Anonymous
Post 08/23/2020 11:57     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Bethesda preparatory preschool on Goldsboro and River Rd.

We love the school, glad they opened a kindergarten.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 20:54     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Try FBCC child development center
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 20:38     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Anonymous wrote: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.)?


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.
Anonymous
Post 08/07/2020 20:12     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Anonymous wrote:try Columbia Baptist in Falls Church


Siblings of full day preschoolers are prioritized
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2020 14:04     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2020 11:55     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
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.)?
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 22:26     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Georgetown Hill, locations in MD.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 21:33     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
CommuniKids in Fall Church is also offering Kindergarten this year.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 18:23     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
try Columbia Baptist in Falls Church
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 12:26     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
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.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 09:24     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 09:22     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
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).
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 09:00     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
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.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 08:59     Subject: Re:Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
I know of several but none with openings. Classes filled up last month.
Anonymous
Post 08/04/2020 08:48     Subject: Daycares adding Kindergarten classes
Should we start a thread for daycares starting Kindergarten classes for those of us that need it? Please include location.