NCRC
Butterfly House
Beverly Hills Church Preschool
Country Day School

NCRC is an amazing preschool. You could move to upper NW DC in one of the neighborhoods near by - most feed to Deal/ Wilson or Hardy/ Wilson.

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Anonymous wrote:Waldorf schools are incredibly nurturing for young kids and incorporate lots of outside time if that’s important to you. In Alexandria, there’s Potomac Crescent Waldorf School and in Silver Spring there’s Acorn Hill. Finally, in Bethesda is Washington Waldorf School, a larger pre-k to 12th program.

We thought about these pre-COVID. But Waldorf can be anti vaccine, and we couldn’t risk it now.

Our school isn’t anti-vax and I think this is an inaccurate perception of Waldorf. All teachers got the COVID vaccine and most of us are eagerly taking our kids for newly approved pediatric doses. The model is actually perfect for pandemic times because kids are outside most of the day instead of cooped up inside classrooms without fresh air. Only one case in a student over the past year at our school!

Anonymous wrote:My tip is just ask each school how long their staff have been there, either on average or for your specific age group. Places with good retention will offer this info up immediately. And places with teachers who have been there 10 years (or even 5) tends to be a really good indicator of a nurturing environment.

This practice has never steered me wrong. The people matter - not the philosophy or the facilities. If they are happy, there is a reason and they will make your kid happy.

Anonymous wrote:Waldorf schools are incredibly nurturing for young kids and incorporate lots of outside time if that’s important to you. In Alexandria, there’s Potomac Crescent Waldorf School and in Silver Spring there’s Acorn Hill. Finally, in Bethesda is Washington Waldorf School, a larger pre-k to 12th program.

We thought about these pre-COVID. But Waldorf can be anti vaccine, and we couldn’t risk it now.

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Little Ambassadors' Academy in Arlington

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Little Ambassadors' Academy in Arlington

Anonymous wrote:Audubon Nature Preschool in Chevy Chase fits the bill.

to OP, when did your kid go here? interested to hear some recent experiences..thanks!

Seneca academy is Darnestown

Takoma Children's School (on Takoma DC/Takoma Park, MD line)

The Center for Young Children at the university of Maryland is hard to get into, but it’s a pretty magical place if you do.

Anonymous wrote:We are at eastern ridge school and absolutely love it, it’s on the Vienna/McLean/great falls border. Teachers are wonderful, very nurturing and love their job. We love it for a lot of other reasons too but it definitely fits your criteria

We are at one of the Waldorf schools I listed, but have heard great things about this program.

We are at eastern ridge school and absolutely love it, it’s on the Vienna/McLean/great falls border. Teachers are wonderful, very nurturing and love their job. We love it for a lot of other reasons too but it definitely fits your criteria

Geneva Day School in Potomac

Audubon Nature Preschool in Chevy Chase fits the bill.