Welcome to Fountain Hills Children's Center, our beautiful daycare center and preschool in Germantown, MD. Our facility is located off Clopper Rd (route 117) and Germantown Rd (route 118), near Fountain Hills Local Park. We’re very accessible to all commuters since we have easy access to Great Seneca Hwy (route 119), Middlebrook Rd, and the I-270 Dwight D. Eisenhower Hwy. Perfect for your daily commute to work!

We’re also excited to provide an added level of convenience for families, especially those with children attending Germantown Elementary School. Fountain Hills Children's Center has been approved by the Montgomery County Public Schools Transportation Department with an official bus stop! 🚌 The children can now board the school bus directly from our center each morning and return here safely after school. This service makes our Before & After School Care program a convenient and reliable option for busy families.

About The Staff:

Hi, parents! I’m the executive director of Fountain Hills Children's Center. I’m a licensed educator with 20 years of experience and a Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction). I’m a certified trainer and served as a board member of The District of Columbia Association for the Education of Young Children.

Our teachers meet the Maryland State Department of Education and NAEYC accreditation standards (National Association for the Education of Young Children), which require a Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), A.A., or B.A. in Early Childhood Education.

All staff members have gone through extensive background checks and are CPR & First-aid certified to make sure all individuals in our center are safe. We also provide regular ongoing professional development training, with a strong emphasis on teacher collaboration.

Program:

Fountain Hills Children's Center is open all year-round from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. We provide full-time and part-time care for toddlers, as well as preschoolers and Pre-K students up to 5 years old, including children with special needs. We also accept older kids up to 12 years old and offer before and after-school care.

Each morning, we serve a nutritious breakfast snack that usually includes fresh fruit, pancakes, waffles and other wholesome options to help the children start their day. In the afternoon, we provide a healthy afternoon snack for all children attending our program. We minimize added sugar while maximizing whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. All snacks are served family-style in the classrooms, encouraging children to develop independence by learning to serve themselves and one another. To help prevent allergic reactions, we maintain a peanut- and tree nut-free environment.

Curriculum:

We use different approaches and curriculum to benefit your child’s learning, such as Play-based learning, STEAM, and Mother Goose curriculum. Along with this, our educational activities vary and are tailored to each student’s needs and developmental stage.

Toddlers: Loving and caring teachers guide them to develop their valuable skills through fun learning activities. Here, kids learn to interact with the world around them and also develop their independence.

Preschool (2-4 years old): At this stage, children are exposed to a cooperative learning environment where they can discover interest and learn in a more structured setting. Teachers strive to create a fun environment to make learning more fun and exciting!

Pre-K (4 - 5 years old): We do many fun, educational activities that engage your children and help them prepare to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

Our center also offers extra-curricular activities, such as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), yoga, field trips, drama/musical theater, arts & crafts, music, math, nutrition, and engineering. In addition to English, we also teach our little students Spanish. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to become bilingual at a young age.