Preschools & Day Care in Lanham, MD

Lanham is a Prince George's County town where preschools and day care centers range from national chains on Greenbelt Road and Forbes Boulevard to family homes on quiet side streets like Oliver Street. This page carries 23 of them, and every one sits in Prince George's County. Two more come from the neighboring communities of Glenn Dale and New Carrollton, so a parent who lives or works near either one will find options here too.

The local trade leans toward full programs for babies through school age. Themba Creative Learning Center on Cipriano Road takes children from 6 weeks to 12 years in separate infant, toddler, two's, three's and four's programs, and it partners with the Maryland Pre-K Blueprint Program for a full-day Pre-K for 3 and 4 year olds. Kiddie Academy of Lanham at 9845 Greenbelt Road follows the same age ladder with a Life Essentials curriculum and a CampVentures summer camp for ages 2 to 12.

Chains are part of the picture. Lanham KinderCare at 4880 Forbes Boulevard cares for children from 6 weeks to 12 years, runs Discovery Preschool and prekindergarten classrooms, and is accredited by NAEYC. Its doors open at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays. Early drop-off matters in a commuter area, and Kinder Explorers LLC keeps hours from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., while Rising Generations Early Learning Center accepts drop-off as early as 6:30 a.m.

Several teaching styles are on offer. Little Doodles Bilingual Daycare at 9420 Wyatt Drive teaches in English and Spanish from the first day and holds a Maryland EXCELS Level 4 rating. Sweet and Loving Care, an in-home daycare at 7203 Oliver Street, follows a curriculum in both languages and serves three meals a day. Happy Home Early Learning Center is Montessori inspired and serves Bowie, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Lanham and Laurel.

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Best preschools and day care centers in Lanham

Expanding Minds

5.0(5 reviews on Google)

6332 Kinsey Terrace, Lanham

  • Preschool program
  • Pre-K class
  • Infants and toddlers
(202) 528-4800

Kinder Explorers LLC

4.2(5 reviews on Google)

9216 Annapolis Rd, Lanham

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(301) 306-9333

The review histories here vary a lot. Themba Creative Learning Center is rated 4.9 from 202 reviews, the largest review history on the page. Kiddie Academy of Lanham is rated 4.4 from 62 reviews and Lanham KinderCare 4.0 from 30. Rising Generations Early Learning Center is rated 2.0 from 42 reviews, a figure worth reading alongside its recent reviews. Several small homes, including CareMoni Day Care at 5.0 from 23 reviews, have rated well with a smaller crowd.

Many Lanham providers work across town lines. Happy Home Early Learning Center and One Step Up Early Child Care both serve Bowie, Greenbelt and Glenn Dale, and The Joy of Learning Center on Annapolis Road serves Lanham, Seabrook and New Carrollton. Nearby city pages cover Greenbelt, Riverdale, Hyattsville, Landover and College Park, which helps a family that commutes through any of those towns. One Step Up Early Child Care and Lanham KinderCare both work with child care subsidies.

Meals are part of the day at many of these centers. Themba Creative Learning Center includes meals with its full-day Pre-K, Kiddie Academy of Lanham provides meals, and Sweet and Loving Care serves three meals plus snacks. For a parent weighing a long workday against pickup time, the combination of early opening hours and meals on site is what separates one Lanham option from the next.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in Lanham

Which Lanham centers offer Pre-K classes?

Themba Creative Learning Center partners with the Maryland Pre-K Blueprint Program for full-day Pre-K for 3 and 4 year olds. Kiddie Academy of Lanham and Lanham KinderCare both run pre-kindergarten classrooms, and New Carrollton Early Learning has a pre-kindergarten for children who turn five by September 1.

Is there a Spanish or bilingual daycare in Lanham?

Little Doodles Bilingual Daycare at 9420 Wyatt Drive teaches in English and Spanish and is rated 5.0 from 9 reviews. Sweet and Loving Care on Oliver Street is a bilingual in-home daycare where the lead provider speaks English and Spanish, rated 5.0 from 12 reviews.

Who offers Montessori care near Lanham?

Happy Home Early Learning Center is a Montessori inspired center based in Glenn Dale that serves Lanham, Bowie, Greenbelt and Laurel. Rising Generations Early Learning Center calls itself a Montessori preschool and daycare serving Lanham-Bowie and Largo families.

Which Lanham providers open early for drop-off?

Lanham KinderCare opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday to Friday. Kinder Explorers LLC runs from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Kiddie Academy of Lanham opens its doors at 7:00 a.m. Rising Generations Early Learning Center also takes drop-off from 6:30 a.m.

Does anyone in Lanham accept child care subsidies?

One Step Up Early Child Care and Lanham KinderCare both work with child care subsidies. One Step Up holds an MSDE license and serves Lanham, Bowie, Greenbelt and Glenn Dale.

Which nearby towns have their own page?

Greenbelt, Riverdale, Hyattsville, Landover and College Park each have a page. Glenn Dale and New Carrollton providers are included on the Lanham page itself, including Happy Home Early Learning Center and New Carrollton Early Learning.

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