Can you recommend a daycare with large playground and a lot outdoor activities in Gaithersburg area?

[Anonymous]

We are looking for a daycare in Gaithersburg/Rockville/North Potomac, MD. I have contacted several daycares. The curriculum these daycares showed to us cover language and literacy, math, science, social emotional, etc. , which is good, but not good enough. Most of the daycares have only one 30-minute' (or even 20-minute) for outdoor activities, a few have 2*30-minute's outdoor activities. Their playgrounds are small. What we are looking for is a daycare where my son can have enough outdoor activities each day to grow a strong body and will. The daycare we like does not have to be academically strong. I want to find a daycare which can provide enough outdoor space, 30-minute structrued outdoor activities and at least 1 hour unstructured outdoor activities. If you know such a daycare in this area, please share the information. We appreciate.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown Hill.

[Anonymous]

We are at the Goddard School in Gaithersburg. They have 2 playgrounds -- one for kids 3 and under and one for the 3-5 year olds. I know they have at least 2 playground sessions every day, weather permitting. They also have a large indoor gym, so the kids can get structured and unstructured physical activity every day, even if the weather is bad.

[Anonymous]

That's tough to find because all the classes and age groups have to rotate through the same playground. Really, you're looking for a specialty daycare like Audubon or the crunchy one where no one vaxxes their kids (the name is escaping me... it's a national thing...).

The fact that you think language and literacy, math, science, social emotional, etc is not good enough for pre-elementary kids makes me think you're kind of crazy. If you think your kid can't grow a strong body and will with less than 90 minutes of outdoor a day, you're better off homeschooling for the next 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Franklin Montessori in Darnstown. the whole campus is surrounded by playgrounds. there are three really large playgrounds for 3-5, and three (may be) for younger kids. they go out two to three times a day for an extended day program, 30 mins/session. they also get to walk around the woods, feed the birds every now and then.

DC used to go to the Goddard school Gaithersburg, their playgrounds (one for infant/toddler, one for 3-5) are small, very limited outside time because of the rotation, 15 mins per session i believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's tough to find because all the classes and age groups have to rotate through the same playground. Really, you're looking for a specialty daycare like Audubon or the crunchy one where no one vaxxes their kids (the name is escaping me... it's a national thing...).

The fact that you think language and literacy, math, science, social emotional, etc is not good enough for pre-elementary kids makes me think you're kind of crazy. If you think your kid can't grow a strong body and will with less than 90 minutes of outdoor a day, you're better off homeschooling for the next 15 years.

The Antivaxxer school is Waldorf.

[Anonymous]

Franklin Montessori in Darnstown. the whole campus is surrounded by playgrounds. there are three really large playgrounds for 3-5, and three (may be) for younger kids. they go out two to three times a day for an extended day program, 30 mins/session. they also get to walk around the woods, feed the birds every now and then.

Its been a while since my kids went there but we loved the focus on nature and the outdoors. Its a huge part of the experience. They only stay inside when the weather is dangerous -thunder/lightening, blizzard etc. When my older child started public school she was jealous that they had indoor recess all the time while her younger sibling got to play outside everyday.