Should we start a thread for daycares starting Kindergarten classes for those of us that need it? Please include location. |
I know of several but none with openings. Classes filled up last month. |
Last I heard, our center--the Goddard School in Gaithersburg--had limited openings for one of their K classes, but those spots might have filled up already.
They are also evaluating demand for 1st and 2nd grade classes and will offer those if there are enough parents who want it. |
The ones I've heard of are all filling the new K classes with currently enrolled families (families already doing pre-K/preschool at the daycare). |
That is not the case for our center, but like I said above, I don't know if their K class still has spots. They expanded from 1 to 3 K classes, given the demand from parents and said the spots were filling up fast. |
Ours has spots. FAZ in McLean, near Tysons. They are looking for 5-8 kids. Will have a dedicated teacher, and will be flexible if/when in-person classes start in FCPS. |
try Columbia Baptist in Falls Church |
CommuniKids in Fall Church is also offering Kindergarten this year. |
Georgetown Hill, locations in MD. |
I am on the parent board of a daycare center that has not yet reopened. The center is licensed to provide care to those of kindergarten age and it has furloughed teachers who are qualified to teach pre-K. The center has not offer the K option because it has not developed the curriculum and may not have staff who have K teaching certifications. But who here would be interested in enrolling their K-age child in a daycare center if the pre-K5 teachers provided Zoom/DL supervision and assisted with projects (as some day camps do) but for the rest of the time, provided the regular pre-K5 curriculum they are familiar teaching (which does include teaching sight words and basic pre-arithmetic but does not teach reading, addition, etc.)? |
To me, one of the appeals of using a daycare-based Kindergarten would be that my kid wouldn't be doing all that screen time. Our daycare indicated they can just buy a K curriculum? I floated the idea with our school principal whether kids taking this route may be able to do something like daily circle time with their classmates/teacher but be offline the rest of the time. We haven't had a chance to pursue it closely, but that would be the ideal solution to me. |
Siblings of full day preschoolers are prioritized |
Not interested in this. The kids would all be in different classes. Also I don’t think the public schools would be okay with your child just attending morning circle. Our preschool has teachers certified to do K. They are following the county curriculum. I want nothing to do with zoom school. |
Try FBCC child development center |
Bethesda preparatory preschool on Goldsboro and River Rd.
We love the school, glad they opened a kindergarten. |