Montgomery County Preschools- What to expect for Fall?

[Anonymous]

Now that the MCPS district has announced their plans to be mostly virtual this Fall, is there any hope that preschools in MoCo will open normally? I’m still waiting to hear from our Bethesda preschool regarding a reopening date. I’m getting worried that I should be looking into alternatives for care.

[Anonymous]

Our preschool is in Bethesda and it is planning to be open in Sept. I believe MSDE wants child care centers/preschools to open. I got this quote from their website- Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools. “Maryland’s family and center-based child care providers are critical to our recovery efforts – we will move forward together with safety as the priority.” So they should be opening and following the CDC guidelines etc

[Anonymous]

Mine is open now. My neighbors will open with FT in person care in late August as planned (they run on an academic schedule).

Preschools are regulated differently than schools.

[Anonymous]

My preschool (Spring Valley Montessori Academy) is open with precautions in place.

[Anonymous]

Bethesda Reggio has its two buildings near B-CC High School back open accepting new families for the fall, ages 1-5 years old.

[Anonymous]

Goddard Schools are open

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our preschool is in Bethesda and it is planning to be open in Sept. I believe MSDE wants child care centers/preschools to open. I got this quote from their website- Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools. “Maryland’s family and center-based child care providers are critical to our recovery efforts – we will move forward together with safety as the priority.” So they should be opening and following the CDC guidelines etc

Our preschool is not at a school but has some facilities that are, and our director has said they’ve received no guidance or information from MCPS about whether they will be able to reopen their in-school facilities. I suspect preschools/daycares are way down the MCPS priority list right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our preschool is in Bethesda and it is planning to be open in Sept. I believe MSDE wants child care centers/preschools to open. I got this quote from their website- Karen B. Salmon, Ph.D., State Superintendent of Schools. “Maryland’s family and center-based child care providers are critical to our recovery efforts – we will move forward together with safety as the priority.” So they should be opening and following the CDC guidelines etc

Our preschool is not at a school but has some facilities that are, and our director has said they’ve received no guidance or information from MCPS about whether they will be able to reopen their in-school facilities. I suspect preschools/daycares are way down the MCPS priority list right now.

They opened some of the ones at schools. The below is from this thread: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/894098.page

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just saw this from Councilmember Andrew Friedson’s Facebook:

Pleased that we've made progress on the first group of child care providers that can now reopen at MCPS facilities.

Child care is integral to the education and development of children and our County’s economy, but unfortunately providers at MCPS sites have not been allowed to reopen. Last week, we convened all parties along with Councilmember Nancy Navarro's office, and this week 12 MCPS facility-based providers are being permitted to reopen. There are still other sites and providers that we know are waiting, and conversations are ongoing so please stay tuned for announcements from MCPS.

We know parents are doing the near-impossible, juggling work and family demands, so we're pushing for these other sites to open soon. Please refer to the list below to see if your provider is part of this first group that has been given the green light to resume operations:

Reopening: MCPS Child Care Sites and Providers

1. MCCA - Arcola

2. RDCA - Bel Pre

3. Academy - Galway

4. Bright Eyes - Glen Haven

5. Maryland Child Services - Page

6. RDCA - Shriver

7. Kid’s Adventures - Takoma Park (Elementary)

8. MCCA - Weller

9. Kid’s Adventures - Wheaton Woods

10. Kids Co Jr. - Brown Station

11. Bar-T - Thurgood Marshal

12. Bright Eyes - Veirs Mill

Sounds promising.

Not sure how they picked these?? Ours is NOT on the list.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the major public school systems being virtual decreases the risk to sending younger kids back to daycare/preschool? Just less exposure in the population generally. Won't need to worry about older kid picking up the virus at school and passing it on to the kids at younger sibling's daycare.