Preschools & Day Care in North Potomac, MD

North Potomac child care leans toward Montessori and small, long-established programs, and the preschools and day care centers in Maryland on this page number 10, all in Montgomery County. The page carries 202 reviews and nearly every program is rated 5.0 or close to it, so the useful differences are in approach, age range and how each program takes new families. Several describe serving the wider Potomac area, with Rockville, Gaithersburg and Darnestown also named.

Montessori is the clearest local pattern. Prime Montessori Academy was founded in 2011 and serves families from Rockville, Gaithersburg, Darnestown and the wider Potomac area. It offers toddler, primary and elementary Montessori programs that follow AMI-aligned principles, led by an AMI Master Educator with 28 years in the field. Admission is by invitation. It is rated 4.9 from 41 reviews. PLMCC Day Care is Prairie Landing Montessori Children's Center, the first English-Chinese bilingual Montessori preschool in Maryland, founded in 2004, with a toddler class for ages 2 to 3 and a primary class for ages 3 to 5. It is rated 5.0 from 27 reviews and keeps a waitlist. Magnet Montessori Preschool is rated 5.0 from 19 reviews.

Robin's Nest Child Care blends family day care and preschool in a custom-built facility on two acres, and it has operated for over 40 years. It is veteran owned and enrolls infants, toddlers, mixed ages, preschoolers from 2 and up and school-age children, with before and after school care for ages 5 and up. The Experience Early Learning curriculum, formerly Mother Goose Time, gives a play-based, child-led approach. It is rated 4.9 from 41 reviews and keeps a waitlist.

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Best preschools and day care centers in North Potomac

PLMCC Day Care

5.0(27 reviews on Google)

10910 Silent Wood Pl, North Potomac

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Waitlist
(301) 762-4023

Ohsi Child Care

5.0(10 reviews on Google)

Falconbridge Dr, North Potomac

  • Preschool program
  • Infants and toddlers
  • Early drop-off or late pickup
(301) 978-6471

Academy Child Development Center at Stone Mill Center has served Montgomery County families since 1981, and its North Potomac location sits within an MCPS school building. Programs run from infants and toddlers through preschool, pre-kindergarten and school age, using the Creative Curriculum for the youngest children and Children Study Their World for pre-K students. Families can add before and after school care, and a summer camp is offered. It is rated 5.0 from 30 reviews.

Smaller home settings fill out the page. Ohsi Child Care is a family child care home on Falconbridge Drive that takes infants from 6 weeks, runs a toddler group for children from 20 to 36 months and also offers preschool and before and after school care. It is rated 5.0 from 10 reviews. Zhilla's Day Care Center has cared for children in North Potomac since 2001 from a home on Chinaberry Street, with infant care, toddler care and a play-centered preschool. It is rated 5.0 from 7 reviews.

Carealot Childcare Center is rated 5.0 from 22 reviews, Tima's Angels Daycare is rated 5.0 from 4 reviews and Bar T Kids Club Travilah is rated 5.0 from 1 review, a score too thin to weigh the way the larger totals can be weighed. Families who live closer to a neighboring town can look at the pages for Potomac, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Germantown and Derwood.

Common questions about preschools and day care centers in North Potomac

Which North Potomac programs follow the Montessori method?

Prime Montessori Academy offers toddler, primary and elementary programs, and admission is by invitation. PLMCC Day Care, Prairie Landing Montessori Children's Center, is an English-Chinese bilingual Montessori preschool for ages 2 to 5. Magnet Montessori Preschool is also on the page.

Who in North Potomac has a waitlist?

Robin's Nest Child Care and PLMCC Day Care both keep waitlists. Families interested in either should ask about openings early, since both are rated well by a large group of reviewers.

Where can I find infant care in North Potomac?

Ohsi Child Care takes infants from 6 weeks in a family home on Falconbridge Drive. Robin's Nest Child Care and Academy Child Development Center at Stone Mill Center also enroll infants and toddlers, and Zhilla's Day Care Center offers infant care from a home on Chinaberry Street.

Who offers before and after school care in North Potomac?

Robin's Nest Child Care offers before and after school care for ages 5 and up. Academy Child Development Center at Stone Mill Center lets families add before and after school care, and Ohsi Child Care also offers it.

Which neighboring towns have their own page?

Potomac, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Germantown and Derwood each have a page. Several North Potomac programs name Potomac as the area they serve.

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