My daughter Helen attended Manor this year and absolutely loved it. The teachers are a dream and…read morecare so much about each and every child that comes through their door. Even in the midst of Covid-19, the teachers made it possible for Helen and her classmates to connect on a daily basis via Zoom classes. We love Manor and the amazing time we had there!

We love Manor; my daughter loved her teachers and classmates. When I visited on father's day it…read morewas a wonderful surprise to see how independent and responsible she was, and I realized we could be pushing and encouraging her a lot more at home! It's a great place.

The Cabin John Brookmont Children's Program has been a wonderful, supportive, and enriching…read moreenvironment for our daughter. The teachers are creative with their classroom activities that are built around educational "units" for several weeks, such as world cultures, dinosaurs, and outer space. The class size and mix of ages provide opportunities for the children to grow and socialize. They also offer activities from outside groups at the school, like dance, soccer, music, and art classes.

Cabin John Brookmont Childrens Program is a wonderful place to start your child's school…read moreexperience. My two boys attended preschool there. The small, nuturing environment was just what they needed as a first experience away from home. Located in the Brookmont Community Church it offers wonderful outdoor play opportunities truly unique to the Bethesda area. The teachers have been with the school forever and truly love their work. Its a special community. While not a coop parents do participate in field trips and special events at Halloween, Thanksgiving and throughout the year. I would encourage anyone to call Dawn Page at the preschool for more information.

Both of my kids have attended Wonders and it has been a truly magical place for them to grow up. We…read morelove all of their teachers - they're experienced, engaged and loving, and most have been with Wonders for several years. The directors and staff are deeply knowledgeable and get to know all of the students and families on a personal level. Some things that set Wonders apart from other places we looked are that kids stay in the same class all year long, with the same teachers and classmates, which has really really helped my kids' growth and confidence and allowed them to develop close relationships. Wonders also provides lunch and snacks, which makes life easier. Lastly, having the playground right outside the center makes it easy to build relationships with other families and creates a closeknit community.

Our children are now in elementary school but we our two children to Wonders for three years (Age 2…read morethrough 5) and could couldn't have been happier with the teachers. A great, loving, and caring environment. You should definitely consider Wonders if you are looking for a high quality pre-school that provides full day options for working families.

We absolutely adore this little preschool. It is a wonderful neighborhood community with amazing…read moreloving and caring teachers, exactly what you would want from a 2-4 YO program!

Constantly closed for the faintest COVID exposure. Think our kids were out of class more than in…read moreit, of course no make up classes or refunds. They see a teacher in passing, wearing a mask, outdoors, for a few minutes and the kids are home two weeks and they want them in front of a screen instead of in person. No attempt to balance the benefits of in person learning and socialization against the truly minimal risk (according to leading scientific research) to children. We pulled ours out, would be a fool to go here. On the other hand, if you want to cower in a basement and wrap your kids in bubble wrap for years while everyone else goes about their normal life this is a great school for you.

This school is amazing. My daughters, in grades 3 and 2, have been going there since kindergarten,…read morealthough their kindergarten is technically at their brother school, The Avalon School. We love the curriculum. It's a wonderfully rich, traditional, liberal arts curriculum. The teachers, predominantly women in the lower grades, are fantastic. They love and care for their students as if they were their own children, which in some cases they are; And they clearly love their subject matter, which makes the classroom so much more vibrant. The final piece to the puzzle is the student body. They are so caring and kind to one another. There are your typical personality differences among girls but we especially love how the older girls care for the younger ones. I have every confidence that my girls will have moral support facing any problem they encounter, both from teachers and big sister students. The girls love going to school and are learning so much, academically, spiritually and emotionally. We would never think of sending them anywhere else!! Thank God and thank you Brookewood.

Excellent preschool that focuses on the kids. They keep the parents involved and work hard to get…read morekids ready for their next steps in life. The prices are very affordable especially compared to other programs in the area.

Epworth PreK and Kindergarten is not just a school but it's family. All 4 of my kids went through…read moretheir program, including their Trans K program. We've been a part of Epworth for 9 years. All the teachers are amazing not just in instruction but they are truly kind and loving to the kids. The community of families that attend there become like family. The principal, Mr. Andy, is super personable and my kids love him. My older 3 still like to come visit their teachers at Epworth and are still top 3 on their favorite teacher list. Shout out to Mrs. Carroll, and Mrs. Shelley. This is our last year at Epworth as my last one is finishing up Trans K with Mrs. David. We will miss Epworth. I highly recommend it for anyone looking for a place that cares not only about academic achievement but the child as a whole.

We had to look for a preschool during the middle of the pandemic and we knew that we wanted a place…read morethat was going to develop not only our son's academic skills, but his social emotional skills as well. Ms. Hana took COVID safety very seriously and took all the measures to make sure that the learning environment was also a safe place as well which was also a top priority for us. It was going to be his first time in a structured school setting so I really appreciated the smaller class size and student to teacher ratio because I felt like he was able to receive a more individualized curriculum and he was met at his academic level. When my son first started, he had very basic knowledge of his letters and sounds, but now we are almost to the end of our first year and he is reading simple sentences. He comes home excited to tell me what he has learned and about all his friends at school! I am so impressed with how much he has learned and grown thanks to Ms. Hana. Although we will be moving on next year to kindergarten, we are so happy that our son was able to get a good foundation for this upcoming school year!

My daughter has been attending Magnet Montessori for past 6 months. (3 years - 3 and Half) Me and…read moremy husband feel its been one of the best decisions we have made so far to enroll her. My daughter has grown so much during her time here into very sweet, talkative, helpful. Ms. Hana plans thoughtful activities for the kids all the time and is a very responsive director. She takes the time to get to know every child very well. I love that this school is smaller which affords the kids more personalized care as well as bring a "family like" feeling between parents, teachers, and children. My most favorite part is, I really enjoy receiving a art works, worksheets, home report and occasional pictures of my child. We have been very happy at MMPS. It is a gem of a school within affluent North Potomac/Rockville with still very reasonable rates relative to other preschool.

When I lived in Bethesda when my son was 3 years old, I toured Harbor School along with 40 other…read moreBethesda area schools (that's not a typo, actually 40), and Harbor school was my favorite of the 40 for early childhood education. I have 17 years of experience as a recruiter (mainly Microsoft, now Nike) and am honed in evaluating talent -- with schools, checking everything out, the student art on the walls, how the kids look, how the teachers interact with the children, how the environment feels, all of it. Harbor School is a special place in that the teachers are really exceptional -- exceptional care for the students, expertise, there's a healthy genuine feel to the school, the students look good. It's not a fancy hyper modern place, but note that it also doesn't come with a fancy hyper modern 40k tuition price tag. The school is real, and I think a gem. Sadly for us, we moved too far away from it, in Middleburg VA now. Our 6 year old is a bit school avoiding and so I recently called up Harbor School, where our dear friends with a 6yr old and 3 yr old attend, and I asked Andrea if she would be willing to tour me and my son again, let him be in the classroom of his best friend, let him see how his younger friend, the 3 year old, is also in school. She was gracious in allowing it, I spent a beautiful 15 minutes in the pre-k class, 2 students productive and engaged at each station. The 2 teachers were lovely, on the ball, inclusive to my son, it was just a wonderful visit. One of the teachers with 27 years of experience at the school. We got to see the art room, music room, the maker room with loads of hands-on crafts, and we spent 15 minutes outside at the playground in the back -- lovely space. You could pay more for a school, and help fund facilities that go with it, but common sense would advise checking out this lovely school that has keen focus on what matters most: recruitment of wonderful staff. I also valued the small teacher to student ratio I saw, which set the whole thing up for success. In terms of kindness/sensitivity/expert knowledge at the younger years, I'm definitely impressed with Harbor School. End of day, I think a young child benefits most from being surrounded by excellent compassionate teachers vs a shiny perfect gym that some schools with higher tuition offer. Apparently Harbor School is moving in a year, but I think this is a school that would be worth chasing after wherever nearby they relocate to. Being at Harbor School again yesterday I literally contemplated could we reasonably do the drive from Middleburg...sigh. But for Bethesda area parents you're in a lucky situation feels like to me, wherever they move, because they are taking their teachers and philosophy and humane student:teacher ratio with them.

Amazing school with amazing teachers. They care and love for your child! Wonderful start for any…read moreyoung child!