Academic Children's Center, Columbia

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​Dear parents, welcome to our Academic Children's Center in Columbia, MD. We are a Montessori child care center and preschool located off Tamar Dr and Waterloo Rd in Columbia. Our daycare center is conveniently located for your commute since we’re just a few minutes away from the I-95 and route 100.
Program:
Our hours of operation are between 6:30 am and 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. We offer full-time child care for infants as young as 6 weeks, and toddlers and preschoolers up to 5 years old, including children with special needs. We also provide before school care for school-age children. Peanut​ ​and tree-nut snacks are provided to children in our care (included in the tuition).
Curriculum:
At our child care center, we believe that the first few years of your child’s life play a critical role in shaping how they will learn and grow into adults. We use the Montessori teaching philosophy to provide a nurturing early learning environment. Our goal is to encourage your child to be a problem-solver early in life in order to learn how to find solutions academically, as well as in everyday situations. Our various fun, educational activities are designed to foster a love of learning through Science, Math, and Language. In addition to English, several of our teachers also speak Spanish and we can expose your child to a foreign language if you’d like. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to become bilingual early on!
Our Staff:
We are a team that is highly qualified, and experienced in providing nurturing care to your little one! Our director has 13 years of child care experience and holds a degree in Early Childhood Education. Our assistant director has 5 years of experience and holds a Master's Degree in Psychology with a Minor in Early Education & Human Development. Our staff is CPR and first-aid certified and MAT trained as well, so they can administer medication to your child if needed. Thank you for taking the time to reading our profile, please send an email to schedule a visit. We look forward to meeting you and your little one very soon!
Disclaimer: the licensing status was checked when this listing was created. We do our best to keep information up-to-date, but cannot guarantee that it is. You should verify the license/permit/registration status before enrolling in any child care program.

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Autumn R.
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Posted 6 years ago
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Excellent !!
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Cassandra H.
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Posted 6 years ago
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This is the perfect program for my daughter. She started here when she was 12 weeks old and is now enrolled in pre-K. Each teacher treats the students as if they are part of their family with a curriculum to meet the individual child.
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Ashwini Y.
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Posted 6 years ago
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I love the curriculum that is taught, how the school teaches about different cultures and helps the students to be independent and co-exist with one another. The hours fit my work schedule , and the playground is good for the kids to get out all the energy they have. The school provides a healthy snack for the students in the morning and afternoon , I like the nut-free policy they have. The teachers are hard working , caring and the Pre-k class... more
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Jennifer L.
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Posted 6 years ago
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I love this center! I found them trough Care Lulu. This center was the 3rd visit on my list, I visited 6 before making my decision. Since the first visit I felt very comfortable. The center is very clean, staff is super friendly and the teachers are amazing, very loving and patience. As a mother, all I want is peace of mind knowing that my child is well taken care during the day. This place does that.
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Abena E.
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Posted 6 years ago
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I left that place. This provider is only one person I would leave my child with there and she's probably gone (high turnover of teachers). WASN'T IMPRESSED.
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Amy S.
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Posted 8 years ago
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We love this daycare! I truly feel like the teachers care about the wellbeing, safety and development of my children. My daughter is constantly learning new things in the PreK program and truly enjoys going to school. My son is in the infant room and has the brightest smile when I drop him off - and so do his teachers! I am at ease knowing they are at this center.
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Latasha S.
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Posted 8 years ago
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My daughter transitioned to the center from an in-house daycare when she turned one year old and our experience has been amazing! It took her no time at all to warm up with her teachers who have been a joy to work with! I would recommend this center to anyone looking for QUALITY care!
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Hours
6:30am - 6:00pm
Ages
6 weeks - 5 years
Kindergarten
No
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No
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Facilities
  Fenced Facilities
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