Grover Place Child Care Center
- Preschool program
- Early drop-off or late pickup
Prince Frederick is a Calvert County town, and all 8 of its preschools and day care centers in Maryland sit in that county. Six are in or near Prince Frederick itself. Two have their base in St Leonard and one in Port Republic, so a family here is choosing among programs spread along the county's roads, not packed into one block.
The longest track record belongs to two programs. Calvert Nursery School is a parent cooperative preschool, started in 1970 by a group of parents and described as the only cooperative preschool for 3 to 5 year olds in Calvert County for over 50 years. It runs a 3's class and a 4's class built on play based learning, small class sizes and plenty of time outdoors, and it is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews. Grover Place Child Care Center has served St Leonard since 1997 and is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Age range is where the centers differ most. Loving Arms Childcare Center cares for children ages two through twelve, with a weekly curriculum tied to a monthly theme and meals provided. Dawn's Early Light serves children from 6 weeks to 10 years and plans activities with The Creative Curriculum. Learning Ladders Child Development Center enrolls infants and toddlers from 6 weeks to 24 months, a preschool class for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds and a school age program for ages 4 to 12.
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School age families get the clearest schedule at Learning Ladders Child Development Center, where children can come before school from 6:30 to 8:30 AM and after school from 4:00 to 5:45 PM during the school year. A summer camp called Summer Escapades runs there too. Dawn's Early Light also runs a summer camp and has a pre-k class focused on kindergarten readiness.
Ratings range from 3.7 from 3 reviews at Learning Ladders Child Development Center to 4.5 from 11 reviews at Grover Place Child Care Center. Dawn's Early Light is rated 4.0 from 4 reviews and Loving Arms Childcare Center 4.2 from 5. Calvert County Family Day Care Association in Port Republic, St. Leonard Kids' Place and The Grapevine Early Learning Center each hold 5.0 from one review.
Huntingtown, Hughesville, Owings, Mechanicsville and Hollywood have their own pages for families who are widening the search.
Calvert Nursery School is a parent cooperative preschool for 3 to 5 year olds, started in 1970. It runs a 3's class and a 4's class with play based learning and small class sizes, and families can ask about its waitlist. It is rated 5.0 from 6 reviews.
Learning Ladders Child Development Center enrolls infants and toddlers from 6 weeks to 24 months. Dawn's Early Light serves children from 6 weeks to 10 years, with infant care included.
Learning Ladders Child Development Center takes school age children from 6:30 to 8:30 AM before school and from 4:00 to 5:45 PM after school during the school year. Loving Arms Childcare Center cares for children ages two through twelve.
Learning Ladders Child Development Center runs Summer Escapades, and Dawn's Early Light also has a summer camp. Both are in Prince Frederick.
Huntingtown, Hughesville, Owings, Mechanicsville and Hollywood each have a page. Providers based in St Leonard and Port Republic are on this one.