to 12 years. It takes a limited number of children at a time so each gets individual attention, staff plan activities suited to each child's age and skill level, and appointments are required. It is rated 4.0 from 4 reviews. Toni Learning Family Daycare is run by Miss Toni for children from 6 weeks to 5 years, accepts vouchers and takes part in Maryland EXCELS. It is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, and visits and registration are arranged by phone.

Parents who need care around a work schedule have a few places to look. Learn N Play has provided before and after school child care in Baltimore County schools since 1990, and its main center is open 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays. It also takes child care subsidies and runs a summer camp, though its 5.0 rating rests on a single review. Sunshine’s child care was built around flexible hours that fit a parent's work schedule, and it is rated 5.0 from 5 reviews.

Two more day care centers round out the page. Shelleysdarlingdaycare, known as Shelley's Darling Daycare with the tagline Learn Play Grow, aims to help children feel valued, inspired and confident, with activities meant to promote creativity, curiosity and social skills. It is rated 5.0 from 7 reviews. Giggles & Wiggles Daycare is rated 4.5 from 8 reviews. Gwynn Oak shares its edges with Woodlawn, Windsor Mill, Catonsville, Pikesville and Randallstown, each with its own page, which is useful when a family lives on the border and wants to compare a wider set of options.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Gwynn Oak

Who takes infants and toddlers in Gwynn Oak?

Little Brook Learning Center has infant classes from 6 weeks, along with toddler and preschool rooms. Baltimore Childcare takes children from 6 weeks to 12 years. Toni Learning Family Daycare enrolls children from 6 weeks to 5 years, and Tender Tots Daycare begins at 12 weeks.

Which Gwynn Oak child care options accept subsidies or vouchers?

Little Brook Learning Center, Toni Learning Family Daycare and Learn N Play all accept child care subsidies. Families using the Maryland Child Care Scholarship must enroll in a program that takes part in Maryland EXCELS, and Toni Learning Family Daycare is one that does. Ask each program about its own enrollment steps.

Where can I find before and after school care near Gwynn Oak?

Learn N Play runs before and after school child care in Baltimore County schools, with its main center open 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays. Little Brook Learning Center and Baltimore Childcare both care for school-age children up to 12.

Is there a home-based child care in Gwynn Oak with a small group?

Tender Tots Daycare is a fully licensed, home-based child care that takes a limited number of children at a time. Toni Learning Family Daycare is also a family daycare run by Miss Toni. Both are reached by phone for visits or appointments.

Which towns near Gwynn Oak have their own page?

Woodlawn, Windsor Mill, Catonsville, Pikesville and Randallstown each have a page of preschools and day care centers. Families near a town line often look at the neighboring page too.

Preschools & Day Care near Gwynn Oak