Preschools & Day Care in Kensington, MD

Kensington's 12 preschools and day care centers sit in Montgomery County, and the page reads as a catalog of educational philosophies: Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Spanish immersion and several cooperative preschools. Two businesses are based in North Bethesda and two in Garrett Park, the smaller places that share this page. Parents here are choosing as much among teaching methods as among locations.

Montessori is the most common thread. The Nature School at Montessori Living is an AMI-certified, nature-based Montessori school on a 5-acre campus in Kensington, serving families since 1990. Children enroll from 12 weeks through kindergarten, with an infant program, toddler programs and a Children's House for ages 3 to 6. It is rated 5.0 from 14 reviews. My Little Sprinkle Sun Childcare is a licensed child care center that cares for children from 3 weeks to 5 years and draws on Montessori, rated 5.0 from 11 reviews. Lanka Learning Academy and Daycare follows the Montessori methodology set by Maria Montessori herself and is rated 5.0 from 3 reviews.

Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Center is a constructivist program inspired by the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, within a Reform Jewish context, operating inside Temple Emanuel. It is rated 5.0 from 20 reviews. Two bilingual programs work in Spanish and English: Meli’s Munchkins Bilingual Learning Center is a family child care home on Maybrook Ave., and The Kids' House Bilingual Day Care on Wheatley St offers a dedicated Spanish Immersion Program, an Infant Care program and a Toddler Music Program. The Kids' House is rated 4.4 from 22 reviews, and Meli’s Munchkins is rated 5.0 from 4.

The cooperative tradition runs deep. The Learning Center for Young Children has served the Kensington area since 1959, when it began as the Warner Christian Day School, and runs as a parent-participation preschool with part-time and full-time hours for ages 2 to 5. It is rated 5.0 from 31 reviews. Garrett Park Nursery School, founded in 1953, is a cooperative, play-based preschool for ages 2 to 5, run as a non-profit by its parents, with 2's, 3's and 4's classes and an Extended Day Program. It is rated 5.0 from 25 reviews.

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The page also holds the most reviewed program in the set. The Goddard School of North Bethesda - White Flint, at 5420 Edson Lane, is an independently owned private preschool with classrooms for infants, toddlers, twos, preschool, pre-K and kindergarten, plus before and after school programs and summer programs. It is rated 4.9 from 105 reviews. Georgetown Hill Early - NRC/Rockville Campus is a North Bethesda school whose parent organization has served Montgomery County families for 40 years, rated 5.0 from 12 reviews.

Montgomery Child Care Association Garrett Park runs a preschool age program for children 2 to 5 years old at 4806 Oxford Street, rated 3.7 from 3 reviews. Circle Time Child Care is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews.

Wheaton, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Rockville all have their own pages, and Kensington's providers describe working across Bethesda, Rockville and Montgomery County.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Kensington

Which Kensington schools follow the Montessori method?

The Nature School at Montessori Living is AMI-certified and runs on a 5-acre campus. My Little Sprinkle Sun Childcare draws on Montessori for children from 3 weeks to 5 years. Lanka Learning Academy and Daycare follows the Montessori methodology set by Maria Montessori.

Is there Spanish immersion child care in Kensington?

The Kids' House Bilingual Day Care on Wheatley St has a dedicated Spanish Immersion Program. Meli’s Munchkins Bilingual Learning Center on Maybrook Ave. runs a Spanish-English program in a family child care home.

Are there cooperative preschools near Kensington?

Garrett Park Nursery School, founded in 1953, is run as a non-profit by its parents for ages 2 to 5. The Learning Center for Young Children, serving the area since 1959, is a parent-participation preschool.

What is the difference between a licensed center and a registered home?

In Maryland, a child care center holds a license from the Office of Child Care, and a family child care home holds a certificate of registration. My Little Sprinkle Sun Childcare is a center with State License #262886, and Meli’s Munchkins Bilingual Learning Center is a family child care home with registration #260204.

Is there a Reggio Emilia program in Kensington?

Temple Emanuel Early Childhood Center is inspired by the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy, within a Reform Jewish context. It operates inside Temple Emanuel and is rated 5.0 from 20 reviews.

Which nearby towns have their own pages?

Wheaton, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Chevy Chase and Rockville each have a page. North Bethesda and Garrett Park providers appear on the Kensington page.

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